Papers of the Ewing family [manuscript], 1806-1926.

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Papers of the Ewing family [manuscript], 1806-1926.

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The collection consists chiefly of correspondence of several members of the Ewing family, particularly the Rev. John D. and Drusilla Tate Ewing; their son Dr. Philander D. Ewing of Canton, Mississippi; a grandson John Tate Ewing of Bedford and Rockbridge Counties, Va.; and Dr. W.P. and Annie P. Ewing of Charleston, W. Va. Also included is correspondence of Henry and Annie's children Henry P., William M., and Fannie Ewing Scott, all of whom moved to Texas, Arizona, or California. Subjects include life in Mississippi in the 1840s; Washington College, Lexington, Va.; Texas in the 1870s; mining in Arizona in the 1870s; and the work of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Among the topics discussed briefly are a Fourth of July celebration in Lime Kiln, Va.; the condition of poor whites and slaves in Albemarle and Buckingham Counties, 1806; financial legislation before the Mississippi legislature, 1846; and the Know Nothing Party in Mississippi. Also yellow fever in Mississippi, 1855; a Civil War cavalry engagement near Goldsboro, N.C., and General Sherman's Carolina campaign; possible emigration to Venezuela, 1866; teaching in Charleston, W. Va., and a political fight over public education, 1871; and a brawl at the inaugural of West Virginia Governor John Jeremiah Jacob. Also Commanche County, Tx., in 1875, including buffalo hunting, religious hallucinations, and women using snuff and chewing tobacco; a wagon train to Arizona via Mexico to avoid Apaches; Chinese immigrants in the Sacramento Valley; gold and silver prospecting and violence in mining towns. In addition there are some miscellaneous papers consisting chiefly of certificates from Washington College; three photographs and a tintype of Dr. W.P. Ewing; and two letters of introduction to Sam Houston. Correspondents include Henry Barker Hill.

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