M. Smith Letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2215
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one letter written by M. Smith to her aunt, Isabella McLauchlin. The letter discusses the current whereabouts and disposition of various family and laments the absence the a local Presbyterian preacher since the death of the last one. Smith mentions that one of her brothers had recently entered land in the Chickasaw purchase.
Dates
- 1841-05-06
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Biographical / Historical
Smiths from Autaga County, Alabama
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 letter)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A letter from M. Smith in Autaga County, Alabama, to her aunt, Isabella McLauchlin, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The letter discusses current whereabouts and disposition of family members.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum, 2008
Processing Information
Processed by James Gilbreath, September, 2008
- Title
- Guide to M. Smith Letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by James Gilbreath, October 2008.
- Date
- October, 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository