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Letter from Lessie Southgate to James Southgate, Delia Southgate, James Haywood Southgate, Annie Southgate, and Mattie Logan Southgate, December 25, 1881: Electronic Edition. Author: Simmons, Celestia Muse Southgate, 1863-1914 Southgate, James, 1832-1914 Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne Southgate, Annie Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916 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: Trudi Abel 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 Lessie Southgate to James Southgate, Delia Southgate, James Haywood Southgate, Annie Southgate, and Mattie Logan Southgate, December 25, 1881 Author: Lessie Southgate Date: 18811225 Note: Lessie Southgate writes her family in Durham from Goliad, Texas where she is teaching music. She vividly recollects her illness and recovery in the winter of 1880, the visits of doctors Carr, Battle, and Knox, as well as the rich "Christmas eatings," her spare diet of "tea-eggs, toast and mush" and the gifts of her family and friends. Lessie tells her family about the benefit concerts she has organized and gives news of a concert she will give in Victoria, Texas. She writes about a fashionable dress that she will wear at Annie Bradshaw's wedding, a garment that she purchased with her earnings. P: James Southgate papers, 1794-1944 and undated, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Concerts Class: Music -- Instruction and study -- Texas -- 19th century Class: Diet -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Class: Diet -- Social aspects -- United States Class: Fashion -- Social aspects -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Class: Fashion -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century Class: Clothing and dress -- United States -- History -- 19th century Class: Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century Class: Carr, A. G. Class: Women teachers -- History Class: Christmas -- North Carolina Class: Southgate, Annie Class: Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne Class: Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916 Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914 Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History Class: Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Class: Women musicians -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate Class: Battle, Lee W., b. 1840? Class: Religion and sociology -- Texas -- 19th century Class: Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Class: Simmons, Celestia Muse Southgate, 1863-1914 Class: Race relations -- North Carolina -- 19th century Class: Family -- North Carolina -- Social life and customs Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914 Class: Southgate, Delia Haywood Class: Southgate, Lessie Class: Staunton (Va.) Class: Durham (N.C.) Class: Goliad (Tex.)
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Concerts Music -- Instruction and study -- Texas -- 19th century Diet -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Diet -- Social aspects -- United States Fashion -- Social aspects -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Fashion -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century Clothing and dress -- United States -- History -- 19th century Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century Carr, A. G. Women teachers -- History Christmas -- North Carolina Southgate, Annie Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916 Southgate, James, 1832-1914 Durham (N.C.) -- History Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Women musicians -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate Battle, Lee W., b. 1840? Religion and sociology -- Texas -- 19th century Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Simmons, Celestia Muse Southgate, 1863-1914 Race relations -- North Carolina -- 19th century Family -- North Carolina -- Social life and customs Southgate, James, 1832-1914 Southgate, Delia Haywood Southgate, Lessie Staunton (Va.) Durham (N.C.) Goliad (Tex.) What changes have taken place since this date one year ago, when I was ill with Fever and receiving the kind attention of all at home, kind friends and Physicians. How wonderful it seems to me to glide back and see how the time has been spent-A year of great Joy and Happiness-My trip to New York-in the Spring, pleasant return home for Summer, Journey to Texas for Fall, which was more [?] wonderful
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