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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.060 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves |
| Title | Tobias Gibson to his wife, Louisiana B. Gibson, regarding their children and the weather |
| Date | 6 November 1850 |
| Author | Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Louisiana B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He writes that due to the heat and a recent dry spell, the river is not high enough to let boats pass therefore, Louisiana will not be able to join the family. The younger boys are learning the "sugar business". He has heard from Randall, who is at South Hampton, but not from Hart. He sends his love to Sarah and Loula. |
| Subjects | Travel Transportation Extreme Weather Women's History Children and Family Industry Business and Finance Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Slavery |
| People | Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865) Gibson, Louisiana B. (fl. 1850) |
| Place written | Live Oak, Louisiana |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Industry; Agriculture; 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 |