Box 1: Short Collection
Contains 31 Results:
Letter 2) to Elizabeth Boswell from Rebecca McDowell: Family news, June 23, 1844
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.
Letter 3) to Elizabeth Boswell from Mary E. George, Talbot County, Georgia.: News of Aunt's death; talks of beau, 1845
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.
Letter 4) to Elizabeth Boswell from Sarah Jane Lee, Talbot Co. GA.: Talks of "untruthful" Mr. Jackson. Has brother in Auburn; hopes her father moves to Auburn. , May 10, 1846
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.
Letter 5) to Elizabeth Boswell from Cousins Hetty and Pam, Culloden, Georgia: Talk of a visit to Whitesville, April 12, 1847
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.
Letter 6) to Elizabeth Boswell from Cousin Amelia A. Boswell, Elderado (El Dorado), Arkansas: Wants Elizabeth to move there. Land is better, a society just as good and it is mainly inhabited by Georgians [Typed Copy], August 13, 1847
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.
Letter 8) to Elizabeth Boswell from Martha A. Halley, Bradley County, Arkansas: "In a strange land and among strange people.", May 28, 1848
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.
Letter 9) to Elizabeth Boswell from Turer F. Pruitt, Bluff Spring, Talbot Co. GA.: Family news. Mary Ann going to school at Brother James Pounds, February 15, 1849
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.
Letter 10) to Elizabeth Boswell from T. F. Pruitt, Bluff Spring, Talbot Co. GA: Tells how much wheat they are getting per acre. Some mention of Whigs there joining Sons of Temperance, June 7, 1849
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.
Letter 11) to Elizabeth Boswell from S. A. Waller: Has opened a school about two miles from there, how many students, etc. , July 28, 1849
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.
Letter 12) to Elizabeth Boswell from Elizabeth and Edna Pruitt, Meriwether County, Georgia.: Speaks of Cousin Liza Williams who was going to school in Auburn. Some instructions on how to weave dimity. [Includes typed copy], November 20, 1849
This accession includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell, from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.