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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: N2017- 19
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Title, Dates: Sarah "Sallie" Jane Galphin Burroughs letters, 1857-1858, 1861, 1865.
Amount: .25 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Unarranged.
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Biographical/Historical:     Sarah "Sallie" Jane Burroughs (1840-1868) was the daughter of Dr. George Galphin and Matilda Hariett Maxwell. The Galphin family was a prominent Tallahassee family and they owned the Belair Plantation in Leon County. Matilda Galphin died on July 29, 1855, and George married Virginia Parkhill on September 15, 1856. Sarah married Benjamin Burroughs on June 11, 1863.
Summary:     This collection consists of letters sent to Sarah J. Galphin Burroughs from her family members. The letters discuss family matters and local affairs. Of interest are the letters from Sarah's stepmother, Virginia Galphin, discussing the remarriage and unity of the family after the passing of Sarah's mother, Matilda Galphin. The collection also includes letters from Sarah's husband, Benjamin Burroughs, regarding his service in the Confederate Army.
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General Note: Previously State Library of Florida Manuscripts Collection MS17.
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Subject Access Fields: Family Florida
Civil War (Fla.)
Letters. aat
Leon County (Fla.)
Tallahassee (Fla.)
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