Letter, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd to his mother, Anna (Annie) McKee Boyd Green, June 11, 1859

Authors

Anderson Jackson Boyd

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated June 11, 1859, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd writes to his mother, Anna (Annie) Boyd Green to see if she intends on visiting home and how he longs to visit the ones he loves most. He goes on to express how he had erroneously assumed that he could focus on his college course without returning home to visit but finds that he will not make it an entire year without visiting home.He goes on to update her on other family he's heard from.

Publication Date

6-11-1859

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; College students

Keywords

letters; families

Geographic Location

LaGrange (Tenn.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 1p

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1859-06-11_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 20

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

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Recommended Citation

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