Title:
Letter from Delia H. Southgate to Mattie Logan Southgate, December 14, 1881: Electronic Edition.
Author:
Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne
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 Delia H. Southgate to Mattie Logan Southgate, December 14, 1881
Author: Delia H. Southgate
Date: 18811214
Note: Delia H. Southgate shares news from Durham with her daughter Mattie Southgate who attends the Wesleyan Female Institute. Charlie Soon and Mr. Vaughn have been courting Mattie's sister, Annie. Delia describes her husband James Southgate's health problems, her daughter Lessie's adventures in Texas and her son Jimmie's travel to the seashore. She also inquires whether Mattie received gifts of clothing and money that she sent and promises to ship another box for Christmas.
P: Southgate-Jones Family Papers, 1760-1982, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Women -- North Carolina -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Class: Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Southgate, Annie
Class: Soong, Charlie
Class: Courtship -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Class: Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Mothers and daughters -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Class: Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Class: Simmons, Celestia Muse Southgate, 1863-1914
Class: Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Class: Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne
Class: Mothers and daughters -- Correspondence
Class: Christmas
Class:
Class: Southgate, Delia Haywood
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Staunton (Va.)

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Women -- North Carolina -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Southgate, Annie
Soong, Charlie
Courtship -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Mothers and daughters -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Simmons, Celestia Muse Southgate, 1863-1914
Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne
Mothers and daughters -- Correspondence
Christmas

Southgate, Delia Haywood
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Durham (N.C.)
Staunton (Va.)

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