The Rebecca Washington collection

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The Rebecca Washington collection

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Twenty-five letters sent to Rebecca Washington (1839-1904) between 1853 and 1864, with original envelopes, comprise the heart of this collection. It also includes a printed photo of the student body at Berea College, c.1906; a booklet given to Rebecca's daughters, Lucy and Sally Rees, in 1898; and Lucy's 1868 Bible, with some mementos saved in its pages.

.4 linear feet.

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7531124

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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Washington, Rebecca.

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Rebecca Washington (1839-1904) was the daughter of George W. Washington (1809-1876) and Sallie Wright Washington (b.1811-1886). Rebecca's siblings were Edward, Esther [Ettie], George, Robert , Sallie, Betty and John, all raised on Ridgedale farm near Romney, then in Virginia. After the Civil War Rebecca married James Benjamin Reese [also Rees] (1836-1904), and the couple settled in Mineral County, W. Virginia. Rees and his brother Samuel managed the Rees Tannery of New Creek (later ...

Washington, George W. 1809-1876.

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Washington, Sallie Wright 1811-1886.

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Rees, Lu.

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Rees, James Benjamin 1836-1904.

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