Margaret M. Smith

First Name: Margaret
Middle Name(s): M.
Last Name: Smith
Residence (County): 
Wayne County, NC
Biography: 

The letter and all three signatures are in the same handwriting. According to the Federal Census of 1860, none of the three Wayne County women (Margaret Harrel, Nancy Hines, and Margaret Smith) could read or write.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10475 Vance43 February 9, 1863 Margaret W. Harrel , Margaret M. Smith , Nancy Hines Zebulon Baird Vance Wayne County, NC Raleigh, NC

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