Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, June 30, 1862

Title:

Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, June 30, 1862

Date:

1862

Creator (Personal):

Alston, Emma, 1803-1889

Description:

A handwritten, three-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she encourages him to provide additional provisions, including meat and tobacco, for the enslaved people to prevent them from running away to the Union Army. She also discusses the necessities for the repair of their farm, requesting that he arrange for enslaved labor and materials to be sent.

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

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Enslaved persons, Buildings Maintenance

Geographic Subject:

Greenville (S.C.), 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:

295488