Broun, Bettie Lee. Bettie Lee Broun to Harriet C. Johnson Broun, Petersburg, VA, December 10, 1862
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Authors
Broun, Bettie Lee
Issue Date
1862-12-10
Type
Text
Language
en_US
Keywords
American Civil War (1861-1865) , Broun, Bettie Lee, 1846-1927 , Broun, Harriet C. Johnson, 1824-1908 , Fredericksburg, Battle of (Virginia : 1862) , Personal correspondence , Scarlatina , Smallpox , Southern Female College (Petersburg, Va.) , Virginia--Northumberland County , Virginia--Petersburg , Women college students , Women's colleges
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Abstract
Southern Female College
Petersburg [December?] 10th, 1862
My dearest Ma,
Tis very late at night and I feel quite sleepy. Yet I cannot let Uncle William leave without carrying a dollar to you my dear ma, and the mails being very irregular (I do not think you hear from me too often) [PAGE TORN] I should write as often as I can by private persons.
Description
Handwritten letter from Bettie Lee Broun to her mother Harriet C. Johnson Broun. Southern Female College, Petersburg, Virginia. [December] 10, 1862. Month inferred. Original letter in poor condition with holes and tears. 4 pages on two sheets of paper. References the Battle of Fredericksburg and a smallpox outbreak in Petersburg, Virginia.
Citation
Broun, Bettie Lee. Bettie Lee Broun to Harriet C. Johnson Broun, Petersburg, VA, December 10, 1862
Publisher
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 2020.
License
No Copyright - United States.