United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026King, Porter, 1824-18901855-10-11Porter King, lawyer, future judge and Perry County representative to the Alabama legislature, writes a letter dated October 11, 1855 to his wife Callie King, daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin. King informs Callie that he has just returned from the Canebrake and is feeling better than he was the last time he wrote her. He misses both her and their son Paul. Additionally, King tells her that Booker, their slave, is not feeling well.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/jpegjhl0058http://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 58, document jhl0058.Domestic lifePlantation lifeSlaves--Health and hygieneAlabama--Social life and customs--19th centuryKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: to Callie [King, 1855] Oct. 11Text