United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026King, Porter, 1824-18901856-10-30From Marion, Alabama, Porter King, lawyer, future judge and Perry County representative to the Alabama legislature, writes a letter dated October 30, 1856 to his wife Callie King, the daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin. In his letter, King expresses sorrow over the death of Bob Goree's wife and tells Callie that several of their friends went to Goree's home. He adds that Goree's wife will be buried in Greensboro, Alabama.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/jpegjhl0067http://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 67, document jhl0067.Goree familyDomestic lifeBereavementAlabama--Social life and customs--19th centuryKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: [Marion, Alabama] to Callie [King], 1856 Oct. 30Text