Letter, Alex W. Feemster to Loulie Feemster, December 6, 1863

Authors

Alexander Whitfield Feemster

Files

Description

Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster. He writes that he saw the Royal Arch degree (a Masonic rank) conferred. He assures her that ''it is not in me to love a dollar'' and refers to ''The Widow Bedott'' stories by Frances M. Whitcher. He writes about being more practical than idealistic when it comes to duty. He tells her of a sermon he heard and that Charly Harper just went home on a 25-day furlough. 1863.

ISBN

235-19

Publication Date

12-6-1863

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Religion; Furloughs; Civil war; United States; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867

Keywords

ASERL

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 3p ; 22.5 X 14.5 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0068

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

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Recommended Citation

Oakley Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University