Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd, November 9, 1866

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated November 9, 1866, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her brother, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd concerning some business matters she needs his assistance with. She informs him that she has sent a letter from a prospective buyer for goods to Mr. Webb and asks that the two consult and advise her on what action to take. She goes on to discuss the price of cotton and what she has been advised that she could get for its sale. And inscription of the letter from the prospective buyer is included at the bottom of the last page.

Publication Date

11-9-1866

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; Business; Cotton

Keywords

letters; families; business; cotton

Geographic Location

Edinburgh (Scotland)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 2 pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1866-11-09_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 28

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