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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, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Memoirs & diaries, Letters
Letter to Abigail Franks
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Flat Bush, Saturday, 10 o’c[lock]., August 10th, [17]’81 My dear Abby: [ . . . ] [ . . . ] By the by, few N.York ladies know how to entertain company in their own houses unless they introduce the card…

Contributor:

Rebecca Franks

Places:

Flatbush, United States of America

Date:

1781

Subjects:

Women, Dress, Leisure, Family, Military, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters