Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this handwritten letter, dated July 6, [1861], Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb and describes her experience in witnessing a mother grieving her daughter moments after the child's death. She goes on to speak of their cousin, Mattie A. Boyd's sickness, the visits she had with friends from New Orleans, and situations with her boarders. She urges her sister to come up to visit her and describes what she's doing to prepare for Lit's visit.
Publication Date
7-6-1861
Approximate Creation Date
1861
Time Period
1860-1869
Subjects
Correspondence; Families; Death
Keywords
letters; families; child death; sickness
Geographic Location
La Grange (Tenn.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 9pp
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1861-07-06-Letter-05
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