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Title:
Letter from Mattie Logan Southgate to Delia H. Southgate, January 04, 1880: 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: Barbara Post
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 Mattie Logan Southgate to Delia H. Southgate, January 4, 1880
Author: Delia H. Southgate
Date: 18800104
Note: Mattie Southgate writes her mother Delia Haywood Wynne Southgate with news from her boarding school, Wesleyan Female Institute. Mattie celebrated Christmas with her sisters Annie Moore Southgate and Lessie Muse Southgate during the two-day school holiday provided by principal William A. Harris. The girls send their mother bills for instruction with their music teachers Lizzie Daniels, Anna Boyd and Professor Ide. In addition, they report that they must purchase more sheet music for their lessons, because their music is "out of style." Mattie provides news of an upcoming school performance and a defense of her progress in Miss Williams' history class. She closes with a request that her mother send a box with "cocoanut cake," preserves, mince pies, nuts, and ground peas.
P: James Southgate papers, 1794-1944 and undated, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Southgate, Annie
Class: Women -- Education
Class: Education -- Virginia -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century
Class: Harris, William A., b. 1830
Class: Simmons, Celestia Muse Southgate, 1863-1914
Class: Women -- Southern states -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Class: Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Women musicians -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Music -- Instruction and study -- Virginia -- 19th century
Class: Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states
Class: Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Sheet music
Class: Family -- North Carolina -- History
Class: Mothers and daughters -- Correspondence
Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century
Class: Boyd, Anna
Class: Daniels, Lizzie
Class: Ide, E. Louis
Class: Williams, Julia
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Class: Boarding schools -- Virginia
Class: Diet -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Diet -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Class: Christmas
Class: Christmas -- Virginia
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Class: Southgate, Delia Haywood
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Staunton (Va.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Southgate, Annie
Women -- Education
Education -- Virginia -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century
Harris, William A., b. 1830
Simmons, Celestia Muse Southgate, 1863-1914
Women -- Southern states -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Women musicians -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Music -- Instruction and study -- Virginia -- 19th century
Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states
Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Sheet music
Family -- North Carolina -- History
Mothers and daughters -- Correspondence
Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century
Boyd, Anna
Daniels, Lizzie
Ide, E. Louis
Williams, Julia
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Boarding schools -- Virginia
Diet -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Diet -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Christmas
Christmas -- Virginia
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Southgate, Delia Haywood
Durham (N.C.)
Staunton (Va.)

lessons this month that will also be very low in report. But I cant (Correction: can't) help it I do the very best I can and cant [sic] do any thing better than that. Mamam send us a plenty of cocoanut cake (just like that in our last box) nuts and ground peas by the whole sale. also a jar of preserves and a plenty of mince pies. Oh! Mamam we have the nicest mince pies made of dried black beries (Correction: berries) curents (Correction: currants) mace goat meal vinegar and tallow when they come on the table they are as cold as if they had been in the "refriz-e-rater" [sic] as Miss Louiseser says. I have just written to little Lula Moon directed it at New Garden Academy Greensboro was that right is she still going to school there. I must close now I have written you a long letter. You must write twice a week at the very least you dont know how we do wish for letter when the male (Correction: mail) is being distributed and am most always disappointed. Tell them all to write. love to all. I remain as ever your

most devoted daughter

Mattie Tell Annie instead of getting me a fine hat she can get me a felt walking hat. The price of them her is $1.75 cts. if your money holds out you can get Lessie one just like it. I think it would be the best plan to buy the hat here. Send about $4.00 which will be sufficient.


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