Samuel Agnew Diary Photocopies, 1851-1902.

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Samuel Agnew Diary Photocopies, 1851-1902.

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The collection contains a detailed diary of Agnew's thoughts, experiences, and activities; neighborhood news; public events, particularly as they affected the locality; relations with slaves and free blacks; the Civil War, during which he was in the area of operations of both armies; Reconstruction, which was tumultuous in his vicinity; the Ku Klux Klan; local and regional church affairs; farming and leadership in the local Grange; major natural events; frequent travels to Memphis and to other parts of Mississippi; and many other aspects of personal and public life that came within his view. There are occasional gaps in the diary before 1873 and after 1883. (Taken from the Southern Historical Collection finding aid)

23 boxes (11.5 linear feet)

University of Mississippi

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SNAC Resource ID: 8201252

University of Mississippi

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Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.)

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Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822)

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Agnew, Samuel A., 1833-

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Agnew grew up and attended college and seminary in Due West, S.C. In 1852 he moved to Mississippi, and thereafter lived in the northeastern part of the state, chiefly in Tippah and Lee counties, where he was an Associate Reformed Presbyterian minister, teacher, farmer, and prominent local citizen. From the guide to the Samuel A. Agnew Diary, ., 1851-1902, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...