Hobbs Family Papers
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Description
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her cousin, N. H. Boyd, in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding Christmas happenings and other family news. Boyd mentions a postponed hanging of two slaves, one for killing an overseer and one for stealing. She also writes about Mississippi's secession from the Union. 1861.
ISBN
51-F3-1
Publication Date
1-13-1861
Time Period
1860-1869
Subjects
Slavery; Lynching; Hanging; Secession; Christmas; Mississippi; Hinds County (Miss.)
Keywords
CHARM
Format (original)
correspondence: 1 p. ; 19 X 26.5 cm.
Format (digital)
JPEG
Digital ID
C_ASERL_2010_0011
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Hobbs Family Papers, Folder 3
Repository
Manuscripts Division
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
Hobbs Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University