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This folder contains a handwritten reminiscence of life at Davidson College in the 1840s, written by Reverend Jethro Rumple. Approximately 16 pages long, it contains a description of the College President's "body servant," Esom.

Title
Davidson College in the Forties
Geographic Coverage
Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Subject (Topic)
Slavery--North Carolina--19th Century.
Subject (Name)
Type
Text
Format
Programs (documents)
Language
English
Digital Exhibit
Nineteenth Century Family Papers and Plantation Records of Davidson College Trustees
Local Item/Call Number
DC0222s
Standard Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Contact Information
Archives and Special Collections, E.H. Little Library, Davidson College, P.O. Box 7200, Davidson, NC 28035-7200 / 704.894.2632
Digital Collection
North Carolina Memory
Accessibility Statement
Archival Content: this is a digital surrogate of an item that was created before April 26, 2027. It is presented here for research, reference or recordkeeping. For help accessing this material, please visit https://www.digitalnc.org/about/policies/accessibility/

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