Letter of July 18, 1874 – Letter from Lee to Liz
Title
Letter of July 18, 1874 – Letter from Lee to Liz
Subject
Domesticity
Description
In this letter Lee Meriweather writes to his mother Liz begging for forgiveness for an offense he committed. We aren’t privy to exactly what Lee did, but we know it was something he regretted if only because it broke his mother’s heart. This shows us the prominence that Liz had her sons’ lives. He refers to his mother as “Fair Godess” thus he is putting her on a pedestal.
Creator
Meriwether, Lee
Source
Mississippi Valley Collection
Publisher
The University of Memphis Libraries
Date
July 18, 1874
Rights
Digital Image ©2015, University of Memphis Libraries Preservation and Special Collections Department. All rights reserved.
Relation
Hist4851, Spring 2015
Files
Collection
Citation
Meriwether, Lee, “Letter of July 18, 1874 – Letter from Lee to Liz,” Making an Impact: The Lives of Tennessee Women, accessed April 26, 2024, https://umhist4851.omeka.net/items/show/20.