https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/c78b56128c573016e1abd579cf6fb584.jpg 2d6828eada48880eb9c5ca5007467ace https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/6f0a74f08155a0ae774b172f25d611b1.jpg 2f4d07bcbf0b4a20fadd49cfb91d3a38 https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/4bbdd97a2461ec5cba227755de2edb02.jpg 749ba2485025728c11175fbac6b346a2 https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/30184fdcfb625a1b8ed588a69ae96b81.jpg 70def1b232754ec615dd0570dd7b9328 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walkup, Samuel Letters Subject The topic of the resource Family violence. Spousal abuse. Slavery. Kentucky--Politics and government--1792-1865. Kentucky--Social life and customs--19th century. Description An account of the resource These family letters span two decades of antebellum history and are an excellent source for social, cultural and economic information from that era. Slavery is discussed and the relationship between slaves and owners is revealed as the writer mentions family members, both white and African-American. Domestic violence is revealed in the letters from Samuel's children Betsy and John. Politics are also discussed as well as prices of crops in Missouri and North Carolina. The letters also document several generations of the Walkup family in North Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1823-1846 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:archives.library@eku.edu">Special Collections and Archives</a>, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource correspondence Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2003a007 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2003a007-f1-i03 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Walkup, Samuel Letters Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource correspondence Type The nature or genre of the resource text Title A name given to the resource ALS John and Lusinda Walkup to Samuel Walkup Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1838-06-24 Description An account of the resource Monroe Co., MO. He has just learned of his mothers death and commiserates with his father. He tells briefly of his situation and sends love from his sister, Betsy who also lives in Missouri. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:archives.library@eku.edu">Special Collections and Archives</a>, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish. Language A language of the resource eng