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The Ramsey Family Papers date from 1797 to 1891 and consist chiefly of correspondence, along with autobiographical and genealogical notes and a small photograph of Sue Ramsey. The family owned enslaved people and supported the Confederacy during the Civil War, fighting to maintain the Southern economy based on the labors of enslaved people. The correspondence describes the family's affairs through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Most of the letters are written from the family living in Tennessee to Sue when she lived in North Carolina. Some correspondence of note includes several letters from Sue's father in 1864, suggesting she remain in Virginia with relatives or attend the Female Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are letters from Sue's brother John, stationed [...] Read more
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