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Box 1

 Container

Contains 57 Results:

Series 1. Civil War-Related Letters and Poems, September 1861-December 1865, undated

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1a
Scope and Contents

This series includes several Civil War-related letters from or to members of the Atkeson-Morgan family and a copy of a poem about the Confederacy.

Dates: September 1861-December 1865, undated

Series 2. Business Correspondence -- With John Morgan, Sr. and Jr. and James Beale, 1834-1890s, undated

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1b-5
Scope and Contents

This series includes business correspondence from John Morgan, Sr., John Morgan, Jr., and James Beale.

Dates: 1834-1890s, undated

Series 3. Incoming Letters -- To John Morgan, Sr., 1844–1883

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 6-8
Scope and Contents

This series consists of correspondence written to John Morgan, Sr. by his siblings, his sons, James Beale, and Samuel Moore.

Dates: 1844–1883

Series 4. Correspondence -- John Morgan, Jr., 1864–1894

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 9-12
Scope and Contents

This series includes correspondence to and from John Morgan, Jr..

Dates: 1864–1894

Series 5. Correspondence -- Sons of John Morgan, Jr. and Semantha Atkeson-Morgan: John, Thomas Atkeson, Rembrandt, and Albert Sidney; Grandson, William Morgan, 1871–1921

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 13-15
Scope and Contents

This series consists of correspondence of the sons of John Morgan, Jr. and Semantha Atkeson-Morgan: John, Thomas Atkeson, Rembrandt, and Albert Sidney; and grandson, William Morgan.

Dates: 1871–1921

Series 6. Incoming Letters to John Morgan, Sr. from His Sister Amanda Morgan-Moore and Her Husband Samuel Moore, 1851–1873

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents

These letters originate in Mt. Jackson and Orkney Springs, and reference a local flu epidemic and related fatalities, including the youngest son of Charles Moore. They also mention the death of John’s son Maurice. An 1860 letter describes the family’s recent move to Orkney and the smoother ride over well graded roads. Samuel Moore also discusses business, selling forty-three acres and a mill for $14,000 and his decision to sell more land in a better market.

Dates: 1851–1873