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2 revisions | carolinehartman at Jan 20, 2021 06:45 PM | |
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3Survey of G.R. Fairbanks Premices marked Rainsford Place Nov. 1861 Have showed this to Chestern There is a third letter from Ensign to Fairbanks July 2 1861 about Fairbanks house. In the Glass collection there is a long account of Fairbanks in his own handwriting. It describes both his first home on the brow of the mountain North westerly from Green's View. Reference is made to all the cabins on the mountains before the war. In 1863 my residence and all the University buildings were burned by the Federal troops. He describes his return to Sewanee after the war and the building of his second home on the site of the home built by Bishop Polk by Otey Spring. Fairbanks also states the he with Barney and Bishop Green, during the year 1859, had named the springs and views. record of which was preserved and appeard on a map made under the direction of Bishop Hapkins in 1859-60. Now preserved in the archives. WE have this map well identified and the brow of the mountain west of Green's view is marked Fairbanks View. Think you should have this in case I die suddenly S.H. Torian | 3 |