Hays Ray Webb Collection

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Description

In this handwritten letter, dated February 9, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit' Boyd Webb to share her hesitancy in leaving their cousin, Eliza, in Jackson and suggested that perhaps Lit could stay with her for a while. Sophia offers to have her some dresses made and assures it would be a pleasant place to spend the summer. She goes on to discuss the news she'd heard from home and asks after the rest of the family. In a post note, Sophia advises Lit on her to pray ardently over her decision of marriage to Mr. Webb.

Publication Date

2-9-1851

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Marriage; Travel

Keywords

letters; families

Geographic Location

Jackson (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1851-02-09_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 31

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, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann
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