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F. H. Petrie letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1620

Scope and Contents note

Letters written from Colbert Shoals and Florence, Alabama, to a business partner about digging canals around shoals on the Tennessee River. Petrie discusses sickness, heavy rains, high water, and lack of funding.

Dates

  • 1831 - 1833

Extent

0.03 Linear Feet (2 items)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Letters written from Colbert Shoals and Florence, Alabama, to a business partner about digging canals around shoals on the Tennessee River. Petrie discusses sickness, heavy rains, high water, and lack of funding.

Provenance

Purchased from Southern Cross Books, 2003

Processed by

unknown
Title
Guide to the F. H. Petrie Letters
Status
Completed
Author
R. Rumstay
Date
March 2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513