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Jeremiah Gage to Mary Gage (3 November 1857)

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Identifier	Gage_b1f8
Title	Jeremiah Gage to Mary Gage (3 November 1857)
Author	Gage, Jeremiah
Recipient	Sanders, Mary Margaret Gage
Date	3 November 1857
Location	Oxford (Miss.)
Subject	University of Mississippi -- Students Education Families Brothers and sisters Man-woman relationships Parties
Broader Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Gage family -- Correspondence
Description	Jeremiah discussing various social aspects of life as a student at the University of Mississippi.
Type	Text
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	Gage Family Collection
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00196/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
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Citation	Gage Family Collection, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Title	Gage_b1f8_1
Transcript	Oxford Mississippi Nov 3rd 1857 ) Dear Sister ) I have a moments leisure this morning" as I have no recitation at the usual hour. Our Proffe. went to Memphis yesterday and will not return in time to hear us recite this morning. Not wishing to lose a moment of time I propose occupying this in something to you. I received a letter from Pa two days since in which he stated that Uncle Willis and family had paid them that long looked for visit" and that you returned home with them, and intend remaining until Spring or Summer, when he intends reciprocating the visit. I guess you are highly elated with the expectation of having a pleasant trip (Excuse my big words. Freshman are allowed to use words of two syllables only. Sophomores are allowed to use four/ You are thinking I expect of going to Mobile if you have not already gone. If you go; give my
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

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