Letter to Virginia Saunders, March 15, 1900
Title
Letter to Virginia Saunders, March 15, 1900
Subject
Texas -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Letters -- Texas -- Utopia -- 19th century
Letters -- Texas -- Wimberley -- 19th century
Letters -- Texas -- Utopia -- 19th century
Letters -- Texas -- Wimberley -- 19th century
Description
This collection contains love letters between Professor I.N. Davis (1870-1948) of Utopia, Texas and Virginia Saunders (1874-1904) of Wimberley, Texas. The census lists Davis as a boarder in Uvalde County at the time these letters were written. This last letter is dated twelve days before their marriage on March 27, 1900 in Johnson City, Texas. “I didn’t get to write you when I first returned home but now I can. How I did wish you were with me…”
Creator
Davis, Isaac Newton.
Davis, Virginia Saunders.
Davis, Virginia Saunders.
Date
1900
Format
Letter
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
A2014.0003c
Files
Citation
Davis, Isaac Newton.
Davis, Virginia Saunders. , “Letter to Virginia Saunders, March 15, 1900,” DeGolyer Library Exhibits, accessed February 8, 2025, https://degolyer.omeka.net/items/show/443.