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A Guide to the Francena Martin Sutton Narrative, [ca. 1914]
Biographical NoteA resident of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Francena Martin Sutton (d. 1914) traveled to Washington, Arkansas, with a group of women and children in 1864, hoping to escape the hardships of the Civil War. After their arrival in Washington, Confederate soldiers escorted the women to Paris, Texas. Sutton had at least two children, William Seneca Sutton, a dean of the University of Texas School of Education, and Mary Sutton Kinsworthy. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe typescript of the Francena Martin Sutton Narrative, [ca. 1914], concerns life in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1864 and the journey of a group of Fayetteville women and children to Washington, Arkansas, that year. The account describes combat in Fayetteville; relations between the women, Union and Confederate soldiers, and slaves; hardships of weather and food during the journey; and encounters with Native Americans. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationFrancena Martin Sutton Narrative, [ca. 1914], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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