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Field name | Value |
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Title | Harris Family Correspondence |
Author | Harris, Tillson; Harris, Charles |
Date | 29 Jan-27 Aug 1858 |
Document Type | Correspondence; Manuscript |
Reference | SC001 Folder 3 |
Library / Archive | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
Collection Name | Samuel Harris Correspondence, 1853-1874 |
Description | Letters from Tillson and Charles Harris to their father Samuel Harris, sister Ellen and cousin Freeman, regarding their health, daily life and work, and giving him an update on the local news. Tillson also gives a detailed description of the geography and wildlife in Lowndes County where he has gone to find work, and expresses his concerns for his brother, Charles, and his wish for Charles to join him on his land in Georgia. |
Series Description | The collection consists of letters to Samuel Harris of New Gloucester, Maine, primarily from his sons Charles and Tillson Harris, residing in Georgia. They concern such topics as race relations, cotton gins, farm equipment, the American Civil War and the effect of the emancipation of southern slaves. |
Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
Places | Lowndes County, Georgia, Maine, United States |
People | Harris, Samuel; Harris, Charles; Harris, Tillson; Harris, Ellen |
Keywords | work, labour, farming, harvest, seasons, crop, machinery, cotton gin, health and sickness, family, family feud, geography, nature |
Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue. |
Language | English |
Document(s) linked to |
Correspondence From Tillson and Charles Harris |
Copyright | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |