Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, July 15, 1862

Title:

Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, July 15, 1862

Date:

1862

Creator (Personal):

Alston, Emma, 1803-1889

Description:

A handwritten, four-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she describes the situation at their new farm in Greenville, including the growing prices and scarcity of food. Throughout the letter, she mentions the work done by enslaved people such as Tom, Winnie, and Toby.

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, Enslaved persons, and Inflation (Finance)

Geographic Subject:

Greenville (S.C.) and United States History Civil War, 1861-1865

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:

295495