Blackistone Family Collection--Correspondence

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Blackistone Family Collection--Correspondence

Entry/Object ID

2004.008.0297

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 11 3/4" w x 9 1/2" h Photocopies of thirty-three letters from John F. Dent to his wife and daughter at Burlington during January, February, and early March 1864. He was in Annapolis attending the legislative session while the family tried to contend with the depredations of Union troops and the loss of the slaves.

Collection

Blackistone Family Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1864

Location

Container

Blackistone Collection, Box 8

Shelf

Rack 06, Shelf 5

Rack

Rack 06

Wall

South wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Blackistone Collection, Box 8

Shelf

Rack 06, Shelf 5

Rack

Rack 06

Wall

South wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Blackistone Collection, Box 5 (gray)

Shelf

Rack 06, Shelf 3

Rack

Rack 06

Wall

South wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dent, Catherine Rebecca (1842-1872)

Person or Organization

Dent, John F. (1814-1898)

Person or Organization

Dent, Lillia Blakistone (1815-1884)