1896-06-16: Frances G. Caffey to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter
This document is a letter from Frances G. Caffey to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, written from Montgomery, Ala., on June 16, 1896. The letter is written to condole with the recipient on the recent death of her husband, Dr. Samuel T. Williamson. The Fitzpatrick family emigrated from Ireland to the...
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Family letters 1896-06-16: Frances G. Caffey to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter Caffey, Frances G. |
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Family letters Williamson Family; Mitchell Family; Fitzpatrick Family; Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century; Letters; Condolence notes; Peoples -- Domestic Life; History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era; |
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1896-06-16: Frances G. Caffey to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, LetterThis document is a letter from Frances G. Caffey to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, written from Montgomery, Ala., on June 16, 1896. The letter is written to condole with the recipient on the recent death of her husband, Dr. Samuel T. Williamson. 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: Tompkins & Troy Law Offices Montgomery, Ala.]
June 16, 1896
My dear Mrs. Williamson:
I was deeply grieved last
night to hear of Dr Williamson's death. Truly
a good man has left us, and that is the
best thing that can be said of any one.
I sympathize very much with all of you.
I wish that I could do or say something
to comfort you in your affliction.
But comfort in such an hour
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can come only from the one on high.
Mrs. Thompson has been ill since Friday night
of last week. She is improving and will
be up I think by the end of the week.
as soon as she is able to do so she will
go to Verbena.
Again let me tell you that I sympathize
very deeply with you.
Very sincerely
Frances G. Caffey1896-06-16Caffey, Frances G.Williamson Family; Mitchell Family; Fitzpatrick Family; Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century; Letters; Condolence notes; Peoples -- Domestic Life; History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era;Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States1896-06-16Fitzpatrick-Mitchell-Williamson Family Papers, 1850-1989, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaRecord Group 1223, Fitzpatrick-Mitchell-Williamson Papers, Folder 582 pages, 15 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;1896-06-16_CaffeyFG_to_WilliamsonMLM_letter.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/fmw01/id/65 |
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1896-06-16: Frances G. Caffey to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter |
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1896-06-16: Frances G. Caffey to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, Letter |
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This document is a letter from Frances G. Caffey to Mary Louisa Mitchell Williamson, written from Montgomery, Ala., on June 16, 1896. The letter is written to condole with the recipient on the recent death of her husband, Dr. Samuel T. Williamson. 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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