Papers, 1806-1921; (bulk 1845-1895).

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Coleman family. Papers, 1806-1921; (bulk 1845-1895).

Papers, 1806-1921; (bulk 1845-1895).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19465810

Correspondence of the Coleman family, including accounts of social life and customs in Arkansas during and after the Civil War; the establishment of Ouachita College in Arkadelphia; the introduction of the telegraph in Arkansas; pensions to Confederate veterans; the labor situation during Reconstruction; and blacks during Reconstruction. Diaries contain records of financial transactions in the pre-war era; accounts of several military actions and the confiscation of property by Federal and Confederate troops; records of farm life in Arkansas; cotton prices during Reconstruction; and recipes and medical prescriptions.

89 items.

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