Letters, 1825-1859.

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Letters, 1825-1859.

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Correspondence between Asa Roberts and various other correspondents, including his wife, Ellen L. Orr, and friends and relatives from the Lee, Carter, and Lewis families. The letters addressed to Asa Rogers generally concern financial transactions, debts, lawsuits, state and local politics, currency fluctuation, and health. One letter written from Warrenton, Va., Sept. 8 1856, concerns the unauthorized sale of a slave girl. Another reports a cholera epidemic in Lexington, Ky. Family letters refer to religion, social life, and health matters.

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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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Rogers, Asa.

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Representative for Loudon, Fairfax, and Alexandria counties in the Virginia House of Delegates. From the description of Letters, 1825-1859. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32720108 ...

Lewis family.

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Lee family.

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Carter family.

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Orr, Ellen L.

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