United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026King, Porter, 1824-18901856-10-26Porter King, lawyer, future judge and Perry County representative to the Alabama legislature, writes a letter dated October 23, 1856 from Marion, Alabama to his wife Callie, daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin, who is in Athens with their son Joseph during Joseph's illness. Reading Callie's most recent letter, King has learned that the health of their son Joseph is improving, and he is delighted. King tells Callie that Dr. Bates is away so she should call on Dr. Moore if she needs him. In addition, King states that Aunt Ruthy and many other friends have expressed their concern for Callie and Joseph.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/jpegjhl0064http://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 64, document jhl0064.Domestic lifePlantation lifeAlabama--Social life and customs--19th centuryKing, Joseph Henry--HealthKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: Marion, [Alabama] to [Callie King], 1856 Oct. 23Text