Letter from Junius K. Battle to Sallie Hunter, 1859 February 27

Item — Box: W0010.01

Letter from Junius K. Battle, Tuskegee, Alabama, to Sallie Hunter, February 27, 1859

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection includes letters, calling cards, scripture cards, and a small journal of twenty-six pages. The letters are dated between 1855 and 1871 and represent at least two generations of family correspondence. Two of the early letters are from Junius Battle to Sallie (Sarah Hunter) in Tuskegee, Alabama, before their November 1859 wedding, and one dated July 14, 1871, is apparently from mother to son (signed "Mamana" and is addressed to "Master Junius K. Battle"), encouraging him to "be a good boy, mind every word your Grandma says, and be sure to write very soon."

There is also a seemingly unrelated 1855 black-bordered letter from the committee of the Means Society of S. Masonic College to a Virginia Jennings of Oxford, announcing the death of a Miss Kate Phillips, "a worthy member of our society" and advised Jennings of the proper type of arm band to wear, what it should be made of, and how long it should be worn. It is unclear where the letter is directed; the envelope only says "Miss Virginia Jennings, Oxford."

The collection also contains two engraved cards (3.5" x 2"), two religious themed cards (2.25" x 1.75"), and one empty envelope.

Dates

1859 February 27

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