Series 26 - James Francis Tracy letters

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James Francis Tracy letters

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  • 1821-1826 (Creation)

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Kerby A. Miller created his abstracts of the Tracy letters from manuscripts held in the James Francis Tracy papers, Rubenstein Library Manuscripts, Duke University [OCLC number 41057765].

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[This letter contains outdated attitudes or language that does not reflect the current views or positions of the University of Galway Library. Reader discretion is advised.] Transcripts of 23 letters written by James Francis Tracy, a native of Dublin who emigrated to Fairfax County, Virginia in 1821 to claim his uncle Thomas Tracy's estate (Mount Erin), to his friend Richard Scott, executor of Thomas Tracy's will. Many of the letters regard the purchase of slaves and transfers of indentured servants, Tracy's complaints about said slaves and servants, and property disputes.

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