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Box 2

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Series II: Correspondence, 1875-1930

 Series — Box: 2, Folder: 1-5
Scope and Contents note Although there are only two letters from family in the Correspondence Series, we get a glimpse into the feelings that Dr. Cyrus Smith held for his family, by reading the poem that is included in his letter to his brother Samuel Smith.The business correspondence includes two letters addressed to a Cotton Brokerage firm in South Carolina pertaining to the purchase of Edward, an enslaved man, and his forced delivery to his new enslaver. The business correspondence also includes Bills...
Dates: 1875-1930