Letter, Joseph Willcox to Marin Willcox, May 11, 1853

Authors

Joseph Wilcox

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This letter, dated May 11, 1853, is written from Joseph Willcox to his mother, Marin Willcox describing his conflicting desires to come home but to stay until he can make his time in Grass Valley, California worth both for himself and for her. Willcox goes on to describe the weather there and speculate on what he might be doing in the coming year.

Publication Date

5-11-1853

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence

Geographic Location

California

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-PC-B1F1-1

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers, Papers Dated 1853 May-1861 May, Box 1, Folder 1

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Letter, Joseph Willcox to Marin Willcox, May 11, 1853, Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers (FVW), The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana