Todd A. Herring Archival Collection
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Description
This letter is particularly interesting because it appears to have been dictated rather than written by the alleged author, which can be determined in part because the confident, educated hand of the letter is completely different from Lawrence's signature. In it, Margaret Lawrence, aunt and guardian of several orphaned children, writes to Forsyth to request his help in seeking money from distant relatives of the children to sustain them until they can earn their own livings. Notes at the end indicate her story and the condition of the family are confirmed by the minister and an Elder of her church and their signatures do match the author's hand. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.
Publication Date
1816
Time Period
1810-1819
Subjects
social history
Geographic Location
Scotland
Object Type
text
Format (original)
document
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_658_Lawrence_to_Forsyth_1816a
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Todd A. Herring Collection
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University
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Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Todd A. Herring Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University