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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Prince George County (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Charles Macalester and Robert Gilliam letters

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 16623
Content Description This collection includes letters between Robert Gilliam and Charles Macalester between the years of 1818 and 1872. Gilliam was either a lawyer or clerk at the Prince George County Courthouse in Virginia, and Macalester was a businessman in Philapelphia and the namesake of Macalester College in Minnesota. The letters include a variety of topics--both personal and professional, ranging from the price of beer to the Civil War and Cholera--which seem to indicate the two are related, perhaps as...
Dates: 1817-1872