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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: N2000- 22
Creator: McKeown family
Title, Dates: McKeown and Mayo family letters, 1853-1863.
Amount: 0.25 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     The McKeown and Mayo families were wealthy plantation owners who moved to Hernando County, Florida, from the Piedmont region of South Carolina in the early 1850s. The McKeowns operated a cotton press, blacksmith shop, and sugar cane mill. Anna McKeown (1830-1908) married Anderson Mayo (1812-1885) in 1852 and they lived on his family's property, Mayo Hill, near Lake Lindsey in Hernando County. Anderson Mayo was a prominent figure in Hernando, working as a dentist, lawyer and politician.
Summary:     This collection contains letters by various members of the McKeown and Mayo families of Hernando County from the mid-19th century. The letters are routine in nature, discussing the health of family members, weather conditions, farming, and financial matters. The last four letters give some detail of McKeown brothers' service in the Civil War. Most of the letters have a typescript attached.
Finding Aids: Folder listing available. 0
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Location of Originals/Duplicates: The originals are in the possession of the donor, Harry McKeown.
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Subject Access Fields: Mayo family
McKeown family
Family Florida
Farm life.
Pioneers Florida
Letters. aat
Florida History Civil War, 1861-1865
Hernando County (Fla.)
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