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Acca L. Colby Purdy Correspondence (Brownsville, Matamoros)

The collection consists of thirteen letters written from Brownsville, Texas starting January 1866 to June 1866 by Acca L. Colby Purdy and her husband Warren G. Purdy to their family in Chicago, Illinois. In addition, there are two portrait images; one of Acca and the other of Warren. The correspondence narrates life in Brownsville, Matamoros and the nearby areas as well as the living and social conditions.

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Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-01-18

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-02-03

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-02-12

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-02-20

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-02-25

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-03-13

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-04-08

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-04-12

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-05-06

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-05-11

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-06-10

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Acca L Colby Purdy Correspondence, 1866-06-16

Acca L. Colby Purdy
Portraits of Acca L. Colby Purdy and Warren G. Purdy

H. Rocher Studio
Transcriptions of Acca L. Colby Purdy and Warren G. Purdy correspondence

Acca L. Colby Purdy and Warren G. Purdy
Warren G. Purdy Correspondence, 1866-04-12

Warren G. Purdy