Title:
Letter from James Southgate to Mattie Logan Southgate, October 28, 1881: 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: Letter from James Southgate to Mattie Logan Southgate, October 28, 1881
Author: James Southgate
Date: 18811028
Note: James Southgate details his visit to the Yorktown Centennial and his shopping expedition in Richmond to his daughter, Mattie Southgate, who attends boarding school in Staunton, Virginia. In relating news from Durham, James describes his daughter Annie Southgate's recovery from typhoid fever, provides details of Mollie Day's failed courtship, preparations for the Methodist Church Conference and news about Durham neighbors and family. James Southgate also inquires of Mattie's schooling, her teacher, Lizzie Daniels, and advises her to strive for excellence, especially in her penmanship.
P: Southgate-Jones Family Papers, 1760-1982, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Class: Southgate, Annie
Class: Yorktown (Va.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
Class: Gossip -- Southern states -- 19th century
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states
Class: Diseases -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Class: Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Women -- Education
Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century
Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Class: Women -- Education -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Class: Work ethic -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Class: Work ethic -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Class: Methodist Church (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
Class: Courtship -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Class: Day, Mollie
Class: Daniels, Lizzie
Class: Boarding schools -- Virginia
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Class: Fathers and daughters -- Correspondence
Class: Yorktown (Va.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Class: Staunton (Va.)
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Yorktown (Va.)

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Southgate, Annie
Yorktown (Va.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
Gossip -- Southern states -- 19th century
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states
Diseases -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Women -- Education
Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century
Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Women -- Education -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Work ethic -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Work ethic -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Methodist Church (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
Courtship -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Day, Mollie
Daniels, Lizzie
Boarding schools -- Virginia
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Fathers and daughters -- Correspondence
Yorktown (Va.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Staunton (Va.)
Durham (N.C.)
Yorktown (Va.)

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