Laura's Letters is a love story told in letters written 150 years ago by Laura Wynne & Bestor Coleman of Alabama. Bestor courted Laura writing ardent, eloquent letters that lead to their marriage. Bestor enlisted in Co F 40th Reg CSA May 1862. Bestor was captured twice; never recovered from the harsh conditions at Rock Island Prison, Illinois. He died a few years after returning home. Laura's letters to her family tell of surviving after the War; of feeding, clothing, & educating her children during Reconstruction. The letters show the relationship with former slaves who continued to work for...

Laura's Family's Letters is a history of an Alabama family told in letters written from 1844-1891. These letters tell of social customs, show levels of education, explain medicines used for man & animals, and tell of various means of travel. There are courting letters, gossipy letters from school friends, advisory letters from parents. The letters speak of realtionships of family members and of the relationship with slaves before & after the War. Laura's Family's Letters is a significant tool for genealogists and Southern history enthuiasts.

Laura's and Her Children's Letters consist of letters written by Laura Coleman and her children, Bestor Wynne and Fannie while they were in school. Fannie attended Tuscaloosa Female College at age 15 (1877-1879). She writes of social life - clothes, parties, boyfriends, & her studies. Wynne attended Mr. Tutwiler's Greene Springs School (1879-1883), then was a cadet at the Univ. of Ala. Wynne advises his Mother farming matters. His Mother advises him not to go in the creek too often, to study hard even though he does not love too. Laura worries about being able to education, feed & clothe her...