Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, July 12, 1860

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated July 7, 1860, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her how extraordinarily busy she has been and tell her about the commencement at the college. She goes on to inform her that their brother, Jack (Anderson Jackson Boyd) holds first place in his class for scholarship. She updates Lit on the traveling Jack and their mother are doing and when their mother expects to return to Mississippi.

Publication Date

7-12-1860

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Travel

Keywords

letters; families; travel

Geographic Location

La Grange (Tenn.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1860-07-12_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