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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.053 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves |
| Title | Virginia Shelby to her brother, Tobias Gibson, regarding family and friends |
| Date | 13 July 1846 |
| Author | Shelby, Virginia (fl. 1842-1865) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Tobias |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Extends an invitation for Tobias to visit. Writes news of family and friends. She adds the rather intriguing remark: "Mrs. Fishback I think has forgotten her fathers [sic] land, her Lincoln kin." |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Entertaining and Hospitality Children and Family Slavery |
| People | Shelby, Virginia (fl. 1842-1865) Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865) |
| Place written | Danville, Kentucky |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; 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 |