Denmark, 56.0, 10.0United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434Cobb, Marion, 1822-18971852/1853Undated letter, possibly from 1852 or 1853, from Marion Lumpkin Cobb, wife of Thomas Read Rootes Cobb and daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin, to Callie King, wife of Porter King and Marion's sister, about her health after her recent childbirth. She informs King that the child of their acquaintance Mary Gresham has died suddenly. Many in the Lumpkin family are ill. Cobb also provides information on other friends in Athens including the LeConte family and mentions that their brother James Lumpkin is in Christiana, Denmark.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/jpegjhl0020http://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 20, document jhl0020.Postnatal careMothers--Southern States--Health and hygieneLumpkin familyInfants--DeathAthens (Ga.)--Social life and customs--19th centuryDomestic lifeLumpkin, James M.--Journeys--DenmarkKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: to Callie [King, 1852 or 1853?]Text