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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.098 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves |
| Title | John McKinley Gibson to Tobias Gibson regarding his schooling |
| Date | 12 October 1856 |
| Author | Gibson, John McKinley (fl. 1860) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Tobias |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A letter written at school which discusses the strictness of his instructor, asks for an allowance, declares that he neither smokes nor swears, and asks his father for permission to talk to girls. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Education Finance Tobacco and Smoking Morality and Ethics Women's History Slavery |
| People | Gibson, John McKinley (fl. 1860) Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865) |
| Place written | Andover, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Children & Family; Education; Women in American History; 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 |