Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, March 30, 1859

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated March 30, 1859, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to let her know she made it to La Grange, Tennessee and describes the trip up there. She tells of leaving her brother Jack in Memphis to wait for their freight while she and Leon went on to La Grange. She goes on to talk about her house there and her plans. In an addition to the letter, dated April 7th she continues to fill Lit in on how she's settling in and her plans for fixing up the house and garden with Jack's help. She describes the colleges in La Grange and what the society is like.

Publication Date

3-30-1859

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Travel; Houses

Keywords

letters; families; travel

Geographic Location

La Grange (Tenn.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 10pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1859-03-30_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 35

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