Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, December 3, 1849

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated December 3, 1849, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her about her visits to her friends. She describes one visit with a recently bereaved friend who she details was so heartbroken that she confessed she no longer wished to live.

Publication Date

12-3-1849

Time Period

1840-1849

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Grief

Keywords

letters; families

Geographic Location

Kosciusko (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1849-12-03_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 30

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