Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this handwritten, undated, and partially missing letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her how she's settling in in her new home and discusses her cooking skills. She describes the state of her things that she had shipped from New Orleans and how many things were broken or missing. She mentions having her sister's chairs and asks her to let her know where to send them.
Publication Date
1858
Approximate Creation Date
1858
Time Period
1850-1859
Subjects
Correspondence; Families; Furniture; Cooking; Moving, Household
Keywords
letters; families; moving house; cooking
Geographic Location
Jackson (Miss.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 4pp
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_part-of-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