Hattie L. Harman letters to Annie Carleton, 1855-1857

Summary

Creator:

Harman, Hattie L.

Date:

1855-1857

Extent:

1 folder(s) 22 letters

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Hattie L. Harman letters to Annie Carleton, ms1031, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Letters from Hattie L. Harman, to her cousin Annie Carleton, on a plantation near Jeffersonville, Georgia, from 1855-1857. Harman's letters are written first from Forsyth, Georgia and then mainly from Notasulga, Alabama, where her family moved in 1855. Scattered letters are from Macon on her visits back to Georgia. The letters discuss family matters, the reaction of a young woman on the westward migration, and educational matters including Harmon's efforts to enter the teaching profession.

Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Macon, Ga.
Migration, Internal.
Women teachers -- Alabama.
Correspondence

Names:

Carleton, Annie

Places:

Georgia -- Social life and customs.
Alabama -- History
Notasulga (Ala.)
Forsyth (Ga.)

Preferred citation:

Hattie L. Harman letters to Annie Carleton, ms1031, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.