Z 1667.000
POLSGROVE (MARY DABBS) COLLECTION
1861 - 1876
Family correspondence and genealogical material of the ancestors of Mary
Dabbs Polsgrove of Shannon, Mississippi. This collection includes:
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Civil War correspondence of Scott Turner (2 letters) and Rittenhouse Turner
(2 letters) to their sister Fannie Turner at Shannon
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Civil War correspondence from John W. Prude (2 letters) to his mother and
father
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a letter written to Sophia Dale Turner from Nathan Vaught (1876) concerning
compilation of the Dale family genealogy
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the "Genealogy of Adam and Mary Dale"
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a photograph of Adam Dale (1768–1851)
The letters describe life in camp and news of other family members. Note
cards attached to each letter give biographical information on the writer
and recipient. These cards were written by Mary Polsgrove.
