Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, July 24, 1862
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- Title:
- Letter from Emma Pringle Alston to Charles Alston, July 24, 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 reports on life at the new farm in Greenville, shares her concern for the Union troops' advancement in Georgetown, and advises him on the management of enslaved people.
- 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 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:
- 295500
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