Correspondence
Other Form of Name
Gerdine, Roxana Chapin, 1833-1891
Identifier
MUM00683, 1.06
Recipient
Emily McKinstry Chapin
Publication Date
11-28-1858
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Description
Roxana writes of her children and cooking for such a large family; Thanksgiving celebrations; alludes to the death of their brother Titus Chapin, Jr. who at 26 drowned in the Kansas River; speaks of the arrival of their sister Lucy Chapin; talks about the school in Washington, GA; talks of her step-son John traveling to their land in Mississippi; and talks about slaves in the household
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Slavery; Slaves; Cooking; Thanksgiving Day; Death; Families; Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century ; Plantation life -- Southern States -- History; Confederate States of America
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
City
Athens (Ga.)
Original Collection
Roxana Chapin Gerdine Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Comments
A.L. (4 p.)
Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.