TY - GEN AU - Buford,Charles AU - Duke,James W. TI - Charles Buford papers, KW - Bradford, T. H. KW - Breckinridge, John C. KW - Buckner, James F. KW - Budd, W. N. KW - Davis, Garrett, KW - Duke, N. W. KW - Henry, J. KW - Williams, George S., KW - Slavery KW - United States KW - Illinois KW - History KW - Civil War, 1861-1865 KW - Georgetown (Ky.) KW - Kentucky KW - Rock Island (Ill.) KW - Prisoners and prisons KW - Politics and government KW - 1845-1861 KW - 1861-1865 KW - Social conditions KW - To 1865 KW - Plantation owners KW - itoamc N1 - Open to research; In part, typewritten transcripts N2 - 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 ER -