Robert A. Jackson papers, 1822-1873 (bulk 1852-1862).

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Robert A. Jackson papers, 1822-1873 (bulk 1852-1862).

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letters, chiefly 1852-1862, and chiefly to and from Jackson, his wife Rosa Oreton Hatchet Jackson, and her relatives in Mecklenburg County, Va., while he was a teacher in Yazoo County, Miss., and a lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment of Virginia Artillery. Letters, 1852-1862, give news of family members and friends and neighborhood events in Mecklenburg County and of affairs in Yazoo County. Letters, January-June 1862, are from Robert Jackson describing camp life and military engagements and giving advice to his wife. Also included are typed transcriptions of letters (location of originals unknown), 1822 and 1825, from William Osborne Gregory (b. 1804), giving his sister Martha (later Mrs. Waddy Jackson, mother of Robert A. Jackson) advice about social matters and dealing with other topics.

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Jackson, Martha Gregory, b. 1809.

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