United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794Bird, Sallie, 1828-19101852-09-28Letter 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 September 28, 1852 about her two-month-long trip to New York. During her trip, she visited Athens, Ga. and saw members of the Cobb family, but was unable to see the Lumpkin family. Sallie also touches on affairs at Granite Farm, her husband's plantation, her uncle Leroy's illness, and 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/jpegjhl0006http://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 6, document jhl0006.Georgia--Social life and customs--19th centuryAthens (Ga.)--Social life and customs--19th centuryWomen--GeorgiaPlantation lifeBird, Sallie, 1828-1910--VoyagesKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: Sparta, [Georgia] to Callie [King], 1852 Sept. 28Text