A Guide to the Overton Harris Letter, 17 September 1825
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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 23388
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Preferred Citation
Overton Harris Letter, 17 September 1825. Accession 23388, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Lent for copying by Mrs. Roy E. Murphy, 9 August 1949.
Biographical/Historical Information
Overton Harris was born in Louisa County, Virginia. Sometime before 1825, he and his family emigrated to Todd County, Kentucky. Harris had either moved from Kentucky or died by 1840.
Scope and Content Information
Letter, dated 17 September 1825, from Overton Harris of Todd County, Kentucky, to his brother Benjamin Harris (d. 1846) of Louisa County, Virginia, describing life in Todd County, including observations on agriculture, weather, and religion. Also includes a discussion of illness among the slaves.