Letter, from Robert Benson Webb to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, October 4, 1869

Authors

Robert Benson Webb

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter Robert Webb writes from Calvert City, Texas to his wife, Matilda to let her know he'd arrived by steamboat, having traveled seven hundred miles. He describes his travels, all the stops he made, where he stayed and what the towns are like.

Publication Date

10-4-1869

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; Travel

Keywords

letters; family; travel; Texas

Geographic Location

Calvert City (Tex.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1869-10-04-Letter-R.B-to-Matilda-Children

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 29

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