Brief memoirs, 1835-1901 (bulk 1835).

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Brief memoirs, 1835-1901 (bulk 1835).

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Chiefly relates to Pickstock's wartime service in the Peninsular War in Spain (1813) with the Army Commissariat and his import trade interests in Belize, British Honduras (1814 to 1828). The reminiscences were dictated to his son John and signed by Thomas at frequent intervals. According to the memoirs, he traded in sarsaparilla and mahogany while he was in Honduras. Includes information pertaining to several of his children and other relatives, and copies of letters relating to his military experiences and import business. Also contains several pages of genealogical imformation about the interrelated Pickstock, Luce, and Matthews families with scattered clippings glued into the volume. Contains marginal annotations added later by others.

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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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