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N.B. Write soon.
Punta Gorda,
British Hon', C.A.
Sept 25 [18]94
Dear Cammie,
Popping up so unexpectedly will no doubt cause you to hold y'r breath, but nevertheless the letter is a reality[.] It has been so long since I saw you & things have changed so that I feel much younger (?) & no doubt you are a "benedict" by this time[.] Alow [sic] me to congratulate
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| Title | Letter to Cammie Williams |
| Description | Letter to Cammie Williams from C. V. Hill in Punta Gorda, British Honduras (present-day Belize). Hill mentions a "tariff bill" that probably refers to the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act of August, 1894. "Breckenridge" probably refers to Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, an Arkansas Congressman from 1883-1894, briefly unseated due to a scandal involving voter fraud and assassination of another candidate. |
| Digital ID# | 20-228 |
| Physical ID | 20-228 |
| Object Type | Letter |
| Creator | Hill, C. V. |
| Subject |
Courtship--History. Punta Gorda (Belize) Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes, 1846-1932. Tariffs--Law and legislation--United States. |
| Geographic location | Punta Gorda (Belize) |
| Date (original) | 1894-09-25 |
| Time period | 1890-1899 |
| Original Collection | Williams (Daniel) Papers |
| Publisher | Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version). |
| Rights | Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Format (original) |
2-page letter 20.3 x 12.5 cm. |
| Format (digital) | 200 dpi JPEG image |
| Repository | Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries. |
| Location of Original | Williams (Daniel) Papers/Box 1/Letters from Central America |
| Related materials | A digitization project sponsored by the Consortium for the History of Agricultural and Rural Mississippi (CHARM). |
| Language | en |
| Contact information | For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679. |
| facet format | correspondence |
| Transcript | Punta Gorda, British Hon', C.A. Sept 25 [18]94 Dear Cammie, Popping up so unexpectedly will no doubt cause you to hold y'r breath, but nevertheless the letter is a reality[.] It has been so long since I saw you & things have changed so that I feel much younger (?) & no doubt you are a "benedict" by this time[.] Alow [sic] me to congratulate [page 2] you at this late day & may you ever be happy. Now I may have made a mistake the rumor may not have been true but it stated that you had already married. If I could make the trip to the Grove this eavening [sic] & call on the Girls tomorrow no doubt "I would old in spite of my youngness["] The "Girls" this side are poco scarce except of yaller hue, they is no good. When you see Miss Laura C tell her I will send her some Coffee Berries soon & some plants also [page 3] if she wishes them, but you must first present my compliments then introduce me. (?) We are now in the midst of our rainy season & very disagreable [sic] it is. The passage of the new "Tariff Bill" will no doubt blot out a great deal of eavil [sic] the Farmers have been subjected to. Congress is largely composed of such men as Breckenridge & a great many worse characters too. Lewis has been back to the States with his wife & returned, has a splendid position with his uncle on sugar plantation [page 4] & is making money. He denies to this day ever having proposed to Miss Ollie & gets red hot over the subject. If you ever get to see Miss Ollie tell her I never cease to adore her & the recolection [sic] of her is one that never dies. As I considder [sic] you my best friend & one in whom I can confide, will ask you to interview her & ascertain whether or not she will respond to my letters, should I write one. I expect to visit that portion of Miss in which you live soon. Lastly, let me know her address & oblige your friend, C. V. Hill. |
| Collection Title | Daniel Williams family papers |
Description
| Digital ID# | 20-228-p01.jpg |
| Physical ID | 20- |
| Original Collection | Williams (Daniel) Papers |
| Publisher | Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version). |
| Rights | Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Format (digital) | 200 dpi jpeg image |
| Repository | Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries. |
| Location of Original | Daniel Williams Papers/Folder 20 |
| Related materials | A digitization project sponsored by the Consortium for the History of Agricultural and Rural Mississippi (CHARM). |
| Language | en |
| Contact information | For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679. |
| Transcript | N.B. Write soon. Punta Gorda, British Hon', C.A. Sept 25 [18]94 Dear Cammie, Popping up so unexpectedly will no doubt cause you to hold y'r breath, but nevertheless the letter is a reality[.] It has been so long since I saw you & things have changed so that I feel much younger (?) & no doubt you are a "benedict" by this time[.] Alow [sic] me to congratulate |
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