Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, November 13, 1855

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated November 13, 1855, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to urge Lit to have Mr. Webb hurry his workmen to build a home for her near Lit. She goes on to ask after Lit's daughter, Evy, and updates her on her own son, Leon's growth. [Sophia's husband, J. Sidney Hays, died August 27, 1855, three months before this letter.]

Publication Date

11-13-1855

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Babies

Keywords

letters; families

Geographic Location

Glendale (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 1p

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1855-11-13_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