Correspondence, Jessie to Martha "Mattie" Rice Porter, 1873 September 27

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Correspondence, Jessie to her sister, Martha "Mattie" Rice Porter, Memphis, TN, 1873 September 27.

"I have no news of any importance but the good news we all ___ well and in these times, that is indeed good. We hear of no new cases in our neighborhood and I hope we will escape... It seems to me at least two months since this fever began... Father seems very well __ not frightened at all about this fever - he is improving every day."

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sc.0154.001_014.003

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1873 September 27

Keywords

Correspondence--20th Century; Yellow Fever--Memphis; Domestic life

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"Correspondence, Jessie to Martha "Mattie" Rice Porter, 1873 September 27" (2026). Documents. 10.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-porterrice1/10