2005.36.13: J.W. Jones to Jeni, 1857 July 6
1857; J.W. Jones; Jeni; Monticello; Florida; Hapevill; Georgia; Crops; War; Horse; P.M.B. Young; Willie; Dr. W. B. Griffin; Sister Margaret; Children; Sickness; Love; Luck; Transcription
J.W. Jones writes to Jeni, thanking her for corresponding because since she does so rarely his family often wonders about her. His children have been sick and he is requesting a horse to be sent to him. His crops are not doing that great, neither are Jeni's, and he hopes Jeni's situation that she wrote to him about gets better. 3 handwritten pages.
Dr. J.W. Jones
P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
Bartow History Museum
Auburn Universty
1857 July 6
Neil Humphrey
Auburn University
Bartow History Museum
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2005.36.394: Unknown to John, 1860 January 18
1860; Transcription; John; West Point; Education; Blunt; Holidays; Marriage; Duncan Friggs; Charles Omally; Frank Myers; Marietta; Hudson River; Weather; War
This is a two-page handwritten letter, presumably authored by P.M.B. Young himself judging by his account of the "frozen blue hell" and the frozen Hudson River. He compliments John on his engagement. On the eve of the outbreak of war, he offers a scathing commentary of how southerners should despoil the "hand of a northern oppressor." This section, in particular, is written in a grammatical style that is romantic, bordering fanatical.
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P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
Bartow History Museum
Auburn University
1860 January 18
Heather M. Haley
Auburn University
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