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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.)

provided I have $10,000. in the bank. You must thank Mother for the box of Oranges, Cake + C. rec'd (Expanded: received) on the 11th. just. They went very well. I've put the drawers in wash and consequently will not be able to try them on before the latter part of this week. She shall hear how they suit me as soon as possible. I noticed in the Plant an account of my walk from Durham there. I don't know who could have published it- He made a wonderful mistake when he stated that I walked a distance of two miles in ten minutes-this is utterly impossible. I propose to come to D. either next Friday week or the Sat

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