Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this handwritten letter addressed to Mrs. Boyd (Anna "Annie" M. Boyd Green), W. R. Gist writes to describe her husband, John D. Boyd's stay at the hospital in Jackson, Mississippi prior to his death from small pox. Gist describes how the small pox infection affected Boyd and Boyd's response to his diagnosis and the outcome the doctor's described to him. Gist described how he and Dr. Langley cared for Boyd. He goes on to describe Boyd's last days and how he worried for his wife and children and concludes by providing an account of Boyd's death.
Publication Date
2-20-1844
Time Period
1840-1849
Subjects
Correspondence; Death; Letters of condolence
Keywords
letters; condolences; small pox
Geographic Location
Jackson (Miss.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 4pp
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1844-02-20_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