United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794Lumpkin, Edward P., 1833-18721856-02-21Upon his homecoming to Athens, Georgia, Edward P. Lumpkin writes a letter dated February 21, 1856 to his sister Callie King, daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin and wife of Porter King. He notes that their father is still away in Macon, that their sister, Lucy Lumpkin Gerdine, is very sick while her husband, Mr. Gerdine, is away in Mississippi. He reports that Ms. Welch and Narcissa received the presents Callie sent them and that Charles Venable, a University of Georgia professor, has a new wife, the daughter of the ex-governor of Virginia, [James] McDowell. Edward also reports to Callie that Toby Cox shot his sleeping wife and then himself.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/jpegjhl0082http://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 6, document jhl0082.UxoricideSuicideAthens (Ga.)--Social life and customs--19th centuryVenable, Margaret--MarriageVenable, Charles Scott, 1827-1900--MarriageGerdine, Lucy LumpkinKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: Athens, [Georgia] to [Callie King], 1856 Feb. 21Text