Title

Letter, John P. Darden to Sarah M. Showers, November 3, 1857

Authors

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, dated November 3, 1857, is written from John P. Darden to Sarah M. Showers in Fayette, Mississippi to ask her opinion on a letter that written to Mary explaining his fear that his previous response to her may have sounded harsh and why he fears it could be interpreted that way. He has included a copy of the letter to Mary with his letter to Sarah and explains that he "would be glad for her to read it for I wish to do nothing that will offend anyone..." The third page has a small portion torn from the right edge.

Publication Date

1-3-1857

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-003_1857-11-03_letter_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Darden Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 5, Correspondence, Personal, 1838-1863

Repository

Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

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.

Contact Information

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

Recommended Citation

Darden Family Papers, Box 2, Series III, Correspondence, 1854-1944, Folder 5, Correspondence, 1854-1944 , Personal, 1838-1859, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University