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Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1862 November 24)

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Identifier	MUM00683, 1.21
Title	Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1862 November 24)
Author	Gerdine, Roxana Chapin, 1833-1891
Recipient	Chapin, Emily McKinstry
Date	24 November [1862]
Location	West Point (Miss.)
Subject	Death Bereavement Burial Homefront
Broader Subject	Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century Plantation life -- Southern States -- History Confederate States of America
Description	Roxana writes about her worries over what to do with the remains of their sister Lucy who died on March 21, 1862 of tuberculosis and is then buried at the Gerdine plantation. Lucy's remains would not be returned to Chicopee, MA until after the Civil War
Note	A.L. (4 p.)
Type	text;
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	Roxana Chapin Gerdine Collection
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00683/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
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Citation	Roxana Chapin Gerdine Collection, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Title	gerdine_21_01
Transcript	AL. November 24 [1862]. [Roxana Chapin Gerdine] to �Dear Sister� [Emily McKinstry Chapin]. 4pp.) West Point, Nov 24th" Dear Sister I do not know whether I owe you a letter or not but will write any way as I am not ceremonious you know but my box has come and I have unpacked. will to morrow cut off the carpet and have it made also the oil cloth. Mr. Gerdine wore his new suit to day for the first time it fits him beautifully in every respect. Billie did not like his the coat was too short he thought though in fact it is all the style and changed with Joe. they fit Joe well so they did Billy. Mr. Gerdine says he will not get a broadcloth suit this fall as he will not need it until spring and his crop is too poor. we are going to be
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

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