Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Unidentified, January 4, [1867]

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated January 4, 1867, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to an unidentified family member to describe the cold winter she's experiencing in Scotland. She goes on to describe how thankful she is to be renting rooms with south facing windows to let in the sunshine as she believes that sunlight has great benefits for health and spirits. She speaks on the number of former Confederates she has met while in Scotland and how she's befriended many of them. She then discusses the current state of politics in the United States and shares her thoughts on what the president and congress are doing.

Publication Date

1-4-1867

Approximate Creation Date

1867

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; Weather; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

Keywords

letters; families; Scotland; Scottish winter; Confederates abroad; reconstruction

Geographic Location

Edinburgh (Scotland)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_Letter_February-5-Hays_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 41

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