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Collection Overview
Title: Hornsby Correspondence, 1912-1915
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Date Acquired: 08/02/2010
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Two letters written by Isaac Daniel Hornsby, who was staying with his uncle in Speedwell, Madison County, KY, to his parents in Memphis, TN.
Collection Historical Note
Isaac Daniel Hornsby was born in February 18, 1900 in Georgia to Joseph T. and Anna Hornsby. Anna was born in Kentucky and may have been from Madison County as he talks about his uncles and grandma during his stays in Speedwell.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Shivar, Joy
Acquisition Method:
purchase
Box and Folder Listing
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- Folder 1
- Barcode: 31234013928500
- Item 1: ALS Mother & Father from Isaac Daniel Hornsby, 18 Aug 1912
- He mentions going to Ringland Bros. if his parents agree and he mentions writing to a Dr. Bloser in Atlanta about a cure for catarrh involving smoking roots and herbs.
- Item 2: ALS Mother Father sisters from Isaac D. Hornsby, 8 Jun 1915
- In this letter he talks about shocking wheat and his uncle's pole cat. There appears to be a page missing.
