Title

Letter, A. Shaw to Mary Shaw; 5/14/1862

Authors

Albert Shaw

Files

Description

Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw, telling her that his health has not improved and that his wife, Almerinda (''Rinnie''), has the measles. He thinks that the measles were carried by sick soldiers from Corinth, Mississippi. Yankee gunboats destroyed part of a railroad bridge at Manchac Pass and killed 20-30 soldiers. More than 200 soldiers, including a company of artillery from Natchez and a company of infantry from Lawrence County, left Brookhaven the day before. He also writes about the state of his crops. 1862.

Publication Date

5-14-1862

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Measles; Diseases; Corinth (Miss.); Gunboats; Manchac (La.); Brookhaven (Miss.); Natchez (Miss.); Lawrence County (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Agriculture

Keywords

ASERL

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 1 leaf ; 29.5 X 19.1 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0114

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