1859-04-26: P. F. Reed to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter
This document is a letter from P. F. Reed to his cousin Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, written from Irving College, Tenn., on April 26, 1859. the writer makes inquiries as to local and family news. The Fitzpatrick family emigrated from Ireland to the Virginia colony in the early 1700s. Over time,...
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This document is a letter from P. F. Reed to his cousin Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, written from Irving College, Tenn., on April 26, 1859. the writer makes inquiries as to local and family news. 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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1859-04-26: P. F. Reed to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, LetterThis document is a letter from P. F. Reed to his cousin Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, written from Irving College, Tenn., on April 26, 1859. the writer makes inquiries as to local and family news. 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]
Irving College Tenn April 26th 1859
Dear cousin Lou
I received your kind
and most affectionate letter a few days
since ? which afforded me the greatest plea-
sure imaginable? I thought it very strange
you did not answer my letter. but I can
account for it now, you did not receive it
I have no news of importance. I did not
like this place much when I first arrived
here but I have become satisfied I came
very near coming back home at first ? but
I knew my time was precious ? I suppose you
enjoyed you self very much while you stay in
Montgomery you attended a great many Bolls
and parties I presume ? How does uncle Billy
and Cousin Lizie get on I suppose they are
a happy couple. Have you all had any
fish fries this spring I would like
very much to be at home now to fish
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I enjoy fishing so very much. How
does Dr. Stevens get along I expects
he comes over very often to play cards ?
Has old Dr. Jones and his wife returned
together yet or not? How does the
young Dr. and Julia Jones get on
Cousin Lou tell aunt Celia I will write
to her in a few days I intended to have
written before now but have not had
a proper opportunity. tell your Buddie Phil
to answer my letter ? Has Phil Bald-
win moved down on Line Creek. he will
make a fine neighbor I guess ? It is
getting very late now I must draw my let-
ter to a close you must write soon and
give me all the news on Line Creek. Give
my love to all the children and your
mother and tell her I will write to
her also.
I remain your
devoted cousin
P. F. Reed
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P. S. Ask uncle Josiah if he
has seen any wildcats and opossums
lately ? Dear cousin I am almost as-
shamed to send such a letter as this
but you must excuse this one I
will do better next time.
P F R1859-04-26Reed, P. F.Mitchell Family; Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century; Letters; Peoples -- Domestic Life; Peoples -- Rural Life; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction;Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee, United States1859-04-26Fitzpatrick-Mitchell-Williamson Family Papers, 1850-1989, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaRecord Group 1223, Fitzpatrick-Mitchell-Williamson Papers, Folder 133 pages, 21 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;1859-04-26_ReedPF_to_WilliamsonMLM_letterapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/fmw01/id/49 |