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Colcock, William Ferguson, 1804-1889 to Theodora Colcock Hutson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08165.15 Author/Creator: Colcock, William Ferguson, 1804-1889 Place Written: Beaufort County, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 June 1868 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Chides his daughter for not writing. Reports family news, including the fever and treatment received by his "pet child." Discusses the livelihood and recent illness of Charles Jones Hutson, Theodora's husband. Asks to have Aunt Sally, Colcock's wife's sister Sarah Huguenin, instruct her in sewing. Discusses some legal business that he, his brother (named Charles Jones), Theodora's husband and her brother Cornelius Colcock are all involved in.

Colcock, William Ferguson, 1804-1889
Hutson, Theodora Olivia Colcock, 1849-?
Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902
Colcock, Cornelius Julius, 1845-1911

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