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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04601.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 15 items related to the Mississippi territory, the Smith family, and the treason trial of Aaron Burr |
| Title | Calvin Smith to William Smith regarding family matters, crops and his journey to Mississippi |
| Date | 23 December 1827 |
| Author | Smith, Calvin (1768-1840) |
| Recipient | Smith, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Apologizes for not writing sooner but he was suffering from rheumatism in his shoulder. Laments the fact that William's son was left crippled. Reports that he left Philadelphia on the last day of September and arrived in Natchez on 6 November. Tells about his journey. Talks about crops. Updates on his family and gives regards to William's. There is an unsigned, scrawled quotation or poem about the United States on the 4th page. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Health and Medical Travel Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Poetry |
| People | Smith, Calvin (1768-1840) Smith, William (1754-1820) |
| Place written | Natchez, Mississippi |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |