Title Anna : the letters of a St. Simons Island plantation mistress, 1817-1859 / Anna Matilda Page King ; edited by Melanie Pavich-Lindsay

Published Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiv, 453 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Series Southern voices from the past Southern voices from the past. Contents Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Policies -- Introduction -- August 29, 1817, to February 9, 1847 -- May 23, 1848, to April 11, 1850 -- June 23, 1851, to May 16, 1852 -- June 7, 1852, to November 15, 1852 -- July 4, 1853, to November 25, 1854 -- January 20, 1855, to December 1, 1857 -- January 6, 1858, to August 10, 1859 -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: The Page-King Family of Retreat -- Appendix 2: The Bondpeople of Retreat -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W Summary As the wife of a frequently absent slaveholder and public figure, Anna Matilda Page King (1798-1859) was the de facto head of their Sea Island plantation. King's letters give us insight into a woman who reluctantly entered, but nonetheless excelled in, the male domains of business and agriculture Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-445) and index Notes English Print version record Subject King, Anna Matilda, 1798-1859 -- Correspondence King, Anna Matilda, 1798-1859 -- Correspondence King, Anna Matilda, 1798-1859 Plantation owners' spouses -- Georgia -- Saint Simons Island (Island) -- Correspondence Plantation life -- Georgia -- Saint Simons Island (Island) -- History -- 19th century Agriculture -- Georgia -- Saint Simons Island (Island) -- History -- 19th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- State & Local. HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century. Agriculture Manners and customs Plantation life Plantation owners' spouses Saint Simons Island (Ga. : Island) -- Biography Saint Simons Island (Ga. : Island) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Georgia -- Saint Simons Island (Island) Genre/Form Biographies History Personal correspondence Form Electronic book Author Pavich-Lindsay, Melanie, 1951- LC no. 2002000718 ISBN 9780820327174 0820327174 0191870781 9780191870781 1282725971 9781282725973 9786612725975 6612725974

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