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Letter of Quinton Anderson to Thomas Ruffin, January 15, 1822
Caswell, 15th January 1822
Mr. Ruffin,
Dear Sir, On Sunday last I had an interview with my Brother William Anderson, on the subject of business of which you spoke to me on Saturday Evening. He appears disposed to enter into business of that nature…
Tags: Slavery/Slaves
Letter of Thomas Mann Thompson to his daughter Lily
As well as I can remember, I began running the blockade about the last day of February, 1864. left here on str. [steamer] Emma as passenger for Nassau. When we arrived there I was employed as a pilot on her - made three trips in and out making seven…
Letter of Thomas Ruffin to Anne Ruffin, January 29, 1833
Raleigh, January 29th 1833
My dearest Anne,
By Sunday’s mail I received Catherine’s letter; which being without date, I suppose was written for three days late, insomuch as it said nothing about ___ ___ nor of your intentions about the…
Tags: Race relations, Slavery/Slaves
Letter of Thomas Ruffin to Archibald Murphey, October 29, 1831
Dear Sir,
The occasion of the least ___ is a source of much pain to me, after the intimate intercourse, which has ___ under diversity of fortune through a great number of years. I am sure, that I would not willingly or rather inconceivably do an…
Tags: Slavery/Slaves
Letter of Wade Hampton to William Sherman, February 27, 1865
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, Feb. 27, 1865.
Maj.-Gen. W.T. Sherman, U.S. Army:
GENERAL: Your communication of the 24th inst. reached me to-day. In it you state that it has been officially reported that your foraging parties were "murdered"…
Letter of William Holland Thomas to Jefferson Davis, November 8, 1862
HeadQuarters, Strawberry Plains, November 8, 1862 President Jefferson Davis: Dear Sir: Summer is gone; fall has come. During the latter we came near losing East Tennessee. At present we have to look out for the future. I beg leave to submit a…
Letter of William J. Hardee to William T. Sherman, December 17, 1864
Headquarters Department South Carolina Georgia, and Florida, Savannah, Georgia, December 17, 1864. Major-General W.T. Sherman, commanding Federal Forces near Savannah, Georgia. General: I have to acknowledge the receipt of a communication from you…
Letter of William Sherman to Hugh Kilpatrick, March 7, 1865
HDQRS. Military Division of the Mississippi,
Camp on Fayetteville Road, Thirteen Miles from Cheraw,
In the Field, March 7, 1865.
General Kilpatrick,
Commanding Cavalry, Rockingham:
GENERAL: Yours of this date, 11 a.m., is just received. …
Letter of William T. Sherman to Henry Halleck, December 24, 1864
Headquarters military Division of the Mississippi, In the Field, Savannah, Ga., December 24, 1864 Maj. Gen. H.W. Halleck, Chief of Staff, Washington City, D.C.: General: I had the pleasure to receive your two letters of the 16th and 18th…
Tags: Home Front, military strategy
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Josephus Daniels, 1862-1948

Josephus Daniels (1862-1848) was the influential editor of the Raleigh News and Observer during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He…