Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Mobile, Alabama, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, December 8, 1859

Augusta Evans, an Alabama novelist, writes her friend, Rachel, of unanswered letters, domestic affairs, and the illness of her siblings with an emphasis on her brother's typhoid fever. She describes the weather being usually cold for Mobile and the orange trees dying from it. She recounts the...

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Main Author: Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909 (Correspondent)
Format: Electronic
Published: University of Alabama Libraries
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Online Access:http://purl.lib.ua.edu/19729
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Summary:Augusta Evans, an Alabama novelist, writes her friend, Rachel, of unanswered letters, domestic affairs, and the illness of her siblings with an emphasis on her brother's typhoid fever. She describes the weather being usually cold for Mobile and the orange trees dying from it. She recounts the books that she had read and correspondence received.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.