James and Patience Crain Black papers, 1862-1892 1862-1863.

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James and Patience Crain Black papers, 1862-1892 1862-1863.

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The James and Patience Crain Black Papers were acquired by gift in two separate transactions from private donors, one donor representing the Waco-McClennan County Library. The first gift of everything except the photographs in the collection was given in 1979 September by Roger N. Conger, via the Waco-McClennan County Library. The second gift, 27 photographs, was given by Donald R. Black on 1997 August 8. The collections begins in 1862 and ends in 1892. A literary and photographic series are entirely undated. Records include correspondence, legal, literary, and photographic materials.

0.45 linear feet (1 box)

Baylor University Libraries, Moody Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8149998

Baylor University Libraries, Moody Memorial Library

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Black, Patience Crain, 1844-1866.

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Black, William.

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Black, James, 1838-1887.

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The James and Patience Crain Black Papers are a well-researched collection of letters to and from each other during the American Civil War. The letters document James' service in the Confederate army on the Texas coast, and Patience's life on the home front with their young son Joel. James Black, born around 1830 in Alabama, moved to McLennan County prior to the Civil War. He possibly had arrived between 1860 and 1861, since there is no record of him in the 1860 census. ...