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Title:
Letter from Mollie Page to Mattie Logan Southgate, September 12, 1882: 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, September 12, 1882
Author: Mollie Page
Date: 18820912
Note: Under her nickname, "Mary Eddie," Mollie Page writes her school friend, Mattie Logan Southgate "Tom" to ask if she will come back to school. Mollie has planned to room with Mattie at the Wesleyan Female Institute. Mollie sends news of Leland Sneed and Mettie Ricketts and some other friends.
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: North Carolina -- Description and travel -- 19th century
Class: Ricketts, Mettie
Class: Sneed, Leland
Class: Page, Mollie
Class: Friendship in adolescence -- Southern states -- 19th century
Class: Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Education -- Virginia -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Class: Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century
Class: Page, Mollie
Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Batesville (Va.)
Class: Staunton (Va.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Durham (N.C.) -- History
North Carolina -- Description and travel -- 19th century
Ricketts, Mettie
Sneed, Leland
Page, Mollie
Friendship in adolescence -- Southern states -- 19th century
Women in communication -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Education -- Virginia -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate
Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.)
Wesleyan Female Institute (Staunton, Va.) -- Students -- History -- 19th century
Page, Mollie
Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate, b. 1865
Durham (N.C.)
Batesville (Va.)
Staunton (Va.)

Batesville Sept 12 1882
My dearest "Tom"

What on earth has become of you[?] it has been a month since I heard from you Please write to me if you are certainly coming back and what time I will go over the 22nd that is Friday if you come. come in on that day so we can go up together. Mattie please come back we will have nice time I know Lela and Mettie left the Friday after I wrote they are at home now

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