Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, March 10, 1868

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated March 10, 1868, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her she's received her letters. She discusses Lit's need for a servant, their brother's marriage, and her expectations of leaving Europe to return to New Orleans soon. She goes on to discuss her prospects for living and working in the States and her discouragement in hearing accounts of what the South is like. A letter to Mr. Webb is included wherein she discusses her upcoming trip in a "sailing vessel" to return home. She goes on to discuss the volatile politics in the States and how she hopes the South stays out of it this time and let the North divide itself.

Publication Date

3-10-1868

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; Travel; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

Keywords

letters; families; life post-Civil War

Geographic Location

Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1868-03-10_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 37

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