Letter, from J.P Drake, Mount Vernon, Virginia to Rev. Benjamen Michael Drake in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 3, 1826

Authors

J. P. Drake

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated November 3, 1826, to Rev. Benjamen Michael Drake in New Orleans, Louisiana from J.P Drake in Mount Vernon, Virginia, discusses illness and deaths in the county, a friend's recent visit, and the death of a cousin.

Publication Date

11-3-1826

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

Sickness; Death

Geographic Location

Mt. Vernon, Virginia

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-658_1826-11-03_Letter-1826_0001s

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Todd A. Herring Collection, Letters, Drake, Rev. Benjamen Michael Family Re. Sickness in New Orleans and Opelousas, 1826-1830

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