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Aug 13th [1896]
Dear Cammie:
Your letter quite overwhelmed me with astonishment and surprise. It was nice of you to write at length, and so promptly. In answer let me state that my people are all well, and live at Bayou Sara yet! though the name of the Post Office is now changed to St. Francisville. It is on the Rive [sic] near the junction of the Red. I was up here last spring, while attending the inauguration of our Govinor [sic].
All were well and getting ready to move into a fine new Rectory. You must tell me about your Folks, if you live at the old place? &c &c-anything and everything about yourself or concerning old Dry Grove will be welcomed news. The tramp you spoke of was undoubtedly Mr. Hefter. If you had just thought to make him sign his name any of us would have recognized it. But it was him, without doubt. I am a "silver bug" and President of Regular Democratic club &c will send you a Bug that will spread his wings if you touch the spring; if you have one already give it to one of the boys. I trust that the results of the Election will be of benefit to the masses. Am sorry to hear of your hard lot. Take courage old man, let advercity [sic] only stimulate your energies. As for
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| Title | Letter to Cammie Williams |
| Description | Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, George H. Douglas, in Morgan City, Louisiana. Douglas mentions being a "silver bug" a reference to the 1896 political debate over the gold standard versus "Free Silver." |
| Digital ID# | 20-213 |
| Physical ID | 20-213 |
| Object Type | Letter |
| Creator | Douglas, George H. |
| Subject |
Elections--United States--1896. Gold standard--History. Bimetallism--United States--History. Saint Francisville (La.) Foster, Murphy J. (Murphy James), 1849-1921. Wit and humor. Plays on words. Medicine--Humor. |
| Geographic location | Morgan City (La.) |
| Date (original) | 1896-08-13 |
| 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 28 x 21.5 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/Good personal letters-society-politics-etc 1888-1896 |
| 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 | Aug 13th [1896] Dear Cammie: Your letter quite overwhelmed me with astonishment and surprise. It was nice of you to write at length, and so promptly. In answer let me state that my people are all well, and live at Bayou Sara yet! though the name of the Post Office is now changed to St. Francisville. It is on the Rive [sic] near the junction of the Red. I was up here last spring, while attending the inauguration of our Govinor [sic]. All were well and getting ready to move into a fine new Rectory. You must tell me about your Folks, if you live at the old place? &c &c-anything and everything about yourself or concerning old Dry Grove will be welcomed news. The tramp you spoke of was undoubtedly Mr. Hefter. If you had just thought to make him sign his name any of us would have recognized it. But it was him, without doubt. I am a "silver bug" and President of Regular Democratic club &c will send you a Bug that will spread his wings if you touch the spring; if you have one already give it to one of the boys. I trust that the results of the Election will be of benefit to the masses. Am sorry to hear of your hard lot. Take courage old man, let advercity [sic] only stimulate your energies. As for [page 2] me! Well I own in my own name, and by clear title quite a large collection of debts; but I have so far supported my family very well, and taken the World easy-much easier than I should. I could not possibly get off now, else I should be only too glad to accept your cordial invitation immediately. Never mind let us keep up the renewed acquaintance till a more favorable time. In the mene [sic] time should you ever wander to ye slipery [sic] and crawfish-be-perferated land of the Pelican, remember that there is a safe harbor, and a true friend on the shores of Berwicks Bay. I note near the close of your late favor that you pass some remarks of a refecting nature upon the skill of my learned profession. In fact you have shaken the misty legends of the past, and chunked! the tree of knowledge of evil so full of sticks that derogatory epithets have fallen knee deep upon the grass green bosom of my much offended avocation! Drag you forth the closeted skeleton of "Hypocrates" from the innermost confines of the past, and before its sacred presence expose the mundicating rasconstiguousness of modern medicine!? Verily it is well that you are at a safe distance, for no man has ever uttered such blasphemous vindictives against our art, and lived! Yea! he has fallen sooner or later a victim to the evenging [sic] necromancy- Write soon again- Good bye Yours G. H. Douglas. |
| Collection Title | Daniel Williams family papers |
Description
| Digital ID# | 20-213-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 | Aug 13th [1896] Dear Cammie: Your letter quite overwhelmed me with astonishment and surprise. It was nice of you to write at length, and so promptly. In answer let me state that my people are all well, and live at Bayou Sara yet! though the name of the Post Office is now changed to St. Francisville. It is on the Rive [sic] near the junction of the Red. I was up here last spring, while attending the inauguration of our Govinor [sic]. All were well and getting ready to move into a fine new Rectory. You must tell me about your Folks, if you live at the old place? &c &c-anything and everything about yourself or concerning old Dry Grove will be welcomed news. The tramp you spoke of was undoubtedly Mr. Hefter. If you had just thought to make him sign his name any of us would have recognized it. But it was him, without doubt. I am a "silver bug" and President of Regular Democratic club &c will send you a Bug that will spread his wings if you touch the spring; if you have one already give it to one of the boys. I trust that the results of the Election will be of benefit to the masses. Am sorry to hear of your hard lot. Take courage old man, let advercity [sic] only stimulate your energies. As for |
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