Letters of Robert MacKay to His Wife - by Walter Charlton Hartridge Paperback

About the Book

Published in 1949, this selection of letters between Robert Mackay, and his wife, Eliza Anne Mackay, provide unique insight into the life of a southern merchant during the early part of the nineteenth century. The Mackay's correspondence covers business, friendships, social life, and family, in addition to historical events unfolding at the time.

Book Synopsis

Published in 1949, this selection of letters between Robert Mackay, and his wife, Eliza Anne Mackay, provide unique insight into the life of a southern merchant during the early part of the nineteenth century. The Mackay's correspondence covers business, friendships, social life, and family, in addition to historical events unfolding at the time. The letters in this volume were sent from the Mackay's hometown of Savannah and from such port cities as Norfolk, Charleston, New York, London, and Liverpool.

Review Quotes

This collection of 105 letters is ably edited by Hartridge. The notes are ample, cross references are numerous, and the biographical sketches of the many people mentioned in the letters are painstakingly done. Scarcely anyone escapes the editor's careful eye.

--Journal of Southern History

About the Author

WALTER CHARLTON HARTRIDGE contributed an introduction and notes for The Letters of Don Juan McQueen to His Family, Written from Spanish East Florida, 1791-1807.