Letter, from Mary Webb to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, May 14, 1905

Authors

Mary Webb

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, Mary Webb writes from Dakota, Texas to her grandmother, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb in Kosciusko, Mississippi as a response to the letter she'd received. Mary tells her grandmother of the cattle they sold the day before and how much they sold for and laments the fact that he sold their milk cow, as well. She goes on to describe school and apprises her of the grades she got from recent exams and responds to a question asked in the her grandmother's letter.

Publication Date

5-14-1905

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Correspondence; Family; Cattle

Keywords

letters; family

Geographic Location

Eskota, (Tex.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1905-05-14-Letter-Mary-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