Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this handwritten, undated letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to discuss her sewing work, the difficulty she's had with washing and cooking. She goes on to ask Mr. Webb to loan some money and send it by their brother, Jack (Anderson Jackson Boyd) who will repay them. She describes the struggles she had to feed herself and her boarders with the limited resources she has. She discusses the state fair in Jackson, who she saw, and the boarders she's had.
Publication Date
1858
Approximate Creation Date
1858
Time Period
1850-1859
Subjects
Correspondence; Families; Sewing: State fairs
Keywords
letters; families; sewing; boarders
Geographic Location
Jackson (Miss.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 4pp
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1858-Letter-07
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 39
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