Dates: 1838 - 1839.

History

These letters were found in a book purchased by Ms. Babbs in a Cincinnati used book store. Both letters are initialed by the writer, who has not been identified.
 

Scope and Content Note:

The writer of these letters was a lawyer, who comments freely on the state of the Mississippi judiciary and on local Mississippi politics in the Pontotoc-Coffeeville area. The letters written on December 28, 1838 and March 15, 1839 were addressed to an Elvira, who presumably lived at Collabogue (near Holly Springs, Mississippi?).
 

Series Identification:

Series 1: Correspondence.