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    <unittitle>Pickens Family Papers</unittitle>
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      <persname authfilenumber="http://viaf.org/viaf/33198808" role="crp" rules="aacr" source="viaf">Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson)</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <famname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Pickens family</famname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Pickens, Ezekiel</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">9 Item</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1812/1869" type="inclusive">Inclusive 1812-1869</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research use.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Pickens Family Papers, WLU Coll. 0046, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection includes personal and official letters of F.W. Pickens and his family, including his uncle, Ezekiel Pickens. Also includes receipts and lists pertaining to his slaves and legal papers.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">Slaves</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Legal documents</subject>
    <geogname>South Carolina</geogname>
    <subject source="fast">Ambassadors</subject>
    <geogname source="fast">Russia</geogname>
    <subject source="fast">Receipts (Acknowledgments)</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/996779" source="fast">Correspondence</subject>
    <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Buchanan, James, 1791-1868</persname>
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