William A. J. Finney papers, 1849-1876
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- Title:
- William A. J. Finney papers, 1849-1876
- Date:
- 1849 to 1876
- Creator:
- Finney, William A. J.
- Description:
- This collection contains business, Civil War, and political correspondence, giving a detailed picture of methods of conducting and financing the slave trade, with accounts of purchases in Virginia, Louisiana, and Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama. Included are notices regarding the slave market in Richmond. Civil War letters show that many members of the Finney family were in the Confederate Army. There are references to Finney's attempts to raise a company, his hiring of a substitute, the battle of Big Bethel, the maintenance of the Danville Railroad, and appeals for food. Letters of the 1870s pertain to Finney's political activities in Virginia.
- Location:
- Subject:
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- Big Bethel, Battle of, Va., 1861
- Slave trade -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History -- 19th century
- Railroads -- Confederate States of America
- Slave trade -- United States
- Finney, William A. J.
- Thomas, Philip
- Finney family
- Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment
- Danville Railroad
- Confederate States of America -- Economic conditions
- Museville (Pittsylvania Co.), Va
- Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
- Format:
- correspondence
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 86 items
- Digital Collection:
- William A. J. Finney papers, 1849-1876.
- Catalog Record:
- https://search.library.duke.edu/nde/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01DUKE_INST:DUKE&search_scope=MyInstitution&docid=alma990008570730108501
- Source Collection:
- William A. J. Finney papers, 1849-1876
- Rights:
- Free Re-UseNo Copyright - United States
- Identifier:
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- ref1_z2c
- 990008570730108501
- finneywilliam
- secst0896
- ark:/87924/r4j38xp64
- d341f269-99b8-4ec7-8036-2e6bc3820c8b
- Permalink:
- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4j38xp64
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