SMF [Sarah M. Fox] correspondence, 1813-1814, undated.
Scope and Contents
Letters concerning the estate of her husband, Samuel Mickle Fox, most addressed to her brother-in-law Joseph P. Norris, who was an executor for the estate. She expressed need and thanks for financial aid. Sarah M. Pleasants (1767-1825), daughter of Samuel and Mary (Pemberton) Pleasants married Samuel Fox in 1788. At his death in 1808, he left his widow with 11 minor children, the eldest Joseph was born 1789 and the youngest a year old. Also sorrowful letters concerning death of her mother and a child. Joseph P. Norris married Samuel Fox's youngest sibling, Elizabeth Hill Fox, in 1790. She was the fifth daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Mickle) Fox to be named Elizabeth, and the only one to survive infancy. Folder includes a manuscript poem "Lines from a Husband to his Lady sitting at work previous to her confinement."
Dates
- Creation: 1813-1814, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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