Roach letter [manuscript]
Online resources: Collection description Summary: Letter written by Mrs. Roach from Vicksburg, Mississippi, August 22, 1897, addressed to "My dear son" describing Joseph Davis' plantation, "The Hurricane." Included in the letter is a description of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, "then a slight (ugly) young married woman....Her husband was in Mexico leading his gallant Regiment." The lower portions of pages 5 and 6 have been cut away.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1194.000/F/Folder 1 | Available | B99615 |
Letter written by Mrs. Roach from Vicksburg, Mississippi, August 22, 1897, addressed to "My dear son" describing Joseph Davis' plantation, "The Hurricane." Included in the letter is a description of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, "then a slight (ugly) young married woman....Her husband was in Mexico leading his gallant Regiment." The lower portions of pages 5 and 6 have been cut away.
Cite as: Z/1194.000: Roach Letter.