Samuel L. Lessley letter
Scope and Contents
Letter from Samuel L. Lessley to Joseph Coward dated 1872 April 27. At the time, Lessley was enrolled as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, La.). The letter mentions food at the college, the upcoming summer break, and friends such as Sam Williams, Colelia Gains, and Edward Stocks. Typescript of letter also included.
Dates
- 1872
Creator
- Lessley, Samuel L., 1855-1873 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection consists of materials in the public domain.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel L. Lessley (1855-1873) enrolled at Centenary College of Louisiana in 1872. He is the son of Dr. Robert Thompson Lessley (1810-1904) and Harriett Bernhardt Lessley (1825-1893) of Woodville, Mississippi.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Josephine Dale Merklein on 1965 September 14.
Creator
- Lessley, Samuel L., 1855-1873 (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Samuel L. Lessley letter
- Author
- Chris Brown
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository