Jennie Smith letters, 1852-1884

Summary

Creator:

Way, William

Date:

1852-1884

Extent:

0.25 Linear Feet 1 box

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Jennie Smith letters, ms3155, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence written to Jennie (Emily Jane) Smith from family, friends, and soldiers in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Georgia, from 1852-1884. Correspondence regards family news, social events, Quaker farm life, marriages, and deaths. Some letters regard marriage proposals and matchmaking for Jennie. Smith's uncle, William Way, in Pennsylvania, writes about his views on marriage, causes of the Civil War, slavery and Abolitionism, and post-war problems.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Slavery -- United States.
Teachers -- Georgia -- Correspondence.
Quakers.
Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Correspondence

Places:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.

Preferred citation:

Jennie Smith letters, ms3155, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.