Collection: L. M. Waddel Letter | Special Collections & Archives

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a newsy letter from L. M. Waddel in Montgomery, Alabama, to her friend Cynthia Ann in from Tallahassee, Florida, where she used to live. In the letter she laments the early death of a mutual friend in Tallahassee and then asks about several other friends. She also describes the parties and weddings that have occurred in Montgomery over the winter, including one given by an elder of the Presbyterian Church in which there was no wine or dancing - "a rare exception, I assure you." Toward the end of the letter she again turns melancholic and asks about the condition of the lot in the Tallahassee cemetery where her children are buried.

There is also a typed transcription of the letter.

Dates

1850 February 27

Creator

Waddel, L. M. (Person)

Biographical / Historical

L. M. Waddel lived in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1850.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Newsy letter from a woman in Montgomery, Alabama, to a friend in Tallahassee, Florida, where she used to live.

Provenance

Purchased from Benjamin Katz, 2015

General

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