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1. Letter from William Alston Hayne to Charles Alston, 1861

Letter from William Alston Hayne to Charles Alston, 1861
Date:
1861
Description:
A handwritten, four-page letter from William Alston Hayne to his uncle, Charles Alston, in which he requests Peruvian Guano or Rhodes Supplemental Phosphate of Lime to use as fertilizer. He also mentions the possibility of the Civil War dragging on for years and suggests that the Alston family build a cottage near his home in case of a sea invasion.

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