Creator

Date Original

1863-1865

Description

This collection contains a transcript of Mary Frances Sale Edmonson's diary with notes and footnotes provided by the transcriber.

Biographical/Historical Note

Mary Frances Sale was born to William F. Sale and Anna Elizabeth Lenore Sale November 17, 1816, in Amherst County, Virginia. She married Albert G. Edmonson (1805-1888) on May 23, 1854, and raised his three children, William, Mary Elizabeth, and Carolyn Pinson from his first marriage, along with their two children, Louise Titus and John Albert. They lived at Holly Grove Plantation in Phillips County, Arkansas. Mary Frances Sale Edmonson died after a serious illness around 1868.

Physical Description

Document, 8.5" x 11"

Geographical Area

Phillips County (Ark.); Virginia

Language

English

Identifier

SMC.004.006

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Mary Frances Sale (Mrs. Albert G.) Edmonson diary, SMC.004.006

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Mary Frances Sale (Mrs. Albert G.) Edmonson diary, 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

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