mixed material monographic eng 50 Primarily letters received by Kitty Blackburn, a housekeeper on George Carter Blakemore's plantation near Berryville in Clarke County, Va., from her daughter, Sarah Maria Moore, a laundress in New Orleans, La., reflecting African American family life during Reconstruction. Open to research. African American family residing chiefly in Louisiana and Virginia. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Blakemore, George Carter Blackburn family African Americans Social conditions 19th century African Americans Louisiana New Orleans African Americans Virginia Berryville African Americans Virginia Clarke County Plantations Virginia Clarke County Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Louisiana Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Virginia Berryville (Va.) History Clarke County (Va.) History Louisiana History Virginia History New Orleans (La.) History Blackburn, Kitty. Moore, Sarah Maria. mm 98006414 Open to research. DLC 990212 20260227111727.0 mm 98006414