Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, November 19, 1853

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated November 19, 1853, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her she misses her and to describe how she's been feeling since her three week old baby boy was born. She goes into great detail about how lonely and despondent she's been and goes on to say she spends whatever time she has to herself reading. In an addition to the letter, dated November 22, she speaks of the news she's heard from the family and let's Lit know that she will send the things she left by Mr. Hays when he goes to Kosciusko.

Publication Date

11-19-1853

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Children; Postpartum depression

Keywords

letters; families; childbirth; postpartum

Geographic Location

Louisville (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1853-11-19_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 33

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