Letter from Charles Alston to General Oliver Howard

Title:

Letter from Charles Alston to General Oliver Howard

Date:

1865

Creator (Personal):

Alston, Charles, 1796-1881

Description:

A handwritten, two-page letter from Charles Alston to General Howard in which he petitions to regain possession of his house on East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, after General Saxton's previous refusal. Attached to this letter is testimony from James Holmes and James Pringle who swore that Charles Alston was forced to leave his residence and was unable to return during the Civil War.

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:

United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908

Topical Subject:

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) and Petitions

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

EAH Box 1B

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:

295756