Papers, 1785-1910.

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West, George W. Papers, 1785-1910.

Papers, 1785-1910.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20460637

Papers of George West and his family containing business papers relating to the sale of farm produce and land; letters in the 1850s concerning agricultural, social and economic conditions in Texas; letters of daughter Josephine West and her friends concerning social life in the period just before the Civil War, and her refugee experiences and difficulties of managing slaves during the war; letters of John R. West, Ben West, and Buddy West, all Confederate soldiers, including a description of fighting at Arkadelphia and Camden, Ark., 1864; letters, 1886, from a female student at the State Normal College, Nashville, Tenn.; and letters concerning the legal and professional career of Joseph Blance, husband of Josephine (West) Blance. Also, patterns for weaving and newspaper clippings.

599 items.

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