Letters, Booth R. E. Meade and Fanny Meade, Rose Cottage, Columbus, Mississippi, to Dr. Thomas T. Meade, Hamburg, Mississippi, July 13, 1846

These handwritten letters, written in script and dated July 13, 1846, from Booth R. E. Meade and Fanny Meade at Rose Cottage, Columbus, Mississippi, to Dr. Thomas T. Meade in Hamburg, Mississippi discusses sickness in Columbus and provides an update on the plantation. The ink on the pages has bled through making the letters appear to be superimposed. The first letter, written by Booth R. E. Meade is addressed Dear Brother and the second letter, written by Fanny Meade, is addressed Dear Cousin.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-herring-collection/1060/thumbnail.jp