Hays Ray Webb Collection

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Description

In this handwritten letter, dated June 12, 1857, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her about her time in Madisonville, Jackson, and Canton. She says she did not stay long in Canton as Scarlet Fever was prevalent there. She goes on to share news of who all she has visited or stayed with over the past several weeks. She updates her sister on how her son, Leon, is doing and asks after Lit's daughter and new baby.

Publication Date

6-12-1857

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Children; Travel; Diseases

Keywords

letters; families; children; scarlet fever

Geographic Location

Madisonville (Miss)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 3pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1857-06-12_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.

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann
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