Digby Gordon Seymour papers, 1893-1902.

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Seymour, Digby Gordon, 1855-1927. Digby Gordon Seymour papers, 1893-1902.

Digby Gordon Seymour papers, 1893-1902.

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The collection chiefly includes letters, 1893-1902, written by Digby Gordon Seymour at his work locations in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee to his oldest son, Charles Milne Seymour. Also included are telegrams from Digby Seymour and a letter from him to another son, James. These communications contain fatherly advice, especially comments on and encouragement of Charles Seymour's studies. Digby Seymour wrote of borrowing money to pay for Charles Seymour's attendance at Sewanee Military Academy in Tennessee and at the University of Tennessee and for his family's monthly expenses; expenditures for rent, food, clothing, shoes, and travel; and a lawsuit with R. M. Quigley & Co., a Saint Louis contractor for which he had previously worked. In later letters, he discussed his political opinions, especially his support for Republican politicians. Items of note include a 22 March 1900 letter that provides directions for staging an eleven-act minstrel show.

About 200 items (0.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill