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Letters and Diary
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The negro movement is still a most vexatious and mischievous one, and its effects are painfully felt in every Southern household. This morning Cy came to high words with George and…

Contributor:

Emma Mordecai

Places:

Richmond, Confederate States of America (Richmond, United States of America)

Date:

1864–1865

Subjects:

War, Slavery, Military, Agriculture, Family

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Firsthand Accounts, Memoirs & Diaries, Letters
Correspondence from the United States, 1859–1861
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New York, October 17, [18]59 People are rather preoccupied with the internal politics of the country. The abortive attempt of [the abolitionist John] Brown and his accomplices, and their execution…

Contributor:

Salomon de Rothschild

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

1859–1861

Subjects:

Travel, Politics, Economic life, Slavery, Cities

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters, Travel Writing