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American Chemical Society, 2/1/2007. 1. hardcover. Very Good. 9x0x6. Very Good Condition - May show some limited signs of wear and may have a remainder mark. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.
1844 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY A HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA MAN KEEPING UP WITH HIS FRIEND IN MISSISSIPPI by JAMES RAGSDALE - 1844
by JAMES RAGSDALE
1844 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY A HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA MAN KEEPING UP WITH HIS FRIEND IN MISSISSIPPI
by JAMES RAGSDALE
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- good
- Signed
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA, COLBERT, MISSISSIPPI. Good. 1844. On offer is an interesting, three [3] page original manuscript relic of ante bellum Alabama being a handwritten letter signed James Ragsd(ale?), some small portion is torn away at the seal, addressed to John B. Fitts, of Colbert, Mississippi in Lowndes County with a Huntsville Alabama postmark. The letter while somewhat challenging to read provides an interesting peek into the times of in the Deep South in the decade before the Civil War as the content discusses the state of their business dealings together, the business of Doctor Moore, wages, money scarcity, Col. Harston (?) being sick, hurts him to talk and much more. Small amount of loss where seal opened and from ink gall, p. 1. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA, COLBERT, MISSISSIPPI, LOWNDES COUNTY, JAMES RAGSDALE, ANTE BELLUM ALABAMA, PRE CIVIL WAR, SLAVE ERA, DEEP SOUTH, JOHN B. FITTS, DIFFERENCES IN SOUTHERN SOCIETIES, THE DEEP SOUTH, PRE CIVIL WAR, ANTEBELLUM, SLAVE ERA, SLAVERY, SOUTHERN AMERICANA,HANDWRITTEN, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, JOURNAL, LOG, PRIMARY SOURCE, FIRST HAND ACCOUNT, SOCIAL HISTORY, PERSONAL STORIES, LIVING HISTORY, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, DOCUMENT, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, MANUSKRIPT, PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO, ATTO, VELINA, DOCUMENTO, MANOSCRITTO, CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD, HECHO, VITELA, DOCUMENTO, MANUSCRITO, PAPEL,BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES .
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (CA)
- Book Condition Used - Good
- Place of Publication HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA, COLBERT, MISSISSIPPI
- Date Published 1844
- Keywords Keywords: History Of, Huntsville Alabama, COLBERT, MISSISSIPPI, Lowndes County, James Ragsdale, Ante Bellum Alabama, Pre Civil War, Slave Era