United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434Gerdine, Lucy, 1823-18561853/1856Letter probably written between 1853-1856 from Lucy Lumpkin Gerdine, daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin and sister of Callie Lumpkin King, to Porter King, lawyer, judge, Perry County representative to the Alabama legislature and Callie's husband. Lucy pleads with Porter to come to Athens, Georgia with Callie so that Callie can recover from the [loss?] of her baby.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/jpegjhl0036http://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 36, document jhl0036.Postnatal careMothers--Southern States--Health and hygieneInfants--DeathDomestic lifeKing, Callie, 1826-1905--HealthKing, Porter, 1824-1890Letter: to Porter [King], [1853-1856? no month] 12Text