Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, July 1, 1862

Title:

Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, July 1, 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 implores him to supply the enslaved people on their plantation with meat, milk, tobacco, and textiles to discourage them from escaping. She also updates him on their acquisition of a farm and Greenville and the general economic state of the town.

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, Plantations, and Enslaved persons

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:

295490