Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Mattie A. Boyd, August 6, 1855

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated August 6, 1855, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her cousin, Mattie A. Boyd to apologize for not having written sooner and to let her know that she has changed hotels since she last wrote to her sister, Lit. She describes the new hotel as being more elegant than the previous one with a better view and access to the beach. She goes on to ask Mat to work on her writing in hopes that the practice will improve her writing and return it to the quality of times past.

Publication Date

8-6-1855

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Hotels

Keywords

letters; families; Gulf of Mexico; writing

Geographic Location

Mississippi City (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1855-08-06_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