Manning-Biggs family papers, 1863-1939
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Manning-Biggs family papers, 1863-1939
- Creator
- Manning family.
- Extent
- 1 reel of microfilm (partial)
- Subjects
- Biggs family.
- Manning family.
- Soldiers.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
- Invitations
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Scope and Content
- This is a microfilmed collection of papers belonging to the Manning and Biggs families. Included are two letters written by a Confederate soldier held prisoner at Camp Douglas, Illinois. There are also a few letters from a soldier, written en route to Manila, the Philippines, in 1900. The remainder of the papers are wedding invitations.
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