- Collection:
- Finding Aids
- Title:
- MS2010.11 Samuel and Jacqueline B. Hornsby Collection
- Contributor to Resource:
- Hornsby, Samuel and Jacqueline B.
- Date of Original:
- 2010
- Subject:
- Troup County (Ga.)
Education--Georgia--Troup County
Archives--Collection management--Georgia--Troup County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- finding aids
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This collection contains two diaries of Britton J. Peel, the first of which he began writing on 12 April 1859 and wrote a last entry around 19 December 1859. The second journal was purchased 1 April 1860 although the first entry is dated 10 December 1860. The last entry is dated 17 February 1861. Mr. Peel’s recollections depict his daily happenings including trips to Coosa County, Alabama, school and church, buggies getting stuck and train trips. In addition to the diaries are letters written to Miss Lizzie Philips. Confederate furlough passes issued at West Point, Confederate bonds and currency and several newspaper pages from various newspapers complete the collection.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17413.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/findingaids/id/1046
- IIIF manifest:
- http://cdm17413.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/2/findingaids:1046/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
- Troup County Archives
- Rights:
-
