Rives-Dalton family papers, 1846-1883

Rives-Dalton family papers, 1846-1883.

Other author/creator	Reeve family.
Other author/creator	Dalton family.
Format	Archival & Manuscript Material
Description	0.073 cubic ft. (24 items)
Supplemental Content	Finding aid
Subject(s)	Reeve family. Dalton family. American Party. Slavery--United States --History --19th century. Smallpox--History --19th century. Tobacco--Southern States --History --20th century. Revivals--History --19th century. Agricultural prices--North Carolina --Stokes County. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Economic aspects. Southern States--Economic conditions --19th century.

Abstract	Correspondence is primarily concerned with routine family and personal matters. Topics include smallpox; prices for various crops and goods in Stokes County, N.C., during the period, including corn, pork, flour, cotton, tobacco, salt, sole leather, wagons, horses and mules; the harsh winter of 1855-1856; the purchase of dresses; slavery, including the separation of slave families and the buying slaves; religious revivals; the Know-Nothing (American) Party; scarcity of money; and inflationary prices during the early months of the Civil War. Several letters were written from South Carolina and Georgia and describe efforts to sell tobacco on a glutted market.
Access restriction	Joyner- No access restrictions.
Cite as	Rives-Dalton Family Papers (#136), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Reproduction note	Joyner- Photocopy. Greenville, N.C. : East Carolina University, 1970.
Terms of use	Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Acquisitions source	Joyner- Loaned by Mrs. C. J. Lambe and Miss Nan E. Jones.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	Manuscript Collection	#136 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE	✔ Available	Request Material