02545cpcaa2200481 a 4500 mm 79000300 DLC 20260227111630.0 790209|||||||||||| eng mm 79000300 DLC dacs DLC DLC W lcmd Buford, Charles, 1797-1866. Charles Buford papers, circa 1842-1865. 38 items. Open to research. Chiefly family and personal correspondence commenting on political and social conditions prior to and during the Civil War, particularly slavery and its abolition and the effects of the war on civilians. Includes a letter from James W. Duke, a Confederate soldier in the Union prison at Rock Island, Ill.; a satirical essay by Buford on the slavery question; and a biographical sketch of Buford. Other correspondents include T.H. Bradford, John C. Breckinridge, James F. Buckner, W.N. Budd, Garrett Davis, N.W. Duke, J. Henry (John Flournoy Henry), and George S. Williams. In part, typewritten transcripts. Planter of Georgetown, Ky. Moved to Rock Island, Ill., circa 1853. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Bradford, T. H. Correspondence. Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875 Correspondence. Buckner, James F. Correspondence. Budd, W. N. Correspondence. Davis, Garrett, 1801-1872 Correspondence. Duke, N. W. Correspondence. Henry, J. (John), 1793-1873 Correspondence. Williams, George S., active 1863 Correspondence. Slavery United States. Illinois History Civil War, 1861-1865. Georgetown (Ky.) History. Kentucky History Civil War, 1861-1865. Rock Island (Ill.) History. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons. United States Politics and government 1845-1861. United States Politics and government 1861-1865. United States Social conditions To 1865. Plantation owners itoamc Duke, James W. James W. Duke correspondence. 40281 40281