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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.065 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves |
| Title | Claude Gibson to Tobias Gibson regarding examinations and a dream |
| Date | 22 March 1852 |
| Author | Gibson, Claude (fl. 1852-1858) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Tobias |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He is preparing for examinations and does not have time to write very often. He tells of a dream which he believes means he should learn to play the flute. |
| Subjects | Education Art, Music, Theater, and Film Superstition Art, Music, Theater, and Film Children and Family Slavery |
| People | Gibson, Claude (fl. 1852-1858) Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865) |
| Place written | Andover, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Education; Arts & Literature; Children & Family; 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 |