Badgett family papers 1843-1877.

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Badgett family papers 1843-1877.

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The material consists primarily of letters to and from members of the Badgett family in Caswell County, North Carolina, and in Jefferson, Texas. The letters pertain to the slave trade, farming, impressions and observations of Thomas J. Badgett while he was a student at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and at the University of Pennsylvania (events include the execution of John Brown), the Civil War, and conditions and events in Texas following the Civil War. Other papers include a Confederate States of America bond, deeds, and business correspondence. Uncorrected, handwritten transcripts of all but the bond are also included.

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University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7418720

University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries

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