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Box 1: Short Collection

 Container

Contains 31 Results:

Letter 2) to Elizabeth Boswell from Rebecca McDowell: Family news, June 23, 1844

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: June 23, 1844

Letter 3) to Elizabeth Boswell from Mary E. George, Talbot County, Georgia.: News of Aunt's death; talks of beau, 1845

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: 1845

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

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: May 10, 1846

Letter 5) to Elizabeth Boswell from Cousins Hetty and Pam, Culloden, Georgia: Talk of a visit to Whitesville, April 12, 1847

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: April 12, 1847

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

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: August 13, 1847

Letter 8) to Elizabeth Boswell from Martha A. Halley, Bradley County, Arkansas: "In a strange land and among strange people.", May 28, 1848

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: May 28, 1848

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

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: February 15, 1849

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

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: June 7, 1849

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

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: July 28, 1849

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

 Item — Box: 1: Short Collection, Folder: 1
Identifier: Spring 1965
Scope and Contents From the Accession:

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.

Dates: November 20, 1849