Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this handwritten letter, Johnie Boyd writes from Grandview, Texas to his grandmother, Annie McKee Boyd Green in Mississippi. After some religious speak, he lets her know that members of his family are down with the measles and he's been caring for them. He goes on to tell her about school and the cattle his pa has sold.
Publication Date
3-11-1881
Time Period
1880-1889
Subjects
Correspondence; Family; Cattle industry; Illness
Keywords
letters; family; illness
Geographic Location
Grandview (Tex.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_0004-188-03-21-Mr.Boyd-Letter-to-Grandmother
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 33
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