Hays Ray Webb Collection

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Description

In this handwritten letter, dated March 23, [1854], Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to express how exhausted she is from working and not having any time to herself. She speaks of hoping to be able to pay off their debt sooner, if all goes well. She tells her that they have not seen much of Lit's husband, Mr. Webb, while he has been there but that he should be leaving for home within the next day or so. She picks up the letter the next day, March 24 to express how she wishes Mr. Webb would wait another day before leaving but that she is battling a cold that "makes [her] stupid" and can't think. She describes how her home has been taken over by boarders and she and Mr. Hays are limited to their rocking chairs.

Publication Date

3-23-1854

Approximate Creation Date

1854

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Boardinghouses

Keywords

letters; families; sewing; boarders

Geographic Location

Louisville (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1854-03-23_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 36

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.

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann
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