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In this letter, dated October 29, 1937, George J. Thornton writes to James Franklin "Frank" Buchanan to tease him about him feigning illness to get out of his upcoming wedding. He teases that should Buchanan try to back out of the nuptials, Attala County might march on Choctaw to defend the bride's honor. At the bottom of the letter "Joke!" is written in pencil. And envelope with a Kosciusko, Mississippi postmark and a three cent postage stamp is included.

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Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Correspondence; Weddings; Wit and humor

Keywords

letters; illness; weddings

Geographic Location

Kosciusko (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 2pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_854_1937-10-29_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, James Franklin "Frank" Buchanan Papers, Box 1, Folder 7

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Letter, George J. Thornton to James Franklin Buchanan, October 29, 1937

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