Correspondence, 1790-1863; (bulk 1816-1835).

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Correspondence, 1790-1863; (bulk 1816-1835).

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Family correspondence of Melchizedek Spragins, including letters from Thomas S. Spragins while a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1808-1809, commenting on his studies, the people whom he met, and student life there in 1809; and while assistant quartermaster at Richmond during the War of 1812, commenting on the burning of Washington and the reaction of the soldiers. Included also are a few letters from Melchizedek Spragins, Jr., a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1825, and from Rebecca Spragins, who married Elisha Barksdale.

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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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Barksdale, Rebecca Spragins.

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Spragins, Melchizedek.

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Resident of Halifax County, Va. From the description of Correspondence, 1790-1863; (bulk 1816-1835). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20400156 ...

Spragins, Thomas S.

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Spragins, Melchizedek, Jr.

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Spragins family.

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