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Contains 14 Results:

Miscellaneous correspondence of unidentified persons

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: 1785-1920; Majority of material found within 1820-1890

Letter to Paul Trapier from Sam Baldwin extolling the virtues of Trapier's granddaughter, 1785

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: 1785

Wilkinson family correspondence, either to or from Anna Wilkinson, describing everyday activities a fire in Charleston and the destruction of the Methodist Church (1828 May 12), 1820-1830

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: 1820-1830

Wilkinson family correspondence, describes the hiring of a nurse, destruction of crops by a "gale," a cholera epidemic, and the fact that "Uncle Jessy" now commands the United States Frigate New York, used for commercial purposes, 1831-1840

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: 1831-1840

Wilkinson family correspondence, tells about escaped slaves due to ill treatment by an overseer (1845 February 4), everyday activities, the effects of laudanum, deaths of friends, 1841-1851

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: 1841-1851

Wilkinson family correspondence, about everyday activities, childbirth, letter from Emma describes a child's sickness in great detail, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: undated

Keith family correspondence, description of leeching a child, a trip to the mountains, everyday activities, 1830-1850

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: 1830-1850

Keith family correspondence, trip to Georgetown, Sept. 29, 1862 mentions apprehension of Yankees, rumors of an early attack, descriptions of boats readying, blockades, Aug. 18, 1864 discusses the value of Confederate currency, debts, necessary items around the house, Numerous family sicknesses, 1851-1884

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: 1851-1884

Keith family correspondence, miscellaneous, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: undated

Willis Keith Civil War correspondence, description of Jackson's Campaigns in Virginia, James Island, shelling in camp, difficulty of getting food, 1862, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Collection Overview From the Collection: The Wilkinson-Keith Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.Antebellum correspondence discusses Charleston fires, great details of family illnesses and their cures, plantation life (more...
Dates: 1862, undated