Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, July 12, 1859

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated July 12, 1859, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to inform her that her milk cow died before she received the butter recipe Lit had sent her. She goes on to talk about the disease affecting livestock and her prospects for getting another cow. She continues the letter on July 16th by discussing her garden and her experiment in making soap.

Publication Date

7-12-1859

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Gardening; Soap; Cows--Milking; Livestock--Diseases

Keywords

letters; families; milk cows; soap making

Geographic Location

La Grange (Tenn.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1859-07-12_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