West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Bratton was born, ca.1838, and lived in the town of Millboro Springs, Bath County, Virginia, where she married Townley Cauthorn,
ca.1860. Correspondence is to Martha from other women friends, dealing with courtship, marriage, education, and domestic life
Some are letters from Virginians pioneering in Illinois and Missouri, detailing the hardships of their new lives; and others
are love letters from suitors.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Martha Bratton Correspondence, A&M 2930, West Virginia and Regional History
Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.