This is a marvelously interesting collection of letters written over a period of thirty years by members of the Thomas A. Watkins family of Carroll County, Mississippi. The correspondence provides an intimate look into activities in the household of Forest Place during a period of great propserity and a period of decline. The letters reveal the poignant history of Dr. Watkins, a non practicing physician, his wife, and their two daughters. Some include passages written to various favored slaves, who in return dictated their responses.
Besides offering a glimpse into the domestic life...
This is a marvelously interesting collection of letters written over a period of thirty years by members of the Thomas A. Watkins family of Carroll...
