Edwin Barrett to Samuel, Nancy, and Ellen Barrett, 1851-06-19
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence between members of the Barrett family, handwritten newspapers, journal entries, poetry, compositions, notes, receipts, music, landscape drawings, and printed material, including Oxford Female Institute catalogues from 1856 and 1857, newspaper clippings, and a biography of Edwin Lawrence Barrett.
Dates
- 1851-06-19
Creator
- From the Item: Barrett, Edwin Lawrence, 1827-1898 (Person)
- From the Item: Barrett-Coffman, Clara Louise (Person)
- From the Item: Deinhardt, John B. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Item: 1 Linear Feet
From the Item: 2 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter from Edwin Barrett (Pleasant Grove) to Samuel, Nancy, and Ellen Barrett detailing his account of living in the South (including the weather and its effect on health, social classes, and size of farms), coming with a horse and carriage, the state of roads and countryside, ways to travel there, slaves’ treatment of animals, and the lack of conveniences.
Repository Details
Part of the Walter Havighurst Special Collections Finding Aids Repository