Letter, Josephine Ingles Boyd to Ma (Annie McKee Boyd Green), October 23, 1862

Authors

Josphine Ingles Boyd

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated October 23, 1862, Josephine Ingles Boyd writes to her mother-in-law, Anna (Annie) McKee Boyd Green, to update her on how she is doing while her husband, John Gordan Davis Boyd, is gone from home to fight in the Civil War. She shares news of where he is and how she and the children are fairing in his absence as well as her hopes that the war will end soon with satisfactory terms for the Confederate States. She goes on to talk of how the "Indians" have stolen horses and have killed several men and expresses her weariness of living in the frontier. She sends her love to the other members of the family and asks for prayers while she awaits her husband's return.

Publication Date

10-23-1862

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

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

Keywords

letters; families; Civil War

Geographic Location

Texas

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 2 pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1862-10-23_Letter-to-Mother

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 25

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