Letter from Julia to Her Brother
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Scope and Contents
This document is an incomplete letter written by Miss Julia, a teacher from Philadelphia, to her brother on November 18, likely in the 1850s. In the letter, she describes her experiences living and working in Mississippi, offering personal observations on life in a slave state. The letter provides a firsthand perspective on the experiences of a teacher from the North in the South before the Civil War.
Dates
- Creation: ca 1850
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The University of Alabama Libraries acquired the Letter from Julia to Her Brother from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents in 2021.
Physical Description
The letter has mailing folds and is in fine condition.
Processing Information
Processed by Courtney Tutt, September 2024.
- Title
- Guide to a Letter from Julia to Her Brother
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Courtney Tutt, September 2024.
- Date
- September 2024
- 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