Letters, Booth R. E. Meade and Fanny Meade, Rose Cottage, Columbus, Mississippi, to Dr. Thomas T. Meade, Hamburg, Mississippi, July 13, 1846

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Description

These handwritten letters, written in script and dated July 13, 1846, from Booth R. E. Meade and Fanny Meade at Rose Cottage, Columbus, Mississippi, to Dr. Thomas T. Meade in Hamburg, Mississippi discusses sickness in Columbus and provides an update on the plantation. The ink on the pages has bled through making the letters appear to be superimposed. The first letter, written by Booth R. E. Meade is addressed ""Dear Brother"" and the second letter, written by Fanny Meade, is addressed ""Dear Cousin.""

Publication Date

1-13-1846

Time Period

1840-1846

Subjects

Sickness; Plantations

Geographic Location

Columbus, MS

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-658_1846-07-13_Letter-1846_0001s

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Todd A. Herring Collection, Meade, Re and Fanny, Rose Cottage, Columbus, Mississippi, to Dr. Thomas T. Meade, Hamburg, Mississippi, Re. Sickness in Columbus, Update on Plantation, 1846

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Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

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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