Letter from Charles Alston to Mary Alston Pringle, 1861
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- Title:
- Letter from Charles Alston to Mary Alston Pringle, 1861
- Date:
- 1861
- Creator (Personal):
- Alston, Charles, 1796-1881
- Description:
- A handwritten, three-page letter from Charles Alston to his sister, Mary Pringle, in which he explains John Julius Alston's journey to Richmond to see Governor Pickens and the Secretary of War about starting a new Company of Artillery. He presents this story to disprove claims made by William Bull Pringle.
- 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:
- Letters, Militia, Families, and Interpersonal conflict
- Geographic Subject:
- Richmond (Va.) and South Carolina
- 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:
- 295521
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