In the letter Woodbary expresses surprise at discovering that a fellow New Englander had also moved to the South. She writes about her difficulty in adjusting to Alabama because "the manner and customs of the people here are so different from those...
At the start of the Civil War, Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter...
This article, written the day before "Black Tuesday," reports that "prices broke wide open" in the stock market during the day: "Many of the leaders sold close to the low levels established in last Thursday's dramatic collapse in prices, and some...
This letter was written while Frank's granddaughters were at a summer camp in Mentone, Alabama. In it he writes about an upcoming visit with the girls and shares news about family members.
In this letter to his biographer, Frank shares stories about his aunt, Glo Rush, who lived during the Civil War. He also briefly mentions upcoming business deals.
2009-09-15
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