Correspondence, 1820-1897, n.d.
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- Correspondence, 1820-1897, n.d.
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- Handwritten correspondence of the Roach family of Craven County, N.C. Members of the family emigrated to Georgia and Indiana in the 1820s, where correspondence evolved. date: 1820-1897, n.d.; creator: Roach family
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- 20cm x 33cm
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- 0346-b1-fa
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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- https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/35843
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Correspondence, 1820-1897, n.d.
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Letter from Turner Nelson to James Roach. Nelson, who had moved from Swift Creek to Posey County, Indiana, had been a school teacher in Swift Creek, then did the same in Indiana before opening a hotel and finding great success. This letter mentions a number of Swift Creek folks, including Betsy Bryan, Ajax Campbell, Jordan Butler, Laban Morris and sons, Sally Williams (sister of Caroline "Kitty" Williams, Laban's wife), Alderson Ellison, and others.