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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.061 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves |
| Title | Ann L. Higgins to her brother, Tobias Gibson, regarding the health of Tobias' wife |
| Date | 19 November 1850 |
| Author | Higgins, Ann L. (fl. 1850) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Tobias |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Louisiana, Tobias' wife, is ill. Ann tried to get a minister to visit Louisiana, but she refused to see him. She also discusses a man whose fiancée made him switch churches. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Health and Medical Religion Marriage Slavery |
| People | Higgins, Ann L. (fl. 1850) Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865) |
| Place written | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Theme | Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Religion; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Tobias Gibson was a plantation owner and owned four estates: Greenwood, Magnolia, Hollywood, and Live Oak. He resided primarily in Lexington, Kentucky, but was one of the wealthiest cotton and sugar planters of the Mississippi Valley. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |