United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794Lumpkin, Callender Grieve1851-12-02In this letter dated December 2, 1851 from Athens, Georgia to Callie Lumpkin [King], her mother, Callender Cunningham Grieve Lumpkin writes about family matters, how much Callie is missed at home and Marion Cobb's illness. Lumpkin thinks Cobb's illness could be related to the recent death of Cobb's daughter, Lucy Cobb. Lumpkin relates items of interest such as Mrs. Howell Cobb's plans for Christmas entertainment and the trip taken by Colonel Fulton and his bride, Virginia, to Kentucky to visit Fulton's brother; Lumpkin also relates the Christmas holiday travel plans of James Lumpkin.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/jpegjhl0077http://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 2, folder 02, document jhl0077.BereavementAthens (Ga.)--Social life and customs--19th centuryCobb, Mary Ann Lamar, 1818-1889Cobb, Lucy, 1844-1857--Death and burialCobb, Marion--HealthKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: Athens, [Georgia] to Callie [Lumpkin King], 1851 Dec. 2Text