Guide to the Letter from Caroline to Her Cousin MSS.2131
Caroline to her cousin
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by Brittany Ray, Jamie Burke, Donnelly Walton
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
September 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2009-12-10T13:40-0600
- Language Usage:
English
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Letter from Caroline to Her Cousin
- Unit ID:
MSS.2131
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 linear foot (1 letter, 4 pages)
- Dates:
1861 February 4
- Abstract:
Letter from Caroline in Henrico, Virginia, to her cousin. Discusses family and friends, including the medical problems one has, and criticizes the actions of the South and laments the problems in the Union.
- Acquisition Information:
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Wade Hall, 2005
Biographical/Historical note
Caroline is apparently a single woman living in Henrico, Virginia.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Letter from Caroline to Her Cousin, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains one handwritten letter from Caroline to her cousin whose name is illegible. Written from Henrico, presumably in Virginia, the letter is written in a very flowery, poetic style and quotes various poets. She discusses various friends and family members and mentions staying in Richmond during Christmas. She specifically mentions a cousin who is ill and had her tongue burned with caustic by her doctor.
Of particular interest is her discussion of the political climate and her hopes for the president-elect Abraham Lincoln. She criticizes the actions of the South and laments the problems in the Union.
- Processing Information:
Processing Information note
Processed by Brittany Ray, 2007; Updated by Jamie Burke, 2009
Letter from Caroline to Her Cousin 0.1 linear foot Box SC 0008 Folder 2131
Letter from Caroline to her cousin, February 4, 1861 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/32177