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Title:
Letter from James Haywood Southgate to Mattie Logan Southgate, March 20, 1878: Electronic Edition.
Author:
Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Funder:
Funding by the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.
Transcription Information:
Text transcribed by: Kelly Clark
Images scanned by: Digital Production Center
Text encoded by: Katherine M. Wisser
Transcription Edition:
Edition: First edition,
Date: 2006
Publication Information:
Publisher: Duke University Libraries
Date: 2006
Availability: ©This work is the property of the Duke University Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
Source Information:
Title: Letter from James Haywood Southgate to Mattie Logan Southgate, March 20, 1878
Author: J. H. Southgate
Date: 18780320
Note: James Haywood Southgate compliments his sister, Mattie Southgate, on her improvement in penmanship. He tells her of his visit with Dr. Le Doux and his wife and remarks that he feels "like getting a wife myself." James confides that he will not marry until he has $10,000 in the bank. This letter is written on stationery from the Citizen's Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey.
P: James Southgate papers, 1794-1944 and undated, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states
Class: Men -- North Carolina -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Class: Courtship -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Class: Le Doux, Dr.
Class: Women -- North Carolina -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Class: Citizen's Insurance Company (Newark, N.J.)
Class: Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Family -- North Carolina -- Social life and customs
Class: Friendship in adolescence -- Southern states -- 19th century
Class: Brothers and sisters -- Correspondence
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Class: Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Class: Marriage -- 19th century
Class: Family -- North Carolina -- Social life and customs
Class:
Class:
Class: Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Newark (N.J.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states
Men -- North Carolina -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Courtship -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Le Doux, Dr.
Women -- North Carolina -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Citizen's Insurance Company (Newark, N.J.)
Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Family -- North Carolina -- Social life and customs
Friendship in adolescence -- Southern states -- 19th century
Brothers and sisters -- Correspondence
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Marriage -- 19th century
Family -- North Carolina -- Social life and customs

Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Durham (N.C.)
Newark (N.J.)

lengthy scriptions (Correction: descriptions). In a friendly correspondence like ours though it is altogether different However we must make up something to say. I was much surprised to find that you wrote such a good hand. Annie and Lessy cant touch you-and in fact you beat many of these College young lady bloods-all over the state of whom I've heard. You must take pains for one or two years longer and then you'll be able to write as you wish. Miss Jinnie Webb reaches (Correction: reached) Chapel Hill Monday night last. I shall call on her at an early day. Went up to see Dr. Le Doux and his nice little lady last evening-don't know when I've enjoyed a visit more. They are fixed up so cozily that it really makes me feel like getting a wife myself. I'll not go about this kind of business in earnest though until seven or eight years shall have passed, after which time I propose to keep

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