Alexander Farnsley's love letters, 1856-1860, Date acquired: 00/00/1963
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 45.00 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Alexander Farnsley's Love Letters, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1964-106
Background
- Scope and content:
Facsimile reproduction of letters written by Alexander Farnsley of Fernelea to Mary Elizabeth Thurman of Louisville, whom he always addressed as "Dear Bettie." The letters were written between 1856-1860 and reproduced on the occasion of the weddings of two of their great granddaughters, Sally Burrell Farnsley, married at Louisville, July 28, 1962, and Anne Peaslee Farnsley, married at Hamburg, Germany, August 5, 1962.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the Lost Cause Press, Louisville, Ky
- Processing information:
Processed April 28, 1964
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Correspondence
- Names:
- Farnsley, Alexander
Thurman, Mary Elizabeth
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Alexander Farnsley's Love Letters, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1964-106
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
