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W. D. Carnes Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2250
Abstract

In a March 23, 1861 letter to his children, W. D. Carnes, then president of Franklin College in Franklin, Tenn., writes of an illness sweeping through the school, fundraising activities, and news of three students who were violent Secessionists leaving the school.

Dates: 1861 March 23

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  • Subject: Education -- Tennessee. X
  • Subject: Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. X