Confederate States of America. Army -- Leaves and furloughs; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Health; Fredericksburg (Va.); Fathers and sons; Troop movements;
Thomas discussing rumors of the front at Fredericksburg & the Confederate Army being pushed back to Grenada, the health of various troops, his rejected furlough, weather conditions in Virginia, and advice on home matters & hiding food from the...
Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Travel; Health; Troop movements; Confederate States of America. Army -- Salaries, etc.;
Thomas discussing their voyage from the previous camp and the strength of the current force at Camp Beauregard; also discusses his desire to see Margery and the general health of the family. Finally, mentions his lack of having been paid.
Confederate States of America -- Social conditions
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister describing life in Oxford; while not a member of the "University Blues," he has a sense of foreboding for the new year.
Shakers -- Kentucky -- Pleasant Hill;Account books -- History
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky was the third largest of nineteen Shaker communities which existed in eight states during the nineteenth century. Many of the accounting records used by the Pleasant Hill Shakers are still in existence. An...
Songs--United States--20th Century; Popular Music--United States
Cover: drawing of a large crowd coming to visit ""Mammy Jinny,"" most of the crowd bears gifts -- a chicken, a watermelon, flowers; photo inset of Gillen Beck and Frazer. (see #74)
Songs--United States--20th Century; Popular Music--United States
Cover: drawing of a large crowd coming to visit ""Mammy Jinny,"" most of the crowd bears gifts -- a chicken, a watermelon, flowers; photo inset of two Caucasians: Valeska Suratt and George Baldwin. (see 428)
Man-woman relationships; Love; Women; Marriage proposals; Rejection (Psychology); Parent and child; Mothers; Wit and humor; Popular music -- England -- 19th century;
A man continues to propose even after he swears to quit.