Papers, 1846-1892.

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Papers, 1846-1892.

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Personal and family letters of Ann Raney Thomas Coleman; and typescripts (333 p.) of her personal reminiscences describing her early life at Whitehaven, Cumberland County, England; the emigration of her family to the United States; and her subsequent life in Louisiana and Texas. Included are accounts of her marriage to a wealthy landowner, their efforts to open a plantation in Louisiana, her second marriage and later divorce, and her efforts to support herself. She also discusses agriculture, social life in Louisiana and Texas, the Mexican War, and slavery.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6964879

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Coleman, Ann Raney Thomas, 1810-1897

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Resident of Point Coupee Parish, La., and Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., Tex. From the description of Papers, 1846-1892. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465606 Born in England; came to Texas in 1832. From the description of Papers, 1862-1945. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70927272 Born in Whitehaven, England, Ann Raney (1810-1897) sailed to Texas with her family in 1832 to make a new start afte...