Letter, W. H. Hobbs and Howell Hobbs to Eudora Hobbs, January 13, 1961

Authors

W. H. Hobbs
Howell Hobbs

Files

Description

Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her young brother, W. H. Hobbs, and her father, Howell Hobbs, near Jackson, Mississippi, 1861. The boy writes about Christmas firecrackers and food, as well as duck shooting. Howell Hobbs writes about Mississippi's secession from the Union.

ISBN

51-F3-2

Publication Date

1-13-1861

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Secession; Mississippi; Duck shooting; Children; Christmas; Hinds County (Miss.)

Keywords

CHARM

Format (original)

correspondence: 1 p. ; 20 X 24 cm.

Format (digital)

JPEG

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0012

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

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Recommended Citation

Hobbs Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University