United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, 33.08014, -83.2321Lumpkin, James M.1851-12-12James M. Lumpkin, son of Joseph Henry Lumpkin, writes a letter dated December 12, 1851 to his sister Callie, describing his journey to Macon and Milledgeville with John Cobb and John Cobb's mother. While in Macon, he visited a few of his friends from school and stayed with Colonel John B. Lamar. James informs Callie that he attended Governor Howell Cobb's levee while in Milledgeville where he danced all night, encountered Miss Mattie Cobb, Miss Sallie Jackson, and Miss Lewis, and became acquainted with Miss Lamar. He also tells Callie that the food at the levee was beautifully arranged in pyramids. Towards the end of the letter, he asks Callie to destroy this letter. James intended to continue his journey to Savannah and Liberty.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/jpegjhl0084http://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 8, document jhl0084.Dance partiesGeorgia--Social life and customs--19th centuryCobb, Howell, 1815-1868Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862Lumpkin, James M.--Journeys--Georgia--MilledgevilleKing, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: Milledgeville, [Georgia] to Callie [Lumpkin King], 1851 Dec. 12Text