Papers, 1832-1921.

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Papers, 1832-1921.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39352948

Collection includes family letters of Sarah Eliza Ferrebee and Amanda E. (Ferrebee) Welch. These contain some information on the prices of agricultural products. Also included are invitations, announcements, poetry, legal papers, financial papers, an agreement by Lucretia (Coffin) Mott to teach in a common school, and a program listing the Confederate veterans of Hampshire Co. who were given Crosses of Honor by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7413647

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Ferrebee, Sarah Eliza, 1866.

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Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880

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Lucretia Mott (née Coffin) was born Jan. 3, 1793 in Nantucket, MA. She was a descendent of Peter Folger and Mary Morrell Folger and a cousin of Framer Benjamin Franklin. Mott became a teacher; her interest in women's rights began when she discovered that male teachers at the school were paid significantly more than female staff. A well known abolitionist, Mott considered slavery to be evil, a Quaker view. When she moved to Philadelphia, she became Quaker minister. Along with white and black wo...

Welch, Amanda E. Ferrebee.

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United daughters of the Confederacy

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The Southern Cross of Honor award, which later became the Cross of Military Service, originated on Oct. 13, 1862 as an act of the Confederate Congress to recognize the courage and good conduct of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Confederate army. However, due to wartime shortages, the medals were not made, but the recipients' names were recorded in an Honor Roll for future reference. The cross's design was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July 1898. It featured a cros...

Ferrebee, Sarah Eliza, d. 1866.

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Schoolteacher from Hampshire Co. and Mineral Co., W. Va. Amanda E. (Ferrebee) Welch was probably her sister. From the description of Papers, 1832-1921. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39352948 ...