Finding Aid to the Martha Rowe Williams letter to Mrs. Absalom Rowe
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
MARTHA ROWE WILLIAMS TO MRS. ABSALOM ROWE, 1851
Letter from “Martha” to “My dearest mother” complaining that no one has written to her.
She also goes on to discuss all the gifts received from cousins. The letter is addressed to “Mrs.
Absalom Row, Greenfield.”
[Transcription available]
MARTHA JANE ROWE WILLIAMS (1828-1855)
Martha Rowe Williams, the daughter of Absalom Rowe and Nancy Estes, was born 9 June
1828 at Greenfield, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia. She married 17 December 1850 in Spotsylvania
County, James Tompkins Williams of Lynchburg, Virginia. Martha died on 13 February 1855
and was buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg.
MS1408
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
MARTHA ROWE WILLIAMS TO MRS. ABSALOM ROWE, 1851
Letter from “Martha” to “My dearest mother” complaining that no one has written to her.
She also goes on to discuss all the gifts received from cousins. The letter is addressed to “Mrs.
Absalom Row, Greenfield.”
[Transcription available]
MARTHA JANE ROWE WILLIAMS (1828-1855)
Martha Rowe Williams, the daughter of Absalom Rowe and Nancy Estes, was born 9 June
1828 at Greenfield, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia. She married 17 December 1850 in Spotsylvania
County, James Tompkins Williams of Lynchburg, Virginia. Martha died on 13 February 1855
and was buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg.
MS1408
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Martha Rowe Williams letter to Mrs. Absalom Rowe
Subject
finding aids
Williams, Martha Rowe, 1828-1855
Description
Finding aid to a letter from Martha Rowe Williams to Mrs. Absalom Rowe held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1408FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Martha Rowe Williams letter to Mrs. Absalom Rowe,” Digital Collections, accessed April 29, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/475.