Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown
Scope and Content
The Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown is written by Harris in Richmond, Virginia, on July 30, 1845, to Brown, in Variety Mills, Virginia. Harris discusses that he has not yet recieved a crop of tobacco and continues to describe tobacco in great detail, from the treatment to the cost.
Dates
- 1845
Creator
- Harris, Alfred T. (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
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Biographical Note
Alfred T. Harris (1799-1883) was a resident of Richmond, Virginia. His wife was Mary C. Harris (1815-1893) and his children included Powhatan and Alfred.
External Sources:
"Alfred Turpin Harris", FindAGrave.com,https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25286808/alfred-turpin-harris, accessed Jan. 26, 2024.
"Mary Catherine Harris', FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25286854/mary-catherine-harris, accessed Jan. 26, 2024.
U.S. Federal Census, 1880.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown is written by Harris in Richmond, Virginia, on July 30, 1845, to Brown, in Variety Mills, Virginia. Harris discusses that he has not yet recieved a crop of tobacco and continues to describe tobacco in great detail, from the treatment to the cost.
Source of Acquisition
The Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in January 2017.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown was completed in January 2024.
- Title
- Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown, 1845
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ella Winterling, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2024 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
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