Samuel Lyle and Florella (Brown) Adair collection, 1831-1921 (bulk 1856-1865) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Abstract:Contains over 1600 letters and other records of Samuel Lyle Adair & his wife, Florella Brown Adair, and various members of each one's family. Includes correspondence, diaries, sermons, church records, and business records. Approx. 1/6 of the collection is correspondence (some Civil War) of son-in-law Jeremiah Berger Remington. One-sixth of the letters are 1831-1855, half are 1856-1865, 1/3 are from after the Civil War to 1921. Over 200 letters are from Adair's sisters and give a woman's point of view on this time period. There are also a few letters in John Brown's hand