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[Identification of item], Marcy Randall Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
The Marcy Randall Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in August 1993.
Processed by Maureen McCormick, June 2010
Encoded by Maureen McCormick, June 2010
Accession 1993-0239 is described in this finding aid.
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Marcy Randall (1798- ) was a farmer's wife living in Visalia and Grant's Lick, Campbell County, Kentucky during and after the American Civil War.
Collection chiefly contains letters from Marcy Randall of Visalia and Grant's Lick, Campbell County, Kentucky, to her brother, Allen Hawkins, in West Glocester, Rhode Island. The letters primarily refer to matters of health, family activities, and religion. Many of the letters dated during the 1860s include Randall's commentary about the Civil War. Of particular interest are Marcy's comments about her fear of enemy depredations, rising costs of goods, the effect of the draft, and slaves returning to their masters. Acquired as part of the George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana.
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