United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794King, Porter, 1824-18901856-04-11Possibly on April 11, 1856, Porter King dashes off a hasty letter from Union Point, Georgia to his wife Callie King, daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin. King informs his wife that he ran into Governor and Mrs. Howell Cobb, who said they were on their way to Washington and told him that Muggy was doing better. King also informs Callie that he met his father in Atlanta. They are "dusty and tired", he tells her. He asks her to kiss their son Paul for him.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/jpegjhl0060http://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 60, document jhl0060.Athens (Ga.)--Social life and customs--19th centuryCobb, Howell, 1815-1868Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar, 1818-1889King, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: Union Point, [Georgia] to [Callie King], 1856 Apr. 11Text