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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | Linville Higgins |
| Title: | Linville Higgins Letter, 1871 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Linville Higgins Letter is a one paged letter written by Linville Higgins of Alleghany County, North Carolina in 1871 to his grandson John Higgins. |
| This collection provides insight into health of elderly people, crops, political opinion during Reconstruction era Appalachian North Carolina. | |
| Extent: | 0.01 linear feet, 1 archival folder |
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[Identification of item], Linville Higgins Letter, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
On 13 January 2005, Union Station Kansas City donated this collection to the University Archives, which subsequently gave it to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection. The accession number is 05-06. It was opened to the public on 4 March 2005.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, March 2005
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, March 2005
Linville Higgins (1796-1881) was a farmer in the Glade Creek township in present day Alleghany County, North Carolina. He married Judiah Kirby. They had ten children: Goldman, Linville Bryant, John Kirby, Frances, Thomas, Palymra, William, David, Calvin and Sarah. Linville and Judiah were buried in the Linville Higgins Cemetery near Ennice, North Carolina.
Linville Higgin's letter to his adult grandson John Higgins provides a great deal of insight into the opinions and experience of Reconstruction era Appalachian people. He mentions his personal health, current prices for crops and his religious beliefs. He describes his marriage as being in "a grait del of trouble" due to the ill health of his wife. He also states that he is "well pleased that the "Rebs and Cucluks" lost the state convention to the Union Party.
| Appalachians (People) -- North Carolina -- Alleghany County -- Attitudes -- Sources |
| Appalachians (People) -- North Carolina -- Alleghany County -- Social life and customs -- Sources |
| Higgins, Linville |
| Collection 227. Linville Higgins Letter. | |||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | Letter, 16 September 1871. | |||||||
Hazel Cooper"Linville Higgins" in Alleghany County Heritage. Hunter Pubishing Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1983.
