Date Original
1882
Description
This collection contains correspondence to William L. Abington from his brother, F.C.A. Harris. The letters contain information about the daily lives of Harris and his family in Collierville, Tennessee. Discusses sharecroppers, 1882 crop, and land sold in Arkansas for taxes.
Biographical/Historical Note
William T. Abington was born in 1843, in Collierville, Shelby County, Tennessee. He served in Johnson's Brigade, Company C, 4th Tennessee Infantry during the Civil War. In 1866, he married Mary Jane Plant, a native of Shelby County, and they had three children: Lena, William, and Eugene. In 1870, Abington and his family moved to Beebe, White County, Arkansas, where he became a farmer. He died February 23, 1888. F.C.A. Harris was Williams' brother and a land owner in Tennessee.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Tennessee; Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.001.001
Resource Type
Text
Collection
W.L. Abington letters, SMC.001.001
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
W.L. Abington letters, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
