Burges-Jefferson FamilyPapers 1836 (1857-1892)1960

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Burges-Jefferson FamilyPapers 1836 (1857-1892)1960

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The Burges-Jefferson Family Paperscontain correspondence, photographs, legal documents, slave lists, a broadside, abible, printed material, receipts, and clippings relating to the Burges andJefferson families. The papers pertain to civilian and military life during theCivil War, religious life, and family affairs.

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