Letter from Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, to Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, 1856-11-21
This document is a letter from Robert Tait to Charles William Tait, his older brother. Charles, a plantation owner in Colorado County, Texas, and Robert, a plantation owner in Wilcox County, Alabama, were two of the sons of James Asbury Tait. The letter discusses family matters including a visit to...
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Plantation records Letter from Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, to Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, 1856-11-21 Tait, Robert |
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Plantation records Agriculture--Alabama; Plantation life--Alabama; Farm management--Alabama--Records and correspondence; Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century; Wilcox County (Ala.); Tait, Robert; Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Domestic Life; Peoples -- Agricultural Life; Agriculture; |
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This document is a letter from Robert Tait to Charles William Tait, his older brother. Charles, a plantation owner in Colorado County, Texas, and Robert, a plantation owner in Wilcox County, Alabama, were two of the sons of James Asbury Tait. The letter discusses family matters including a visit to Charles in Texas by other members of the Tait family. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. Family members include Charles Tait (1768-1835), politician and judge in Georgia and Alabama; his son, James Asbury Tait (1791-1855), plantation owner in Wilcox County; and James Goode Tait (1833-1911), the son of James Asbury, who inherited the family plantation. Other family members include Caroline, wife of James Asbury, and their children. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
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Letter from Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, to Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, 1856-11-21Tait, Robert1856-11-21This document is a letter from Robert Tait to Charles William Tait, his older brother. Charles, a plantation owner in Colorado County, Texas, and Robert, a plantation owner in Wilcox County, Alabama, were two of the sons of James Asbury Tait. The letter discusses family matters including a visit to Charles in Texas by other members of the Tait family. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. Family members include Charles Tait (1768-1835), politician and judge in Georgia and Alabama; his son, James Asbury Tait (1791-1855), plantation owner in Wilcox County; and James Goode Tait (1833-1911), the son of James Asbury, who inherited the family plantation. Other family members include Caroline, wife of James Asbury, and their children. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.Agriculture--Alabama; Plantation life--Alabama; Farm management--Alabama--Records and correspondence; Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century; Wilcox County (Ala.); Tait, Robert; Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Domestic Life; Peoples -- Agricultural Life; Agriculture; Wilcox County, Alabama, United States1856-11-21Tail Family Papers, 1798-1922, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaCollection 345, Tait Family Papers, Folder 501 page, 25 cmengAuburn, Ala. : Auburn University LibrariesThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.StillImage; TextFF50 letter from Robert Tait to CWTait.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/taitfamily/id/993 |
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Letter from Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, to Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, 1856-11-21 |
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Letter from Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, to Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, 1856-11-21 |
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