Title:
Fragment of letter from James Southgate to unknown, circa 1885: Electronic Edition.
Author:
Southgate, James, 1832-1914
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: Fragment of letter from James Southgate to unknown, circa 1885
Author: James Southgate
Date: 1885
Note: In this fragment of a letter, James Southgate takes his daughter on an imaginary walking tour of Durham where he visits with her friends, neighbors and town luminaries. Southgate reports on the news and gossip of the day: Durham's tobacco entrepreneurs, Blackwell&Goodson dissolved their partnership, Dr. A.G. Carr sold his stock of medicines to the druggists Vaughan&Tenny, Mrs. Battle struggles while her husband Dr. Lee W. Battle seeks treatment for his opium habit at the Asylum, and the Lehman family purchases a new piano. Additionally, Southgate supplies his daughter with tidbits of news concerning the Halliburton, Lyon, Smith, Perry, Phillips, Lockhart, Watts, Howerton, Farthing, Angier, McCabe, Thomas, Walker, Betts, Burton, Cooper, Rowland, Miller, Fuller, Gammon, Hopkins, Day, Mohsberg, Levy, Fawcett, Wilkerson, and Dalby families.
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: Battle, Lee W., b. 1840?
Class: Perry, S. R.
Class: Gossip -- 19th century
Class: Redmond, W. R.
Class: Baptists -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Class: Music -- Instruction and study -- Southern states -- 19th century
Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Class: Insane -- Commitment and detention -- North Carolina
Class: Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Class: Blackwell, George
Class: Goodman, W. R.
Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Class: Tenny, Ab
Class: Carr, A. G.
Class: Vaughn
Class: Migration, Internal -- 19th century
Class: Canaries
Class: Vocal music -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Class: Page, Mollie
Class: Rehabilitation -- Southern states -- 19th century
Class: Mohsberg, Mr.
Class: Music -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century -- History and criticism
Class:
Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Richmond (Va.)
Class: Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Class: Raleigh (N.C.)

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Battle, Lee W., b. 1840?
Perry, S. R.
Gossip -- 19th century
Redmond, W. R.
Baptists -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Music -- Instruction and study -- Southern states -- 19th century
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Insane -- Commitment and detention -- North Carolina
Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Blackwell, George
Goodman, W. R.
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Tenny, Ab
Carr, A. G.
Vaughn
Migration, Internal -- 19th century
Canaries
Vocal music -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Page, Mollie
Rehabilitation -- Southern states -- 19th century
Mohsberg, Mr.
Music -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century -- History and criticism

Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Durham (N.C.)
Richmond (Va.)
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Raleigh (N.C.)

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