Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Robert B. Webb, May 30, 1869

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated May 30, 1867, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her brother-in-law, Robert B. Webb and discusses the political condition of the South and expresses her sadness at the "poor downtrodden, unhappy country". She goes on to express her thoughts on the situations the South were living under. A second letter is added on June 3, 1867 to describe her new home in Edinburgh

Publication Date

5-30-1867

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Reconstruction

Keywords

letters; families; post Civil War South

Geographic Location

Edinburgh (Scotland)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1867-05-30_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