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Collection Reference Number GLC04501.104
From Archive Folder Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves 
Title Tobias Gibson to Sarah Gibson Humphreys regarding life in Lexington, Kentucky
Date n.d.
Author Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865)  
Recipient Humphreys, Sarah Gibson  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He discusses social activities in Lexington. He also instructs Sarah to forward his letters if she and Mr. Humphreys cannot come to Lexington.
Subjects Children and Family  Women's History  Entertaining and Hospitality  Slavery  
People Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865)  Humphreys, Sarah Gibson (fl. 1848-1858)  
Place written Lexington, Kentucky
Theme Children & Family; Women in American History; 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