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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown, 1845, Ms2024-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in January 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown was completed in January 2024.

Biographical Note

Alfred T. Harris (1799-1883) was a resident of Richmond, Virginia. His wife was Mary C. Harris (1815-1893) and his children included Powhatan and Alfred.

External Sources:

"Alfred Turpin Harris", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25286808/alfred-turpin-harris , accessed Jan. 26, 2024.

"Mary Catherine Harris', FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25286854/mary-catherine-harris , accessed Jan. 26, 2024.

U.S. Federal Census, 1880.

Scope and Content

The Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown is written by Harris in Richmond, Virginia, on July 30, 1845, to Brown, in Variety Mills, Virginia. Harris discusses that he has not yet recieved a crop of tobacco and continues to describe tobacco in great detail, from the treatment to the cost.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agriculture
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Alfred T. Harris Letter to Robert L. Brown by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).