Sallie Foster Letter
This collection consists of a letter from Sallie Foster dated September 29, 1850, sent from Ashwood School to her sister Jane Ellen Foster Cheatham. Sallie describes life at the school and tells how much she misses her family.
Dates
- 1850 September 29
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of a letter from Sallie Foster dated September 29, 1850, sent from Ashwood School to her sister Jane Ellen Foster Cheatham. Sallie describes life at the school and tells how much she misses her family.
Biographical/Historical Note
Sarah C. Foster (Jane Ellen Foster Cheatham's younger sister) was born to Ephraim Hubbard and Jane Mebane (Lytle) Foster in December of 1836. Her father represented Tennessee in the U. S. Senate from 1838 to 1839 and from 1843 to 1845. Sallie married Benjamin Franklin Cockrill Sr. in about 1857, and the couple had eight children. She died in Kentucky in 1902.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was purchased by Special Collections on April 7, 2007
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository