Glasgow, Alexander M., Papers, 1795-1888

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Glasgow, Alexander M., Papers, 1795-1888

Comprised of correspondence, accounts books and financial papers, land and legal papers, literary productions, minutes, speeches, and a printed pamphlet, the Alexander M. Glasgow Papers, 1795-1888, document social and family life in Virginia throughout the 19th century, including the Civil War, tobacco culture, slavery, and Washington College.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8033880

University of Texas Libraries

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