Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, November 25, 1859

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated November 25, 1859, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd to tell her how busy she's been in the time since she came to her new home and goes on to say how she wishes Lit could come and sit with her just to talk about all the things that are too tedious to write. She writes that she wishes Lit and her family could come up to visit during the holidays while the boarding house is empty. She describes what the rooms, the yard and the flowers look like and talks of her favorite parts of the surrounding community . She brags a bit on how quickly her son is learning and urges her sister to bring her daughter up she could have her reading by the time they came to collect her.

Publication Date

11-25-1859

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Education; Homes

Keywords

letters; families

Geographic Location

La Grange (Tenn.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1859-11-28_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.

Recommended Citation

Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University