Perry family correspondence, 1852-1901, undated.

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Perry family correspondence, 1852-1901, undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768822256

This collection contains correspondence between the Perry family and extended family members including the Carters and the Chisolms. Transcription is available for the letters dated between 1852 and 1869. The topics include the experiences of the Perry children in school in Monroe, Georgia, as well as plantation and farming life after the Civil War. Other topics include difficulties with freedmen after the Civil War, failing banks in Georgia, poor health, and development in Atlanta.

0.25 linear ft. (1 document case)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8179621

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Carter, Laura E., b. 1843.

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Hill, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Harvey), 1823-1882

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Perry, Grant D,. b. 1849.

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Perry, Jesse M., b. 1819.

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Carter, Mary A., b. 1821.

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Perry family.

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Laura L. Perry, born in Virginia in 1823, married Jesse M. Perry of North Carolina and moved to Madison, Georgia. Laura and Jesse had five children: Amanda (Perry) Burruss, Grant D. Perry, Clara P. Perry, and Cordelia Perry. All of the children attended school in Monroe, Georgia, and went on to be school teachers in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. Additional biographical information on the Perry family has not been determined. From the description of Perry family correspondence...

Perry, Cordelia, b. 1855.

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Perry, Clara P,. b. 1853.

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Perry, Laura L., b. 1823.

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Perry, Amanda (Minnie), b. 1847.

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