United States, 39.76, -98.5Way, William1852/1884The collection consists of correspondence written to Jennie (Emily Jane) Smith from family, friends, and soldiers in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Georgia, from 1852-1884. Correspondence regards family news, social events, Quaker farm life, marriages, and deaths. Some letters regard marriage proposals and matchmaking for Jennie. Smith’s uncle, William Way, in Pennsylvania, writes about his views on marriage, causes of the Civil War, slavery and Abolitionism, and post-war problems.image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)Slavery--United StatesTeachers--Georgia--CorrespondenceQuakersEnslaved persons--GeorgiaSlavery--Georgia--HistoryUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--CausesJennie Smith letters, 1852-1884Text