Jane Carr Chapman Thornton letter

Collection

Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 53

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Typescript of letter about Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Mississippi). Thornton writes of travelling with her family from Virginia and arriving in Jackson, Mississippi, in November 1841. She describes Centenary College’s campus, dormitory, cottages, and a nearby medicinal spring. One of the college’s buildings is the home of her son, Thomas Chapman Thornton, who serves as the president of Centenary. She also mentions the people enslaved by her family who have traveled with the Chapmans; their names are Sprig, Jenny, Henry, Rosa, Maria, Georgiana, and Emanuel.

Dates

1842

Creator

Thornton, Jane Carr Chapman (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Jane Carr Chapman Thornton is the wife of Thomas Thornton. Their son, Thomas Chapman Thornton (1794-1860), served as president of Centenary College (Brandon Springs, Mississippi) from 1841 to 1844.