Letter, Loulie Feemster to Alex W. Feemster, November 9, 1863

Authors

Mary Louise Feemster

Files

Description

Letter, Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She tells him about friends and relatives, then mentions that her father is thinking of selling his place and his slaves. She doesn't think very highly of the Dunnings: ''The girls act very imprudently. They do not work much & their mother eats opium & begs.'' She writes that Mattie has a sore ear and that Uncle Scott is discharged from the army. She describes purchasing wool, spinning, and weaving. She writes about visiting Henry's grave in Friendship Cemetery. Jimmie Elihu has not gone into camp yet. 1863.

ISBN

235-16

Publication Date

11-9-1863

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Feemster family; Slavery; African-Americans; Opium abuse; Infants; Clothing and dress; Civil war; United States; Friendship Cemetery (Columbus, Miss.); Lowndes County (Miss.); Feemster, Alexander Whitfield, 1827-1911

Keywords

ASERL

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 2p ; 24 X 18 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0065

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Oakley Family Papers

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

Oakley Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University