William H. Allen papers

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Title:
William H. Allen papers
Date:
1857 to 1866
Creator:
Allen, William H.
Description:
Includes a copy of Allen's will dividing his eight slaves between his wife and nephew. Most of the other items refer to John Allen of Edgefield District, S.C., revealing his exemption from conscription because of physical disability in 1863; wartime scarcity; and high prices. A letter, 1866, of H. Allen, a sharecropper tenant in Holly Springs, Miss., deals with his family's losses during a typhoid epidemic in the preceding year.
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Subject:
Format:
correspondence
Language:
English
Extent:
7 items
Digital Collection:
William H. Allen papers
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • RL.30052
  • 000887802
  • duke:521426
  • secst0041
  • ark:/87924/r4gb21902
  • 321acb01-7859-49eb-be28-3bd763b57895
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