Title:
Letter from Mollie Page to Mattie Logan Southgate, January 29, 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: 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 Mollie Page to Mattie Logan Southgate, January 29, 1883
Author: Mollie Page
Date: 18830129
Note: Writing under her nickname "Mary Eddie," Mollie Page sends her friend Mattie Logan Southgate ("Tom") news about principal William A. Harris' plan for resuming classes at the Wesleyan Female Institute. Mollie reports that Dr. Harris sent her father a letter with his proposal to start school in February, but she doubts that she will be able to attend. Mollie tells Mattie of her plans to travel to Charlottesville with her father and promises to send a photograph of herself. She shares news of their friends Lela, "Dean," Pattie, Cherry and her brother Bob. Mollie closes with a discussion of men, marriage, and tobacco.
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: Page, Mollie
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Class: Friendship in adolescence -- Southern states -- 19th century
Class: Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Diseases -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century
Class: Marriage -- 19th century
Class: Harris, William A., b. 1830
Class: Page, Mollie
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Class: Batesville (Va.)
Class: Durham (N.C.)

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Page, Mollie
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Friendship in adolescence -- Southern states -- 19th century
Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Diseases -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century
Marriage -- 19th century
Harris, William A., b. 1830
Page, Mollie
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Batesville (Va.)
Durham (N.C.)

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