Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, April 29, 1858

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated April 29, 1858, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to inform her of her safe arrival in New Orleans and tell her about all the visits she's made with friends. She speaks of the sadness provoked by being back in New Orleans but how she feels she has better, truer friends there though she realizes her feelings have more to do with the precious memories of her deceased husband. She goes on to talk about the city and how she's still waiting on the cotton to be sold before she does any shopping.

Publication Date

4-29-1858

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Cotton

Keywords

letters; families;

Geographic Location

New Orleans (La.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 2 pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1858-04-29_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