Letter, from Wess to Annie Webb Ray, March 10, 1935

Authors

Wess

Files

Description

In this typed letter, Wess writes from Cuba to Annie Webb Ray in Kosciusko, Mississippi to apologize for not responding to her letter sooner, explaining that he had been sick for a month. He goes on to tell her the prescription of cognac that finally helped him recover. He then discusses the unjust of life in that as we age begin to lose the people we love to death . He concludes by updating her on his son, Yale, who is living in Missouri with "Mil".

Publication Date

3-10-1935

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Correspondence; Family; Illnesses; Death

Keywords

letters; family; illness

Geographic Location

Cuba

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004-1935-03-10-Letter-Wess-to-Annie

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 32

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

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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