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Tag Archives: Joyner Family Papers
22 November 1864: “The yankees passed last week, but did not trouble anything.”
Item Description: A letter from Mary Forbes to Julia Joyner. Mrs. Joyner directed affairs on the family plantation while her husband and son’s were in the war. Mary inquires after acquaintances and family members in this letter and mentions an encounter with … Continue reading
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1 October 1864: “I can serve the country as well or better in my present position than in any other.”
Item Description: Letter dated 1 October 1864 written by W. H. Joyner. Joyner’s Uncle Sid was in prison at this time on Johnson Island. Item Citation: From folder 18, Joyner Family Papers (#04428), Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of … Continue reading
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18 August 1864: “I am sorry you could not hear from your son”
Item Description: Letter dated 18 August 1864 from Susan Foster to Mrs. Joiner. She seeks to help Mrs. Joiner in obtaining additional information about her son after his injury. The post from August 2nd documents Susan Foster’s first letter to … Continue reading
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2 August 1864: “your son was severely wounded in the head”
Item Description: Letter dated 2 August 1864 from Susan Foster. She writes to tell Mrs. Joyner about the injury of her son. Item Citation: Folder 17, Joyner Family Papers, #04428, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at … Continue reading
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