Lenoir Family Plantation Records
Letters to and from the Lenoir family during the 19th Century. The letters are part of the History of Medicine collection.
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W.A. Lenoir, Columbia, Mississippi, to Mary Lenoir
Letter describing W.A. Lenoir's asthma and someone's wife who "lost her mind."
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Lenoir, James, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to mother
James Lenoir writes to his mother from the warfront and describes a war injury.
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H.H. Lenoir, Marion County, Mississippi., to Mary Lenoir
Letter explaining that the death of W.T. Lenoir was from typhoid pneumonia, not poisoning.
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Letter, C. H. Abert to W. A. Blanchard; 4/13/1861
C. H. Abert
Letter from Charles H. Abert to W. A. Blanchard, regarding the non-receipt of a gin band and other business matters. He writes that the war has begun in Charleston, and that his son, George Abert, has gone to Columbus to join the 'Rifle Company' (14th Mississippi Infantry, Co. K). 1861.
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L.A. Bridges, Holmesville, Mississippi, to sister Mary
Letter describing death of W.T. Lenoir from pneumonia and a sick slave named Henrietta.
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Mays, Joseph, Aberdeen, Mississippi, to "Dear Friend"
Letter describing death of W.T. Lenoir caused by "delirium from pneumonia."
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Willie Lenoir, Marlin, Texas, to Mary Lenoir
Letter mentioning DeGrath's oil as a cure for "rhumatism."
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Letter, James R. Smith to William T. Lenoir; 7/14/1857
James R. Smith
Letter from James R. Smith in Sandersville, Georgia, to his nephew, William T. Lenoir in Monroe County, Mississippi, regarding his medical practice, the health of people in his area, aging, and people's dissatisfaction with President Buchanan's appointment of Robert J. Walker as governor of Kansas. Smith refers to his state as the Democracy of Georgia. 1857.
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H.H. Lenoir, Marion County, Mississippi, to children
Letter detailing a story about a slave named Amanda who was accued of trying to poison the Lenoir family.
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H.H. Lenoir, Marion County, Mississippi, to children
Letter detailing the general health of the Lenoir family.
