Todd A. Herring Archival Collection
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Description
This handwritten letter, written in script and dated June 6, 1810, to Rev. James Smylie in Washington, Adams County, Mississippi, from J. Maxwell [Macaide], in Greenville, Mississippi, discusses the writer's failed courtship of a young lady, his thoughts on who may have negatively spoken of him with the lady in question, his thoughts on ""religious people"". The writer goes on to beseech the reverend to ""undo"" whatever negative opinions were set forth about the writer and opine about the difficulties of finding bride when one is poor. The writer concludes by describing the illness of a friend (fever). The last page (the address page) also includes a list of ""Those Unpaid"" and ""Those Unpaid"" with names and dollar amounts.
Publication Date
6-6-1810
Time Period
1810-1819
Subjects
Courtship
Geographic Location
Greenville, MS
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS-658_1810-06-06-_Letter-1810_0001s
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Todd A. Herring Collection, Letters Rev. James Smylie, Washington, Adams County, Mississippi re. Yellow fever in Natchez, Cotton Prices, Presbyterian church, 1810-1839
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Rights
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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