Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Mobile, Alabama, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, March 18, 1864
Augusta Evans, an Alabama novelist, writes her friend, Rachel. The possibility of an attack on Mobile has vanished. An English steamer came into harbor from Havana. A package for her containing stocking, handkerchiefs, and a small box of champagne had been shipped via the steamer. Healy, the Lou...
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Documents Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Mobile, Alabama, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, March 18, 1864 Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909 (Correspondent) |
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Documents Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909; Heustis, Rachel Lyons; Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894; Artists; letters (correspondence) |
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Augusta Evans, an Alabama novelist, writes her friend, Rachel. The possibility of an attack on Mobile has vanished. An English steamer came into harbor from Havana. A package for her containing stocking, handkerchiefs, and a small box of champagne had been shipped via the steamer. Healy, the Louisiana artist, has painted a portrait of Captain Cox and will paint General Quarles next week. General Quarles is now in command of the post. She reported working in her flower beds and the help that she received. She remarked on correspondence that she had received. Augusta makes reference to a duel involving Dr. Heustis that ended without bloodshed.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries. |
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Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Mobile, Alabama, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, March 18, 1864Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909 (Correspondent)Heustis, Rachel Lyons (Addressee)Text1864-03-18engelectronic; image/jpeg; 6 p.Augusta Evans, an Alabama novelist, writes her friend, Rachel. The possibility of an attack on Mobile has vanished. An English steamer came into harbor from Havana. A package for her containing stocking, handkerchiefs, and a small box of champagne had been shipped via the steamer. Healy, the Louisiana artist, has painted a portrait of Captain Cox and will paint General Quarles next week. General Quarles is now in command of the post. She reported working in her flower beds and the help that she received. She remarked on correspondence that she had received. Augusta makes reference to a duel involving Dr. Heustis that ended without bloodshed.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909; Heustis, Rachel Lyons; Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894; Artists; letters (correspondence)Mobile (Ala.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--Alabama--Mobile County--MobileThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsAugusta Evans Wilson papersBox 1, Folder 3u0003_0001563_0000021http://purl.lib.ua.edu/19739https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/1917Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/u0003_0001563/id/57 |
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Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Mobile, Alabama, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, March 18, 1864 |
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