William Baskerville papers

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Early letters discuss crops and the curing of tobacco; many of the letters for 1802-1804 concern the education of his son, Charles, and of John R. Lucas, a student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Topics of interest are: Lucas's recounting of Great Britain's preparation for war during the Napoleonic period; fluctuations of wheat prices; effect of approaching Civil War on price levels; Confederate action near Romney, Virginia, under General T.J. ("Stonewall") Jackson; and lists of commodity prices.

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William Baskerville papers
Description:
Early letters discuss crops and the curing of tobacco; many of the letters for 1802-1804 concern the education of his son, Charles, and of John R. Lucas, a student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Topics of interest are: Lucas's recounting of Great Britain's preparation for war during the Napoleonic period; fluctuations of wheat prices; effect of approaching Civil War on price levels; Confederate action near Romney, Virginia, under General T.J. ("Stonewall") Jackson; and lists of commodity prices.
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https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE000844053
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sectiona; 000844053; duke:531980; baskervillewilliampapers-000844053; ark:/87924/r4vq2w716; 00936287-7d7a-40d4-8e2a-529f201ffe9b
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