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Civil War [Mary Mendenhall Hobbs papers]

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@ University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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This folder contains materials related to Friends' involvement in the Civil War. One typed essay draft details the tensions between Friends who believed in states' rights and Friends who supported the war's goal of ending slavery. Another focuses on the roles played by John Crenshaw, Francis King, and Addison Coffin in the reconstruction of the South following the war. The notebook found in this folder is titled "Condition at the close of the Civil War." The final document in this folder is a personal memoir of the Civil War written by Mary (portions of which are transcribed, although pages are missing).
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Essays Notes Manuscripts Memoirs
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Friends Historical Collection, Hege Library, Guilford CollegeCOPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED. The copyright status of this item has not been fully evaluated and may vary for different parts of the item. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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North Carolina Digital Heritage Center