Weir Boyd papers

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Title:
Weir Boyd papers
Date:
1861 to 1886
Creator:
Boyd, Weir, 1820-1893
Description:
Correspondence relating to army life, especially the appointment of officers, and to family matters. Letters discuss the Camp of Investment near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Other topics include agricultural conditions, a tax to provide funds for the families of soldiers, the educational system, and smallpox. Correspondents include Capt. J. W. Anderson, O. H. Smith (a Georgia legislator), John Withers, Alexander Stephens, and William Waring Habersham.
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Subject:
Format:
correspondence
Language:
English
Extent:
64 items
Digital Collection:
Weir Boyd papers
Catalog Record:
https://search.library.duke.edu/nde/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01DUKE_INST:DUKE&search_scope=MyInstitution&docid=alma990008451180108501
Provenance:
Acquired 1942-1957
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • RL.30298
  • 990008451180108501
  • duke:541639
  • secst0287
  • ark:/87924/r46m3648d
  • 4fd3a221-3c13-4273-8ed6-3dbb54adb2cc
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