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.
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Subject:
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-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • ref1_z2c
  • 990008570730108501
  • finneywilliam
  • secst0896
  • ark:/87924/r4j38xp64
  • d341f269-99b8-4ec7-8036-2e6bc3820c8b
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