McClanahan and Taylor family papers, 1829-1868 [manuscript].

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McClanahan and Taylor family papers, 1829-1868 [manuscript].

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Scattered correspondence of two generations of the families of James R. Taylor (1809-1871) and Sarah McClanahan of west Tennessee, chiefly letters from relatives at various places in Tennessee about family matters; eight letters, 1846-1848, from and muster rolls of John R. McClanahan, a journalist, captain in the Mexican War, and later part owner of the "Memphis Appeal;" a printed map, 1848, of the battles of Contreras and Churubusco and the March on Mexico City; and issues of two English-language newspapers published in Mexico during the Mexican War ("The American Eagle," Vera Cruz, 6 April 1847, Vol. 1, No. 2; and "Daily American Star," City of Mexico, May 1847, Vol. 1, Nos 186, 187, 188, and 192). The letters from McClanahan discuss his daily routine, diet, and travel in some detail.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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