Letter, from Emily Webb Sharp and John Sharp to Micajah and Harriet Webb and Robert B. Webb, October 10, 1846

Authors

Emily Webb

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated October 10, 1846, Emily C. Webb Sharp writes from Florida to her parents, Micajah and Harriet Webb in Kosciusko, Mississippi to let them know she and her husband made it to Florida to her aunt and uncle. She details the visit and how her aunt and uncle are doing, what her and her husband's options are for where to settle down, and ask them to sell some of her things for her and send her other things. Her husband, John Sharp added a letter written to Emily's brother, Robert. B. Webb detailing the hunting and fishing prospects in Florida. The letter is stained and damaged in several places.

Publication Date

10-10-1846

Time Period

1840-1849

Subjects

Correspondence; Florida

Keywords

letters; travel; Florida

Geographic Location

Florida

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1846-Letter-Emily-and-John-Sharp-to-Micajah-Webb

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 22

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