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Carter, Mary A.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1821-

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Perry family correspondence

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS174
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence between the Perry family and extended family members including the Carters and the Chisolms. Transcription is available for the letters dated between 1852 and 1869. The topics include the experiences of the Perry children in school in Monroe, Georgia, as well as plantation and farming life after the Civil War. Other topics include difficulties with freedmen after the Civil War, failing banks in Georgia, poor health, and development in Atlanta.

Dates: 1852-1901, undated