Correspondence to Thomas Ludlow Chrystie, December 23, 1891, to December 30, 1893
File — Box: 4244.001, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains one hundred and thirty letters written from 1891 to 1895 by Sallie Hooper Morrow of Nashville, Tennessee, to her future husband, Thomas Ludlow Chrystie, while he was in New York City training to be a lawyer. The letters were written mostly from Nashville, as well as from Pulaski and Knoxville, Tennessee, and describe her daily activities, views on courting, and the habits of the household’s African-American servants. There are no envelopes. Chrystie generally wrote the dates and postmark locations at the ends of the letters.
Dates
- December 23, 1891, to December 30, 1893
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository