Nannie Herndon Rice Family Papers
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Description
Black-bordered letter from J. M. Jones in Marion, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice in Mobile, Alabama, opening with news about mutual friends and the weather. She writes about women in Marion working to help maimed soldiers and describes one of her pupils as 'the most stupid child in the world.' She also refers to the death of General Leonidas Polk, who was killed in Georgia two days earlier. Letter was sent 'by Ansel'. 1864.
Publication Date
6-16-1864
Time Period
1860-1869
Subjects
Marion (Miss.); Women; Civil war; United States; Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864; Jones family; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906; Teachers
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Correspondence: 1 p. ; 18.5 x 24.5 cm.
Format (digital)
Digital ID
C_ASERL_2010_0040
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Nannie Herndon Rice family papers, Folder 23
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
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Contact Information
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Recommended Citation
Rice (Nannie Herndon) Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University