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Adriana Haynes Physick letter to Lyttleton Physick

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Description: Adriana Haynes Physick writes to her son Lyttleton, who was in Arkansas Territory, about local news, she comments on Davy Crockett's adventures, a trip to St. Augustine, Florida, Andrew Jackson's war with the Bank of the United States and the resulting fallout and financial impact on her neighborhood, and other updates about their Maryland farm. She also congratulates him on his recent engagement to Evelina and laments her other son who is not married yet. The letter also discusses the enslaved persons "Bill, Tony, Sam, Emanuel, Tom, Pompey," and her son's plan to sell some of them.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1834 April 12.
Call number: mssHM 84474
Creator: Physick, Adriana Haynes(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Michael Brown Rare Books, October 2024.

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mssHM 19023

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mssHM 19797-19799

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mssHM 11385

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mssHM 16386

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mssHM 3207

Adriana Haynes Physick letter to Lyttleton Physick

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