Title:
Letter from James Southgate to James Haywood Southgate, September 20, 1883: Electronic Edition.
Author:
Southgate, James, 1832-1914
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: 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 James Southgate to James Haywood Southgate, September 20, 1883
Author: James Southgate
Date: 18830920
Note: James Southgate reflects on the death of Minnie Moore and the extreme illness of Mrs. Blackwell's child, in this letter to his son, James Haywood Southgate. The elder Southgate recounts the losses that Minnie's family recently experienced and prays that Minnie's mother will find consolation in her religious faith. He describes his medical regimen in Richmond, Virginia, especially the diet of boiled eggs and meat juice that he eats. He mentions several meetings with different insurance representatives. In a postscript, he notes that the doctor recommends the addition of oysters to his diet.
P: James Southgate papers, 1794-1944 and undated, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Dead
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Class: Moore, Minnie, d. 1883
Class: Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Class: Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Blackwell, Emma E., 1855 - 1885
Class: Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- History -- 19th century
Class: Religion -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Class: Faith
Class: Family -- North Carolina -- History
Class: Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Class: Diet -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham
Class: Blackwell, Mary E.
Class: Fathers and sons -- Correspondence
Class: Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Class: Diet -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Diet -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Class: Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Richmond (Va.)

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Dead
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Moore, Minnie, d. 1883
Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Blackwell, Emma E., 1855 - 1885
Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- History -- 19th century
Religion -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Faith
Family -- North Carolina -- History
Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Diet -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham
Blackwell, Mary E.
Fathers and sons -- Correspondence
Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Diet -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Diet -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Southgate, James Haywood, 1859-1916
Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Durham (N.C.)
Richmond (Va.)

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