Letter, 1863 Oct. 10 (Spartanburg, S.C.) to "My dear Parents."

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Letter, 1863 Oct. 10 (Spartanburg, S.C.) to "My dear Parents."

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741675590

Letter, 10 Oct. 1863, to her parents, Nimrod Donaldson and Sarah Reid McCullough Donaldson, describing crowded conditions at Spartanburg Female College, "Some rooms have as many as seven girls in them"; states that [W. E.] Blake was not accepting students; mentions her courses in algebra, chemistry, philosophy, and geometry; commenting on the food and Blake's efforts to procure food..."people will not let him have provisions for love nor money." Transcribed copy of letter with notes (completed 10 Oct. 1975 by Donaldson's grandson, David H. Sullivan), provides details about persons and locations mentioned in letter, including members of the Donaldson and Sullivan families, and others.

1 item.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8114041

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

Donaldson, Sarah R. M. (Sarah Reid McCullough),

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vf002z (person)

Donaldson, Anna, b. 1846.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6225vpb (person)

Resident of South Carolina; daughter of Nimrod Donaldson and Sarah Reid McCullough Donaldson, who lived in lower Greenville County, S.C.; Miss Donaldson later married David Leander Miller. From the description of Letter, 1863 Oct. 10 (Spartanburg, S.C.) to "My dear Parents." (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 741675590 ...

Donaldson, Nimrod

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xq05z2 (person)

Sullivan, David H.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wt1tss (person)

Donaldson family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60m1f51 (family)

Spartanburg Female College

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62v8j0q (corporateBody)