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Gerdine, Roxana Chapin, 1833-1891

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MUM00683, 1.12

Recipient

Emily McKinstry Chapin

Publication Date

1-1-1860

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Roxana writes about her first Christmas on the Mississippi plantation; the celebrations of the plantation slaves; the making of clothes for slaves [in 1860 the census listed 73 slaves for the Gerdine plantation]; sending her congratulations on Emily's marriage; interesting notations about her disbelief in romance; and her hope for a possible visit north

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Slavery; Slaves; Christmas; Plantation life; Clothing and dress; Marriage; Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century ; Plantation life -- Southern States -- History; Confederate States of America

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correspondence

City

Oak Grove (Miss.)

Original Collection

Roxana Chapin Gerdine Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

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A.L.S. (4 p.)

Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.

Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1860 January 1)

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