Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this handwritten letter, dated July 24, 1855, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to let her know that she is in Mississippi City, Mississippi to try and recover her health. She explains that she was seriously ill not long after her new son [Leon] was born. She describes the illness and how much better she feels now. She goes on to congratulate her sister on the birth of her daughter and expresses her hope to see the child soon. She talks of her own newborn and how busy he keeps both her and his nurse and how smart and handsome she finds him. She then describes her trip to Mississippi City and the hotel where they are staying. She picks up writing the letter again on the e 28th and describes the events that prevented her from completing the letter earlier.
Publication Date
7-24-1855
Time Period
1850-1859
Subjects
Correspondence; Families; Illnesses; Babies
Keywords
letters; families; infants; sickness
Geographic Location
Mississippi City (Miss.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 4pp
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1855-07-24_Letter
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 34
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