United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026King, Porter, 1824-18901856-11-15Porter King, lawyer, future judge and Perry County representative to the Alabama legislature, writes a letter dated November 15, 1856 from Marion, Alabama to his wife, Callie King, daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin. King informs her that he has won a court case and is currently waiting for a carriage to take him back to the plantation. Additionally, King tells Callie about his next case, which will start the 16th and involves the burning of a gin house. He tells his wife that he misses both her and their son Joseph, and that he will be on his way to see them on the twentieth of November.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/jpegjhl0071http://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 71, document jhl0071.Domestic lifeLawyers--AlabamaTrials--AlabamaTrials (Arson)Alabama--Social life and customs--19th centuryKing, Joseph HenryKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: [Marion, Alabama] to Callie King, 1856 Nov. 15Text