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9134
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John Allen and his family left the Hawfields community in 1852, and moved to Arkansas. By the time they arrived, letters from home were waiting for them. The letters between Allen and his family at home in Alamance County give a detailed description of what occurred in Hawfields in the decade leading up to the Civil War. Fountain records some of the events here, including slave ownership, the copper boom, and deadly diseases.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 5, Oct 1976, p17-18, por
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Record #:
24548
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The author provides the history of one family’s migration from their home in Hawfields, Alamance County, to Arkansas in 1852. John Mebane Allen kept detailed notes on his family’s migration, providing historians with a window into the past in the mid-1800s.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 12, May 1976, p22-23, por, map
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35164
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From 1911-1912, the Allen family was the subject of a feud that resulted in the shooting up of a courthouse that killed and wounded around a dozen people. The author of this article provides an in depth look at the people, circumstances, and outcomes of that event. It also includes three ballads about some of the main players and events.