1896-05-28: C. Mitchell Williamson to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter
This document is a letter from C. Mitchell Williamson to his mother, Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, and is written from Birmingham, Ala., on May 28, 1896. The letter discusses several recent gifts and other family matters. The Fitzpatrick family emigrated from Ireland to the Virginia colony in the...
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Family letters 1896-05-28: C. Mitchell Williamson to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter Williamson, C. Mitchell |
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1896-05-28: C. Mitchell Williamson to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, LetterThis document is a letter from C. Mitchell Williamson to his mother, Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, and is written from Birmingham, Ala., on May 28, 1896. The letter discusses several recent gifts and other family matters. 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]
[letterhead: The Berney National Bank ... Birmingham, Ala.]
May 28 1896
My Dear Mother,
Your letter
received late last afternoon
with the slippers. I exchanged
the slippers for No. 9s which
I think will do. If, however
they do not fit, return
again, my expense, and
I will exchange them
again. I also enclose x
pair socks. about as
large as I can get of
the kind.
It grieves me much to think
that boil is giving him
so much trouble. that he
cannot rest. what does
Dr Caffee say about it.
Has it been lanced yet?
sincerely hope it will
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soon get better.
We took tea at Simpsons
last evening. All very well,
and asked after father's
condition. I am quite
well, only worried about
father. Has Bob caught
him any fish?
We had quite a nice rain
Tuesday noon, and came
very near having more
this AM. Am glad you
wrote Brother. poor boy.
I know twill break his
heart.
Mr. Cobbs still absent.
Much love to you all,
Fondly
Mitchell1896-05-28Williamson, C. MitchellWilliamson Family; Mitchell Family; Fitzpatrick Family; Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century; Letters;Peoples -- Domestic Life; History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era;Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States1896-05-28Fitzpatrick-Mitchell-Williamson Family Papers, 1850-1989, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaRecord Group 1223, Fitzpatrick-Mitchell-Williamson Papers, Folder 552 pages, 24 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;1896-05-28_WilliamsonCM_to_WilliamsonMLM_letter.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/fmw01/id/62 |
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1896-05-28: C. Mitchell Williamson to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter |
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1896-05-28: C. Mitchell Williamson to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter |
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This document is a letter from C. Mitchell Williamson to his mother, Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, and is written from Birmingham, Ala., on May 28, 1896. The letter discusses several recent gifts and other family matters. 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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