Correspondence : 1834-1868.

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Correspondence : 1834-1868.

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Personal and student letters of the brothers and sisters of Jasper Davis, of Halifax Co., Va. Schools attended by the Davis family include Salem College, the Baptist Seminary at Richmond, and Yale University. The letters mention social life and customs, religion, temperance, Millerism, White Sulphur Springs, Va. (now W. Va.), the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (1848), and Union sentiment in Virginia. Correspondents include Sarah S., Mary, M.D., and Champ T.N. Davis.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Davis, Jasper

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Davis, Mary.

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Davis, Champion T. N.

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Salem Academy and College (Winston-Salem, N.C.)

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Davis family.

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Union Theological Seminary in Virginia.

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Davis, M. Dale, 1947-

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Independent Order of Odd Fellows

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Men's benevolent and fraternal organization. From the description of Independent Order of Oddfellows records, 1843-1901. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794006 The Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North America is a fraternal organization which originated in England. The I.O.O.F. became independent from the English Old Fellows Order in 1834 after lodges were established in New York and Baltimore. Charity Lodge No. 6 was established in Stockt...

Davis, Sarah (Sarah R.)

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Yale University.

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