Letter, Unnamed Friends to Anna (Annie) McKee Boyd, February 12, 1844

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Description

In this handwritten letter addressed to Mrs. Boyd (Anna "Annie" M. Boyd Green), an unnamed friend at the hospital in Jackson, Mississippi where J. D. Boyd died of smallpox offers kind words and comfort to Mrs. Boyd . The friend reassured her that Boyd was cared for by kind hands throughout his illness and eventual death.

Publication Date

2-12-1844

Time Period

1840-1849

Subjects

Correspondence; Death; Letters of condolence

Keywords

condolences; grief; death

Geographic Location

Jackson (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1844-02-12_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 19

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University