Rennie family papers, 1831-1890; 1908; 1925 [manuscript].

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Rennie family papers, 1831-1890; 1908; 1925 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27183558

The collection is the papers of Joseph Rennie. Business and financial papers, 1861-1864, are those of Joseph Rennie and include bills and receipts; nursery and seed catalogs; and letters from various nurserymen discussing the cultivation of trees, vegetables, flowers, and bulbs, shipping and purchases, and requests for seeds and plants. Personal papers of the Rennie family include correspondence, particularly of Rennie's daughters, concerning family news, daily life, social and church events, and religious sentiments, and include a July 1861 letter from Rennie's son, a Confederate soldier, describing maneuvers and skirmishes in Virginia.

About 150 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7240559

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Rennie, Joseph.

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Rennie family.

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Joseph Rennie (1831-1864) was a seedsman and florist in Spring Grange, Richmond, Va. He married Aramita J. Rennie and his children included Sarah Brooke, Mary E., and Joseph R. Rennie. From the description of Rennie family papers, 1831-1890; 1908; 1925 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 27183558 ...