Letters, 1836-1840.

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Letters, 1836-1840.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39352915

Collection contains three letters, the first of which is from Furman in Montgomery, Ala., to his sister, Maria. He reports on the towns he sees and negatively contrasts Milledgeville, Ga. with Macon. He also mentions the Creek Nation. The second letter is to Furman from his brother J.B., a farmer in Darlington, S.C.J.B. Furman writes of his interest in sericulture and planting mulberry trees. The third letter is from another brother, H.H. Furman, to Maria. H.H. Furman was apparently struggling in business in New Orleans and writes of a relative who died. See the McDonald Furman papers also in this repository.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7413644

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Furman, J. B.

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Furman family.

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Furman, H. H.

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Furman, Charles Manning, 1840-1934

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Charleston (Charleston Co.), S.C. resident. From the description of Letters, 1836-1840. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39352915 Planter, lawyer, professor, of Darlington and Greenville County, S.C.; captain of 16th South Carolina Volunteers, Co. H.; professor of Mathematics, Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.; professor of English Literature, Clemson University; Assistant U.S. Attorney for S.C., 1886-1889; 1859 graduate of Furman University; son of Furman Univ...