Cain, Bevie Waughn, 1844-1883 (SC 2251)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

5-10-2010

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2251. Letters (31) from Cain to James M. Davis, written mostly during the Civil War from her home and school in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, and from Illinois. A strong Confederate sympathizer, Cain responds to Davis’s support of the Union, criticizes President Abraham Lincoln, and opines freely on love, courtship and marriage. She also writes of mutual friends, family, and social and religious activities. Includes 3 additional letters to Davis from his father, sister, and a friend who writes of an opportunity to manage a store. Also includes brief typescripted summaries of the letters and Cain family information.

Disciplines

American Popular Culture | History | Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Cain, Bevie Waughn, 1844-1883 (SC 2251)" (2010). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 1351.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/1351