Papers, 1799-1884.

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Papers, 1799-1884.

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Early letters discuss crops and the curing of tobacco; many of the letters for 1802-1804 concern the education of his son, Charles, and of John R. Lucas, a student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Topics of interest are: Lucas's recounting of Great Britain's preparation for war during the Napoleonic period; fluctuations of wheat prices; effect of approaching Civil War on price levels; Confederate action near Romney, Virginia, under General T.J. ("Stonewall") Jackson; and lists of commodity prices.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Baskerville, Charles, 1870-1922

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Lucas, John R. (John Robert)

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Baskerville, William.

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