Letter from William M. Holmes in Crawford County, Georgia, to his cousin, Thomas Pearson.
In this letter Holmes describes daily life and reports family news. In one notable passage, he writes about the increased number of marriages in the community, writing "ther has been more marrigds in Monroe than you ever heard of in the same length of time there has been but few in Crawford yet...
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In this letter Holmes describes daily life and reports family news. In one notable passage, he writes about the increased number of marriages in the community, writing "ther has been more marrigds in Monroe than you ever heard of in the same length of time there has been but few in Crawford yet." [Original spelling retained.] |
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Q0000078310Q78310Letter from William M. Holmes in Crawford County, Georgia, to his cousin, Thomas Pearson.In this letter Holmes describes daily life and reports family news. In one notable passage, he writes about the increased number of marriages in the community, writing "ther has been more marrigds in Monroe than you ever heard of in the same length of time there has been but few in Crawford yet." [Original spelling retained.]1860 December 301860-12-301860-1869Holmes, William M.; Pearson, John Thomas, 1839-1900; Georgia--Social life and customsTextCorrespondencePearson and Danielly familiesPearson and Danielly family papersSPR842v36567Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6737 |
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Letter from William M. Holmes in Crawford County, Georgia, to his cousin, Thomas Pearson. |
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