Letter, from Elizabeth Jane "Bess" Butts Webb to Matilda Ann “Lit” Boyd Webb, February 18, 1905

Authors

Elizabeth Jane Butts Webb

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, Elizabeth "Bess" Webb writes to her mother-in-law, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to apologize for not writing sooner and quips that she can't be expected to care for anything other than her baby. She goes on to tell her about the snow and how she and Arthur (Matilda's son) are learning to skate and closes by asking after the family down south.

Publication Date

2-18-1905

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Correspondence; Snow; Ice skating; Family

Keywords

letters; family

Geographic Location

Brooklyn, (N. Y.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1905-02-18-Letter-Bess-Webb-to-Matilda-Webb

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 26

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