Letter of marriage consent to Florian Cox from John A. Cox
date: label: Date
content: October 6, 1866
name: label: Written by
content: John A. Cox, American
label: Received by
content: Florian Cox, American
label: Subject of
content: James Trumbo, American
label: Subject of
content: Catharine Williams, American
notes: label: Description
content: A letter carrying an elder relation's formal consent to the marriage between James Trumbo and Catherine Williams on October 6, 1866. The document is a single page, handwritten in black ink on white paper.
label: Description
content: The letter reads in full:
label: Description
content: "Dear Florian: please go with Jim to the Clerk's office, he wants License to Marry. He and Catherine are going to marry this evening. It is alright, your cousin Princy consents. Give my love to your ma and Emma, your cousin John A. Cox. Attest (signed) Florian Cox, A Cox."
place: label: Place made
content: Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.46.9.2
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm)