Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, June 28, 1862

Title:

Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, June 28, 1862

Date:

1862

Creator (Personal):

Alston, Emma, 1803-1889

Description:

A handwritten, five-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she expresses her fear that enslaved people will escape immediately if Charles leaves their plantation. She also remarks on the gender imbalance present in Greenville during the war years.

Collection Title:

Edmondston-Alston Family Letters and Paper Materials, 1782-1919

Contributing Institution:

Middleton Place Foundation

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Series:

Edmondston-Alston House Museum Collections

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Smith, Eliza Carolina Middleton Huger, 1824-1919

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Plantations, Enslaved persons, and Sex distribution (Demography)

Geographic Subject:

Greenville (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Greenville County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

EAH Box 1

Date Digital:

2023

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information, contact the Middleton Place Foundation, 4300 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414.

Admin ID:

295486