Letter to Amanda Carter from a new mother
- Written by
- Smith, Doris, American
- Subject of
- Carter, Amanda Carey, American, 1909 - 2007
- Owned by
- Carter, Amanda Carey, American, 1909 - 2007
- Date
- September 15, 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (9.2 x 16.5 cm)
- Description
- An envelope (a) with letter (b) sent to midwife Amanda Carey Carter from a new mother regarding Carter potentially attending a birth at the woman's home. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on both sides of a single sheet of lined white paper. At top right of the first page is the date [Sept 14, 1972] and the letter begins [Dear Mrs. Carter, / Thank you for your letter. But it's all over with. The baby was born last Tues, Sept 5.]. The letter continues to detail the birth, which was attended by a midwife named Mrs. Fisk and thanks Carter for her willingness to travel for the birth if she had been needed. The letter is in a standard white envelope, addressed to [Mrs. Amanda Carter] in Farmville, Virginia with a return addressin Crozet, Virginia. The postmark is dated September 15, 1972 in Crozet.
- Place used
- Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
- Object number
- 2011.75.15.4ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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