Nannie Herndon Rice Family Papers
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Description
Letter from W. H. R. in Demopolis, Alabama, to Augusta Hopkins Rice. He mentions Major Walker in Meridian, Mississippi and Starke Oliver, writes about the Yankees doing little damage in Montgomery, and also says that Yankees have 'quietly occupied' homes on Government Street in Mobile. W. H. R. may be William H. Roberts, who appears on the 1860 census in Demopolis. 1865.
Publication Date
4-21-1865
Time Period
1860-1869
Subjects
Demopolis (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Montgomery (Ala.); Civil war; United States; Military occupation; Walker, John James, d. 1884; Oliver, Starke; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Correspondence: 1 leaf ; 25.6 x 20.5 cm.
Format (digital)
Digital ID
C_ASERL_2010_0042
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Nannie Herndon Rice family papers, Folder 23
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
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Contact Information
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Recommended Citation
Rice (Nannie Herndon) Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University