Kirk Family Letters

These letters contain correspondence written by Betsy Caldwell and Kirk descendants. They also include letters between family members updating one another on health concerns, death, births, and marriages. There is also mentions of college and…

This inventory includes discussion of varying books. There are detailed accounts of the Civil War. Family finances are discusses as well as plantation hardships. Health advice is given to combat a variety of illnesses while family health is…

These letters contain information about family money, fear surrounding the Civil War, and the aftermath the war had on the family and their lives.

These letters contain mentions of various monetary exchanges between the family. Health updates, schooling details, exam dates and plantation updates are included as well. Detailed letters provide insight into medical field information and various…

This inventory includes letters detailing the confederate efforts at home, war injuries, plantation damage due to war, and how the household duties have shifted during the Civil War. Whereabouts of various family members are written about. Marriages…

This inventory includes documentation of the family struggling during and after the American Civil War. The letters include various accounts from family members on how the war has impacted their lives. At the end of the documents, there is a Kirk…