Civil War Letter (1863) Mentions the Price of Food in North Carolina
May 26, 1863
Letter in the George Howard Papers from George Howard, a North Carolina Superior Court judge, to his wife describing prices of basic foodstuffs during the Civil War.
1860 Letter Discusses Whether the South Will Secede
October 20, 1860
A letter in the Robert Lee Foy Collection actually includes a letter from May A. Foy and one from Joseph M. Foy written to their son in which they discuss the possibility of the South seceding and Abraham Lincoln winning the Presidential election.