Outgoing Correspondence - Margaretta L. Kirksey, 1867 - 1878

File — Box: 1682, Folder: 1

Sub-series Description

From the Sub-Series: The Outgoing Personal Correspondence sub-series, except one letter to J. A. Liston, are letters written to his wife, Margaretta L. Kirksey, after their marriage. Almost all are written from Mobile where Kirksey spent much of his time running his business. The Incoming Personal Correspondence series includes correspondents such as Stephen F. Hale, J. M. C. Kirksey and other relatives and friends. Correspondence is primarily of a personal nature, but includes information on land rentals and purchases in Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, war with Mexico, slave prices (1847) and various items pertaining to genealogy.