Hays Ray Webb Collection

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Description

In this handwritten letter, dated May 26, 1861, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd writes to his sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to let her know that he received the package she sent him and thanks her for the flannels. He continues by telling her he was not able to leave with his Company but expects to join them the next day. He says he has been staying with a private family and receiving excellent treatment. He then speculates that the place his Company is heading is near "the enemy's door" and shares the news he's heard from them since they left. He goes on to share their sister Sophia's struggles with letting Bob leave to join the cause and then shares his thoughts on the possibility of Americans meeting Americans on the battlefield.

Publication Date

5-26-1861

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Keywords

letters; families; Civil War

Geographic Location

Corinth (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1861-05-26_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 22

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.

Letter, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd to Matilda Ann
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