Letter, A. Shaw to Mary Shaw; 12/2/1861

Authors

Albert Shaw

Files

Description

Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw. He writes that he is still unwell and that he has the ''flux.'' Another company left Brookhaven, but there is no news from the war. He tells her about the cotton and some hogs that they plan to kill. Some of their neighbors have diphtheria. 1861.

Publication Date

12-2-1861

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Agriculture; Cotton; Civil war; United States; Brookhaven (Miss.); Diphtheria; Diseases

Keywords

ASERL

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 1 leaf ; 19.8 X 12.7 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0112

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Thompson B. Shaw-McKell papers, Box 1, Folder 2

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

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Contact Information

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Recommended Citation

Thompson B. Shaw-McKell papers, Special Collections University, Mississipi State University Libraries