Letter of marriage consent to Florian Cox from John A. Cox

Source catalog description

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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. The letter reads in full: "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.".

Catalog date

October 6, 1866

Recorded places

Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Emancipation; Families; Marriage customs and rites; Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877

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