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Letter from Mollie Page to Mattie Logan Southgate, January 23, 1883: Electronic Edition. Author: Page, Mollie 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: 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 Mollie Page to Mattie Logan Southgate, January 23, 1883 Author: Mollie Page Date: 18830123 Note: Mollie Page writes her friend Mattie Logan Southgate about an outbreak of scarlet fever at the Wesleyan Female Institute. After the principal William A. Harris informs his students of the disease, the young women flee school. Mollie describes the mass exodus of the girls as they sought refuge with their friends, relatives, and in the hotels in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia. Mollie reports that their friends Pattie, Cora, Cherry, Dean, and Eddie are safe but the fever took the life of Nannie Jordan. She relates her own story of illness while at the Wesleyan Female Institute, the visit of Dr. Henkle, and her subsequent recovery from dropsy at her home in Batesville, Virginia. P: James Southgate papers, 1794-1944 and undated, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History Class: Staunton (Va.) -- History Class: Ricketts, Mettie Class: Jordan, Nannie Class: Diseases -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century Class: Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Class: Friendship in adolescence -- Southern states -- 19th century Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate Class: Henkle, Dr. Class: Harris, William A., b. 1830 Class: Page, Mollie Class: Disease outbreaks -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) Class: Scarlatina -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century Class: Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century Class: Page, Mollie Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865 Class: Batesville (Va.) Class: Durham (N.C.) Class: Charlottesville (Va.) Class: Richmond (Va.) Class: Staunton (Va.)
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Durham (N.C.) -- History Staunton (Va.) -- History Ricketts, Mettie Jordan, Nannie Diseases -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Friendship in adolescence -- Southern states -- 19th century Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate Henkle, Dr. Harris, William A., b. 1830 Page, Mollie Disease outbreaks -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) Scarlatina -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century Page, Mollie Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865 Batesville (Va.) Durham (N.C.) Charlottesville (Va.) Richmond (Va.) Staunton (Va.) I know I you think I have treated you badly and I have am ashame[d] to write to you as it has been so long but I will commence and tell you my reasons You know I was very sick at school and had to come home a week before Xmas (Expanded: Christmas) and when Prof went over with his wife after Xmas (Expanded: Christmas) he told me to stay until he wrote for me to come. I was not well enough to go then anyhow
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