Correspondence
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Identifier
Nelson_WC_b1f08
Recipient
J. H. (John Henry) Nelson (b. ca. 1810)
Publication Date
6-21-1860
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Description
Talks about family connections; thanks Mr. Nelson for all of his help; talking about beginning a mercantile business at Duck Hill; likes the state a lot and thinks there are several prospects for making a living; family wishes he would return to Virginia
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Families; Homecoming; Business; Mississippi; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 9th; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 17th. Company G
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
City
Duck Hill (Miss.)
Original Collection
William Cowper Nelson Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.