Mary Booth letter
Scope and Contents
Letter from Mary Booth to her grandson, John C. White, dated 1848 November 9. At the time, White was enrolled as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana. The letter, written from Bayou Boeuf, Louisiana, mentions the family’s struggles with sugarcane production. Booth also offers advice about selecting a suitable woman for marriage. A typed transcript of the letter is included.
Dates
- 1848
Creator
- Booth, Mary (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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
Mary Booth appears to have been a resident of Bayou Boeuf, Louisiana, in 1848. Her grandson, John C. White, was enrolled as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana from approximately 1846 to 1848.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Daniel Goyer (Centenary State Historic Site manager) on 2013 April 19.
Creator
- Booth, Mary (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Mary Booth letter
- Author
- Chris Brown
- Date
- 2020
- 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