Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to Louise Walbridge

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GLC#
GLC04663.69-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
21 October 1865
Author/Creator
Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?
Title
to Louise Walbridge
Place Written
Florence, South Carolina
Pagination
7 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Acknowledges a letter he received since venturing south on a speculation scheme. Describes the trouble of trying to travel by rail in South Carolina. The land ladies speak against Yankees during meals at boarding houses. States that South Carolinians are more hot headed than the people of North Carolina. Negroes in the cities believe that the government will supply them with houses and 40 acres so they do not work. The problems of working a plantation with free Negroes. Describes the plight of blacks in the cities. Describes a tournament. [See also GLC04662.118, regarding blacks contracting with planters in Newberne, North Carolina.]

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