Letters of Sarah Amanda McDowell

Download or read book Letters of Sarah Amanda McDowell written by Sarah Amanda McDowell and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McDowell of Talbot Co., Shiloh, Bellevue, and Griffin, Ga. writes to her cousin Amanda Sarah Boyd, Oktibbeha Co., Miss., conveying news of family events, weather & farming, church & social activities, former servants, and trips. Of interest is an account of the burning of her home. The collection also contains a few letters from other family members including an 1864 letter from John McDowell, a soldier in Polk's regiments referring to the battles of Mansfield and Jenkins' Ferry.