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Item dated 1854 27 letters Box 4, Folder 5

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  1. 28 May Father believes Kansas-Nebraska Act will make Northerners refuse to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law.
  2. 18 June Mother urges Peyton to join the Know-Nothings.
  3. 26 June Mother notes rumor that Pope's nuncio was engaged in Catholic atrocities to subvert the government and make Washington the headquarters of the Pope.
  1. James Madison University
  2. John T. Harris papers
  3. Correspondence
  4. Addressed to Peyton Randolph

Item dated 1856 29 letters Box 5, Folder 1

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  1. 9 July Henry Force describes trial of Preston Brookes for assault of Sumner in the Senate.
  2. 17 Aug. Henry Force discusses maintenance of Washington Territory boundary.
  3. 24 Aug. Father tries unsuccessfully to get a clerkship at Congress.
  4. 3 Sept. Henry Force describes his father's (Peter Force) problems with his documentary history of America.
  5. 3 Nov. Peyton believes Buchanan will defeat Fillmore in presidential election.
  1. James Madison University
  2. John T. Harris papers
  3. Correspondence
  4. Addressed to Peyton Randolph

Item dated 1861/1862 32 letters Box 5, Folder 3

Notable Letters:
  1. 6 Jan. 1861 Peyton believes conflict between South Carolina and the U.S. will not last long because neither can afford a war.
  2. 17 March 1861 Mother believes Lincoln will preserve peace.
  3. 24 March 1861 Peyton joins the Army at Fort Morgan, Alabama.
  4. 24 March 1861 Mother observes that most Know-Nothings have switched to the Republicans.
  5. 14 April 1861 Mother says, "Hurrah for the Southern Confederacy."
  6. 8 Sept. 1861 Mother describes rising prices in Richmond. Peyton's brother John could see the Capitol rotunda on picket duty outside Washington.
  7. 20 Oct. 1861 Mother visits Richmond hospitals filled with soldiers.
  8. 5 May 1862 Mother describes Confederate evacuation of Yorktown and Norfolk. Notes Merrimac is in the James River.
  9. 24 Dec. 1862 Peyton asks when General. Armistead's uniforms will be ready.
  1. James Madison University
  2. John T. Harris papers
  3. Correspondence
  4. Addressed to Peyton Randolph

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