Description
Copy of a letter from Elizabeth Cromwell Armour of Jackson, Tennessee, to her brother Richard Cromwell, Jr., in Baltimore, Maryland, dated July 9, 1826. The letter mentions family matters. Elizabeth had married William Armour, a Jackson merchant, on May 17, 1825. Armour and his partner Robert Lake operated a store, a cotton gin and built boats that sailed to New Orleans carrying freight. A transcription of the letter is included.
Identifier
sc.0123.os_001.001
Date
1826 July 9
Keywords
Armour, Elizabeth., Letters--Tennessee--Jackson.
Recommended Citation
"Letter from Elizabeth Cromwell Armour, 1826" (2021). Documents. 3.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-wtennhistsoc1/3
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