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J. W. Young Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4134
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Scope and Contents

The collection contains a letter from J. W. Young, an Alabama cotton grower, to his cousin in North Carolina. In the letter he discusses the price of cotton, the lack of Episcopalian churches, and possibly moving on to cheaper lands in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and even Texas.

Dates

  • Creation: 1835 May 18

Creator

Biographical / Historical

J. W. Young emigrated from North Carolina to Alabama in the early 1830s. He lived and grew cotton in Greene County.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Letter from Alabama cotton grower to his cousin, a doctor in North Carolina

Provenance

purchased from Benjamin Katz, 2015

General

To provide faster access to our materials, this finding aid was published without formal and final review. Email us at archives@ua.edu if you find mistakes or have suggestions to make this finding aid more useful for your research.

Processed by

Martha Bace, 2015

Title
Guide to the J. W. Young Letter
Status
Completed
Date
July 2015
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