Box 1
Contains 156 Results:
Comfort L.G. Nottingham, Hickory Grounds, to "auntie", 1868 June 4
Captain W. Robertson Garrett, Pulaski Giles County, Tennessee, to "aunt", 1868 August 3
Was elected a Professor at Giles College on the fourth of July; does not wish to take her money because she needs to have it for herself; informs her how to send a box or a trunk, but also tells her that it would be very costly, and believes the clothes will be suitable for the boys; informs her that John is back from Scotland and would like to teach school.
Mary (?), Williamsburg, Virginia, to "aunt", 1870 November 16
Scope and Contents Asks if she thinks she is an affectionate niece, "to write to my old Aunt twice a week"; informs her that Mrs. Taliaferro is back in Williamsburg after a trip to Canada; has organized a choir of the Mercer family, since the Southalls refused to participate; shares the news that Mary Stubbs has a baby girl about three weeks old, but does not know what she will name her; is pleased with the visits that Mr. Tucker and his wife make to her family.
Mary (?), Williamsburg, Virginia, to "aunt", Lauretta A. Savage, Eastville, Virginia, 1870 December 8
W. Robertson Garrett, Williamsburg, Virginia, to "auntie", 1871 May 19
Scope and Contents Informs her that a decision has been made in her suit against William Evans; explains that the suit took so long to settle because the court was trying to determine exactly how much money was due her; informs her that the amount due her should be paid within four months from the date of the decree.
W. Robertson Garrett, Pulaski, Tennessee, to "auntie", 1871 August 6
Scope and Contents Writes for information on Aunt Charlotte's condition, as he has been informed that she is very ill; explains that Van's engagement has been terminated as his fiancée, Miss Mattie Children, has run off and married Mr. Lindsay of Pulaski; describes Van as bearing this information "very nobly and I think is not seriously wounded"; informs her that their new house will be complete the first of September and begs her to come see it.