Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this handwritten letter, dated May 6, 1859, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her brother-in-law, Robert B. Webb to discuss the success of his trip to New Orleans and her disappointment that he is considering closing his mercantile. She goes on to discourage him from going to Texas and provides reasons she's against it. She speaks positively of her new home in La Grange and discusses her finances and household expenses. A letter to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, is included with. The letter to Lit provides some recipes that Sophia has had success with.
Publication Date
5-6-1859
Time Period
1850-1859
Subjects
Correspondence; Families; Business; Cooking
Keywords
letters; families; business
Geographic Location
La Grange (Tenn.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 8pp
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1859-05-06_Letter
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 40
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