Letters

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Title Author Recipient Datesort descending From To Collection
Reese30 John W. Reese Christena Reese GA Buncombe County, NC John W. Reese Papers
Lantzy4 Phillip A. Lantzy Unknown Family Member Phillip Lantzy Letters
Proffit6 Jesse Miller Elizabeth Miller Goldsboro, NC Proffit Family Letters, 1860-1865
Jones41 William Riley Jones Mary Francis Jones Tuscaloosa County, AL AL William Riley Jones papers, 1860-1900
Blackington5 Lyman D. Blackington Keziah Blackington , Hannah Blackington DC North Attleboro, MA Lyman and Jacob Blackington Papers
Poe60 William S. Poe James Poe , Mary McMillian Poe Poe Family Papers, 1858-1901
Cauler8 Samuel Y. Cauler Louisa Cauler VA Caernarvan Township, Lancaster County, PA Samuel Y. Cauler Papers
Cauler16 Conrad Burks Samuel Y. Cauler Winfield Township, Butler County, PA Samuel Y. Cauler Papers
Athey21 George W. Athey Emily Athey Nashville, Davidson County, TN Montgomery County, AL Athey Family Letters
WilliamSmith15 William A. Smith John M. Smith , Phebe Smith Pleasant Valley, MD West Chester, Chester County, PA William A. Smith Letters
Cauler24 Samuel Y. Cauler Louisa Cauler Caernarvan Township, Lancaster County, PA Samuel Y. Cauler Papers
Carter4 Jesse Carter Jane Carter , Julian Carter Jackson, MS Williamsburg County, SC Jesse Carter Papers, 1863
Lister6 Austin H. Lister Mary J. Ponder Lister Lister Family Papers
Cauler32 Samuel Y. Cauler Louisa Cauler Petersburg, VA Caernarvan Township, Lancaster County, PA Samuel Y. Cauler Papers
Honnoll5 John N. Dale Sarah Jane Honnoll Marion County, MS Honnoll Family Papers
Faust42 Daniel Faust Rebecca Faust DC Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, PA Daniel Faust Letters
Bigbie1 Thomas T. Bigbie Mary Jane Bigbie Thomas Bigbie Papers
Nesbitt10 Harrison Nesbitt Jemima Nesbitt Wilmington, NC Jackson Township, Luzerne County, PA Harrison Nesbitt Collection
Whitner6 P. Sydney Whitner Eliza Whitner Drewry's Bluff, Chesterfield County, VA Catawba County, NC Eliza Whitner Papers
Box48 William Irby Box Margaret Culbertson Box , Rachel Lueller Box SC Box Family Papers, 1857-1864
Beebe17 Lyman Beebe Phebe Beebe Susquehanna County, PA Lyman Beebe Papers
JaneLane4 John C. Collins Jane Collins Lane Springfield Coal Pits , Henrico County, VA Wylliesburg, Charlotte County, VA Jane Collins Lane Papers, 1861-1865
Reese31 John W. Reese Christena Reese Buncombe County, NC John W. Reese Papers
Fisher2 James Fisher Amanda Fisher Catawba County, NC Fisher Family Papers
LutherGranger7 Luther Granger Sabra S. White Granger Yorktown, VA Rush, Susquehanna County, PA Luther Granger Letters
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