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Collection Reference Number GLC04501.049
From Archive Folder Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves 
Title Gibson Gibson to Tobias Gibson regarding parenting and education
Date 20 January 1846
Author Gibson, Gibson (fl. 1842-1865)  
Recipient Gibson, Tobias  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Gibson has gone to Louisiana to try to build his fortune. The letter discusses parenting and education at great length.
Subjects Children and Family  Education  Finance  Slavery  
People Gibson, Gibson (fl. 1842-1865)  Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865)  
Place written Port Gibson, Mississippi
Theme Children & Family; Education; Slavery & Abolition
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Tobias Gibson was a plantation owner and owned four estates: Greenwood, Magnolia, Hollywood, and Live Oak. He resided primarily in Lexington, Kentucky, but was one of the wealthiest cotton and sugar planters of the Mississippi Valley.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859