United States, Georgia, Hancock County, 33.27043, -83.00069Bird, Sallie, 1828-19101852-05-11Letter from Sallie (Baxter) Bird, wife of Hancock County plantation-owner Edgeworth Bird, to Callie King, daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin and wife of Porter King, dated May 11, 1852 about King's recent marriage and family news. Bird describes progress on the renovation of their home, Granite Farm, located in Hancock County and provides news of others in their social circle.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO.image/jpegjhl0005http://american-south.org/http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Joseph Henry Lumpkin family papers, 1821-1862 (bulk 1852-1857), box 1, folder 5, document jhl0005.Georgia--Social conditions--19th centuryWomen--GeorgiaPlantation lifeKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: Sparta, [Georgia] to Callie [King], 1852 May 11Text