Correspondence
Identifier
MUM00683, 1.18
Recipient
Emily McKinstry Chapin
Publication Date
1861
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Description
In this letter Lucy writes about her desire to know more of Chicopee, MA gossip; explains the lack of eligible men in the area due to the outbreak of the Civil War; and the effects of the Civil War in general upon Mississippi
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Homefront; Communication; Gossip; Man-woman relationships; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century ; Plantation life -- Southern States -- History; Confederate States of America
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
City
West Point (Miss.)
Original Collection
Roxana Chapin Gerdine Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights
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Comments
A.L.S. (4 p.) Photocopy
Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.