2005.36.120: Emma to brother, 1859 August 29
1859; Transcription; Pleasant Mound; Pa; Kate; Ma; Henny; Mrs. Reynolds; Mr. Watts; Willie; Sallie; Ed; Bereavement; Sympathy; Death; Baby; Religion; Health
A letter to her brother, whose wife (and baby) has recently died. She tells her brother to think of her in heaven. She asks about the baby, if it lived and if so does his mother-in-law have it, and an offer to take the baby if he wants. Three handwritten pages.
Emma
P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
Bartow History Museum
Auburn University
1859 August 29
Danielle Funderburk
Auburn University
Bartow History Museum
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2005.36.135: Emma to Sister, 1859 March 25
1859; Transcription; Emma; Ed; Religion; Health; Tom; Caroline Chapman; Miss Hammond; Henry; Julia Farrow; Mary Farley; Lou; Charlie Boyd; Kate; Education; Weather; Hollywood; Family Affairs
This three-page handwritten letter is torn at the top. Written in Emma's hand. she details Ed's recovery from an unknown ailment. She mostly discusses family affairs and general news, including a recent birth, probably to entice her sister to visit in the summer.
Emma
P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
Bartow History Museum
Auburn University
1859 March 25
Heather M. Haley
Auburn University
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2005.36.366: Emma Jones to Thomas F. Jones Jr., 1860
1860; Pleasant Mound; Cartersville; Willie; Sallie; Ma; George; Sam; Patillo; Ed; Mr. Watts; Henry; Illness; Terminal illness; Gifts
Emma, the sister of Thomas, wrote to confirm the safe arrival of their mother. Emma reported that mother's sore arm was improving and the news of their brother Edmund's impending death. She reported that Sam was ill. She expressed thanks for a gift from Thomas and for gifts sent by him to Sam and Patillo. 4 handwritten pages.
Emma Jones
P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
Bartow History Museum
Auburn University
1860 February 24
Shari L. Williams
Auburn University
Bartow History Museum
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2005.36.94: Letter(s) to Dr. R. M. Young, 1856 May 30 & June 2
1856; Rutherfordton; North Carolina; Greenville; South Carolina; Dr. Robert M. Young; Legal system; Legal history; law; social relations; status; Cartersville; Georgia; Manslaughter; Common law; Gary; Ed; White Oak; Erwin; Supreme Court; Judge Bailey
Two letters appear in this collection. Both are sent to Dr. Robert M. Young (Pierce's father). The first letter discusses the verdict in a manslaughter case, and the second letter discusses the events that took place once the writer left Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
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P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
Bartow History Museum
Auburn University
1856 May 30/ 1856 June 2
Peter R. Thomas Jr.
Auburn University
Bartow History Museum
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