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Barnum Family Papers

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Barnum Family Papers, 1813-1919 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

By Margaret Foote

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Collection Overview

Title: Barnum Family Papers, 1813-1919Add to your cart.

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Chronological.

Date Acquired: 01/14/1986

Subjects: Civil War, 1861-1865., River Raisin, Battle of the, Monroe, Mich., 1813., Slavery - Kentucky, United States--History--War of 1812--Campaigns., War of 1812.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of two letters with information about the War of 1812 and the Civil War, slavery and reconstruction.

Subject/Index Terms

Civil War, 1861-1865.
River Raisin, Battle of the, Monroe, Mich., 1813.
Slavery - Kentucky
United States--History--War of 1812--Campaigns.
War of 1812.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: Alice W. Barnum

Acquisition Method: gift

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Item 1: Copy of a letter from James Cunningham Price to Susan, 16 Jan 1813Add to your cart.
This letter was written to his wife on the eve of the Battle of River Raisin with instructions for raising his children. Price was a captain of the "Jessamine County Blues."
Item 2: ALS Emma Sharp to Allus Lee, 6 Mar 1919Add to your cart.
A letter from a grandmother to her grandson giving her interpretation of slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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