Correspondence sent by formerly enslaved people to Edward H. Moren and his wife from 1869 to 1884.
Topics discussed in these letters include family matters; economic hardships; religion; raising and selling cotton; and debts owed to Dr. Moren. The correspondents are John Mickie, Joseph Henry Davidson, and Noah Davidson. Moren was a surgeon in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and later re...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/22830 |
| Summary: | Topics discussed in these letters include family matters; economic hardships; religion; raising and selling cotton; and debts owed to Dr. Moren. The correspondents are John Mickie, Joseph Henry Davidson, and Noah Davidson. Moren was a surgeon in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and later returned to Alabama, where he was active in state politics. He served as a member of the Senate (1861 to 1869 and 1884 to 1885), a member of the House of Representatives (1882 to 1883), and the lieutenant governor (1871 to 1873). |
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