Weldon, William R., b. 1827? (SC 3457)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

7-31-2019

Comments

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

Abstract

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3457. Letter, 17 March 1849, of William R. Weldon, Elizabeth, Arkansas, to his parents and brother in Ballard County, Kentucky (Fancy Farm post office). He writes of his wish to hear news from home (including “how the Blacks are getting along”) since his departure five months earlier, reports his attendance at a “genteel” wedding, and suggests that his parents consider joining him in Arkansas. To his brother, he writes of his embarrassment at having to strip the clothing off an attractive young lady after her dress accidentally caught fire. He further remarks that she had a “disease which is very common in Kentucky called the flirts.”

Disciplines

United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Weldon, William R., b. 1827? (SC 3457)" (2019). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 4730.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4730