United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794Cobb, Marion, 1822-18971856Undated letter (possibly from 1856) 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. Cobb discusses Christmas festivities, her illness, the commotion of people moving around town, real estate deals, and other local news.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/jpegjhl0032http://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 32, document jhl0032.Gerdine familyAthens (Ga.)--Social life and customs--19th centuryChristmas--Georgia--AthensReal property--Georgia--AthensDomestic lifeCobb, Marion, 1822-1897--HealthStores, Retail--Georgia--AthensKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: [Athens, Georgia] to Callie [King, 1856?]Text