Letter from Matilda Patterson, Septermber 2, 1861

Authors

Matilda Patterson

Files

Description

Letter from Matilda Patterson from Moor's Byue (Moore's Bayou), Tunica County, later Quitman County, Mississippi to her sister Anna Green, relating family and local news, and praising the soldiers fighting in the war. She mentions that son Joseph is going to fight in Virginia. 1861.

Publication Date

9-2-1861

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Civil war; United States; Agriculture; Green, Anna, 1804-1886; Moore's Bayou (Quitman Co., Miss.); Tunica County (Miss.)

Keywords

ASERL

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 1 p. ; 20 X 25.5 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0010

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Folder 17

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

Manuscripts

Contact Information

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

Recommended Citation

Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University