Item No. 110: Family Correspondence -- PLATTENBURG, Perry W. Autograph letter signed to Philip D. Plattenburg, Canton, Illinois, 11 March 1866 with orig. mailing envelope. 2pp. "Dear Bro" "…The battle was fought on Uncle's [Wesley Plattenburg of Selma, Alabama] plantation and all they left him was his house & land. Part of the time the Negroes kept him on soldiers' rations and Aunt peddled milk among Yankee soldiers. They are keeping boardinghouse now for a living. Mr. Maples was killed at Yorktown and Phil Means was killed by the soldiers and his house burnt. All of the principal part of Selma was destroyed…", 11 March 1866

Item No. 110: Family Correspondence -- PLATTENBURG, Perry W. Autograph letter signed to Philip D. Plattenburg, Canton, Illinois, 11 March 1866 with orig. mailing envelope. 2pp. "Dear Bro" "…The battle was fought on Uncle's [Wesley Plattenburg of Selma, Alabama] plantation and all they left him was his house & land. Part of the time the Negroes kept him on soldiers' rations and Aunt peddled milk among Yankee soldiers. They are keeping boardinghouse now for a living. Mr. Maples was killed at Yorktown and Phil Means was killed by the soldiers and his house burnt. All of the principal part of Selma was destroyed…", 11 March 1866, Box: 1, Folder: 18. Philip Doddridge, Politician, Personal and Family Papers, A&M 3893. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/129644 Accessed November 14, 2024.