1. Creator/Author:
  2. Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884 (5)

Letter from Kenneth Rayner to Richard W. Thompson

Creator:
Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884
Collection:
Richard W. Thompson Collection
Location:
Memphis, Tennessee
Date of Original:
1867
Description:
Letter, 25 cm, that Rayner has ""left North Carolina for good and for ever"" and moved to his wife's property near Memphis, where he hopes to secure a contract with the railroads to sell lumber. Rayner also refers to the faillure of cotton planting without slave labor; ""trouble, great trouble is anticipated"" with the emancipation of the slaves.
Subject:
Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900--Correspondence; Railroads; African Americans--United States--History--19th century
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908302533
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908302533
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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