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Letter, [Joel J. Hough] to [William H. Anderson], 1860 October 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSN/EA 5038-19

Scope and Contents

Hough relates a string of anecdotes conveying the region's increasing turmoil and anti-Northern sentiment: the danger of reading Northern papers; the hanging of a photographer who was found to be "tampering with slaves"; the burning of 125 bales of cotton by slaves at an upriver plantation.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860 October 18

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

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