Washington, Rebecca (Smith), 1776-1861 (SC 1254)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

1-8-2014

Comments

This collection is archived in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-5083, mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1254. Letter, 10 August 1835, written by Rebecca Washington, Logan County, Kentucky, to her daughter Jane Walker in Arkansas Territory. She vividly describes the cholera epidemic that has devastated the white and African American residents of Russellville and Logan County, and relates family news. Information about the letter is included.

Disciplines

Diseases | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Washington, Rebecca (Smith), 1776-1861 (SC 1254)" (2014). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 3363.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/3363