Identifier
skipwith_f20
Publication Date
3-31-1824
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Description
Lillia Skipwith Tucker (daughter of Sir Peyton Skipwith, baronet, of Mecklenburg County, VA/ Prestwould Plantation and his first wife, Ann Miller), writes to her sister-in-law, Cornelia L. Littlefield. Lillia married first George Carter and then St. George Tucker, and Cornelia was married to Lillia's brother Peyton (her second marriage). Lillia's is a life with many medical hardships, both her own and those of her family and friends. She asks for news of other family members.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Sisters; Liver diseases -- Treatment -- 19th century; United States -- History -- 1815-1861
Relational Format
archival material
Original Format
correspondence
Finding Aid
Original Collection
Skipwith Revolutionary War Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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