Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this handwritten and undated letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her she hopes her health improves now that she's had several bad teeth removed and encourages her to come visit for several weeks and bring as many of her children as she wants. She goes on to describe a fight between a man an woman [her servants?] wherein the man beat the woman with tongs and cut her in multiple places.
Publication Date
1860
Approximate Creation Date
1860
Time Period
1860-1869
Subjects
Correspondence; Families; Domestic violence
Keywords
letters; families; dental work
Geographic Location
La Grange (Tenn.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 2 pp
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1860-Letter-03
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