Letter from Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, to Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, 1854-05-14

Letter from Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, to Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, 1854-05-14

This document is a letter from Charles William Tait to Robert Tait, his younger brother. Charles, a plantation owner in Colorado County, Texas, and Robert were two of the sons of James Asbury Tait, a plantation owner in Wilcox County, Alabama. The letter discusses the recent birth of Charles' s...

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Main Author: Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Plantation records
Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/taitfamily,998
format Electronic
collection Tait Family Papers Collection
building Auburn University Digital Library
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Plantation records
spellingShingle Plantation records
Letter from Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, to Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, 1854-05-14
Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878
fulltopic Plantation records
Agriculture--Texas; Plantation life--Texas; Texas--Social life and customs--19th century; Colorado County (Texas); Jury duty--Texas; Horses--Breeding; Dogs--Breeding; Hunting; Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878; Tait, Robert;
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Domestic Life; Peoples -- Agricultural Life; Agriculture; Sports & Recreation -- Hunting; Agriculture -- Livestock;
description This document is a letter from Charles William Tait to Robert Tait, his younger brother. Charles, a plantation owner in Colorado County, Texas, and Robert were two of the sons of James Asbury Tait, a plantation owner in Wilcox County, Alabama. The letter discusses the recent birth of Charles' second son, a visit from Charles' and Robert's brother James, bear-hunting, and a shortage of breeding stock for horses and hunting dogs. 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.
spelling Letter from Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, to Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, 1854-05-14Tait, Charles William, 1815-18781854-05-14This document is a letter from Charles William Tait to Robert Tait, his younger brother. Charles, a plantation owner in Colorado County, Texas, and Robert were two of the sons of James Asbury Tait, a plantation owner in Wilcox County, Alabama. The letter discusses the recent birth of Charles' second son, a visit from Charles' and Robert's brother James, bear-hunting, and a shortage of breeding stock for horses and hunting dogs. 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--Texas; Plantation life--Texas; Texas--Social life and customs--19th century; Colorado County (Texas); Jury duty--Texas; Horses--Breeding; Dogs--Breeding; Hunting; Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878; Tait, Robert; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Domestic Life; Peoples -- Agricultural Life; Agriculture; Sports & Recreation -- Hunting; Agriculture -- Livestock; Colorado County, Texas, United States1854-05-14Tail Family Papers, 1798-1922, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaCollection 345, Tait Family Papers, Folder 524 pages, 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; TextFF52 letter from CWTait to Robert Tait.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/taitfamily/id/998
title Letter from Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, to Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, 1854-05-14
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