I want the whole letter digitized, but I only need a portion of it for the staff pick. The part I need is from the top of page 2 which starts out:"Yesterday (Christmas) passed" and continue through line 18 which starts out: "day. On tonight (Sunday)".
Christmas Celebrations in Wilkesboro, N.C., As Described in 1848 Letter
December 26, 1848
Letter (December 26, 1848) written by (Dr.) A. A. Scroggs of Wilkesboro, N.C., to "Frank" Dr. Robert F. Hackett at Jefferson College in Philadelphia, PA, where Dr. Hackett was finishing his education. Dr. Robert Franklin Hackett was an 1849 graduate of Jefferson Medical College and he practiced medicine in Wilkesboro with Dr. A. A. Scroggs. This letter is in the Hackett Family Papers, Collection #176.