love letters
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Letters that express love, admiration, or romantic sentiment, intended to be read by the object of affection.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Joseph Mann letters
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-002
Collection Overview
Collection consists of sixteen letters and two poems, all handwritten originals. Majority (fourteen) are love letters (April-Dec. 1877) from Joseph Mann to Amelia (Milia) Robinson, written during their courtship. Mann did not write in English, so a friend wrote the letters for him. Topics include Mann's sentimental anticipation of their nuptials and his love for Robinson. His letters also mention family members in Laurens and Robinson's siblings, references to Mann's store in Newberry, SC;...
Dates:
1877-1894; Majority of material found within 1877
Found in:
Special Collections