1856-01-05: Carrie Lambert to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter
This document is a letter from Carrie Lambert to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, written from Macon County, Ala., on January 5, 1856 . The Fitzpatrick family emigrated from Ireland to the Virginia colony in the early 1700s. Over time, the family moved from Virginia through the Carolinas and into...
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Family letters 1856-01-05: Carrie Lambert to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter Lambert, Carrie |
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Family letters Mitchell Family; Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century; Letters; Peoples -- Domestic Life; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; |
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1856-01-05: Carrie Lambert to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, LetterThis document is a letter from Carrie Lambert to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, written from Macon County, Ala., on January 5, 1856 . The Fitzpatrick family emigrated from Ireland to the Virginia colony in the early 1700s. Over time, the family moved from Virginia through the Carolinas and into Georgia before finally settling in Line Creek, Alabama and Verbena, Alabama. Several members of the family were active politically including William Fitzpatrick, who served in the Georgia legislature, and Benjamin Fitzpatrick, who served two terms as governor of Alabama. Sarah Fitzpatrick, a descendant of this family, married Columbus White Mitchell who was from a prominent Alabama family. The couple had ten children, seven of whom survived infancy. Three of their sons served in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy (Phil F. Mitchell, Joseph A. Mitchell, and Columbus White Mitchell). Their daughter Mary Louisa, a central figure of this collection, married Dr. Samuel "Trinley" Thomas Williamson in September 1861 shortly after the war began. Williamson was a medical doctor who also fought in the Confederate armed forces. With Williamson and the three Mitchell brothers away fighting, Mary Louisa was left home to run the household with only the help of her sick mother and her sisters. At this time she was also pregnant with her first child who was born in 1862. All three brothers and Williamson survived the war. The family continued to live in Alabama following the Civil War. Since the mid-1900s, some branches of the family have spread out while some continue to live in Alabama. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. [page 1]
Macon Co. Jan. 5. 1856
My dear Mary Louisa
I found among my
clothes when I got home
this skirt and as Mrs Thomp-
son is going over the Creek
this morning, take the opportu-
nity to return it.
Have you gotten rested from
Christmas yet? I found a
very pretty Christmas present
of a breast pin & ear rings
when I got home.
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I wish you and your cousin
Fannie could come home with
Mrs. Thompson. Ask your
ma to let you come here &
study the rest of the winter
I reckon Mrs. Thompson would
board you. Wouldn't we
have nice times. If you all
are invited to Mrs. Pond's party
you must be sure & come
Come here & go with us
I enjoyed my visit at your
house so much. Remember
me to your mother & brother
I send the book your
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brother asked me to, & two
others I think you would
all like to read.
Send me a note by your
Cousin Martha when she
comes back if you see her.
Yours truly
Carrie Lambert1856-01-05Lambert, CarrieMitchell Family; Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century; Letters; Peoples -- Domestic Life; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction;Macon County, Alabama, United States1856-01-05Fitzpatrick-Mitchell-Williamson Family Papers, 1850-1989, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaRecord Group 1223, Fitzpatrick-Mitchell-Williamson Papers, Folder 63 pages, 14 cmengAuburn, Ala. : Auburn University LibrariesThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.Stillimage; Text;1856-01-05_LambertC_to_WilliamsonMLM_letter.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/fmw01/id/25 |
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1856-01-05: Carrie Lambert to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter |
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1856-01-05: Carrie Lambert to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter |
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This document is a letter from Carrie Lambert to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, written from Macon County, Ala., on January 5, 1856 . The Fitzpatrick family emigrated from Ireland to the Virginia colony in the early 1700s. Over time, the family moved from Virginia through the Carolinas and into Georgia before finally settling in Line Creek, Alabama and Verbena, Alabama. Several members of the family were active politically including William Fitzpatrick, who served in the Georgia legislature, and Benjamin Fitzpatrick, who served two terms as governor of Alabama. Sarah Fitzpatrick, a descendant of this family, married Columbus White Mitchell who was from a prominent Alabama family. The couple had ten children, seven of whom survived infancy. Three of their sons served in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy (Phil F. Mitchell, Joseph A. Mitchell, and Columbus White Mitchell). Their daughter Mary Louisa, a central figure of this collection, married Dr. Samuel "Trinley" Thomas Williamson in September 1861 shortly after the war began. Williamson was a medical doctor who also fought in the Confederate armed forces. With Williamson and the three Mitchell brothers away fighting, Mary Louisa was left home to run the household with only the help of her sick mother and her sisters. At this time she was also pregnant with her first child who was born in 1862. All three brothers and Williamson survived the war. The family continued to live in Alabama following the Civil War. Since the mid-1900s, some branches of the family have spread out while some continue to live in Alabama. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
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