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Clarkson A. Collins Letters
Collection
Identifier: SC 01486
Scope and Contents
Letters to his mother and father about family, health, and politics. He mentions being in law school, his father's upcoming dental procedures and dentures, state politics and the upcoming election, a widow taking in boarders, and the Hell Gate explosion in New York.
Dates:
1876 August 25; 1876 October 8
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Nesmith Letter, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Collection
Identifier: SC 01382
Content Description
6 page letter from Mr. Nesmith to his sister from Vicksburg, Mississippi. He describes rowing with a friend along the river, working, and writes a lot about society, politics, and his impression of African American life since the Civil War.
Dates:
1867 January 12
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center