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

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated May 30, 1859, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to ask her advice on how she makes her butter come together so quickly and so well. She describes the trouble she's had getting her own butter to churn properly and offers her own thoughts on what might be wrong but begs her sister to give her the recipe and tips. She goes on to describe the various fruits she's been preserving and asks after Lit's children.

Publication Date

5-30-1859

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Butter

Keywords

letters; families; butter churning

Geographic Location

La Grange (Tenn.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 5pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1859-05-30_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