Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, December 21, 1851

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated December 21, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to ask after her since she'd returned to her studies in Kosciusko. She teases that she fears Lit will "get so above [her] family and friends" that she will forget about them. She goes on to describe the time she spent in Yazoo City over the summer, stating that she had a "summer of beaux, fine working, intelligent, gentlemen" and how two of them escorted her to the boat when she left for Vicksburg, one of whom she thinks she is half in love with.

Publication Date

12-21-1851

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence: Families; Relationships

Keywords

letters; families

Geographic Location

Jackson (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1851-12-21_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.

Recommended Citation

Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University