Sykes family; Sykes, James William, 1810-1885; Sale family; Civil war; United States; Slavery; African-Americans; Munfordville (Ky.); Munfordville, Battle of, Munfordville, Ky., 1862; Chalmers, James Ronald, 1831-1898; Confederate States of...
Letter, John B. Sale, Aberdeen, Mississippi, to James Sykes, primarily regarding the hire of a slave named Zeke, previously hired out to Shacklock. Law now wants Sykes to find other employment for Zeke to prevent him from joining the Union Army. ...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson); 1822-1885;Civil War;Politicians Presidents;Politics and government;Generals
The Chronology of Ulysses S. Grant's life is extracted from the 31 volumes of the Papers of Ulysses S. Grant and is presented here as a full-length time line of Grant's life.
Darden, John P.; Laughman, Samuel.; Maunsel White & Co. (Firm: Jefferson County, Miss.); Darden, David M.; Slaves--Mississippi--Jefferson County--Bills of sale.
Bill of sale from Jefferson County sheriff Sam Laughman to John P. Darden for 3 slaves sold at legal auction: Henry, Sarah, and Caroline.
W. L. Hutchinson writes to R. C. King informing him that the president has already approved but that J. C. Robert is to go and pick up about 20 head of cattle. June 17, 1897.
R. F. Abbay requests that his nephew, Robert Irwin Abbay, be admitted to the A and M college. He also requests assistance in providing board and education for the boy's mother, Georgia Irwin Abbay, and his young sister. Mr. Abbay also expresses...
Mrs. Robert C. Betts writes to Stone to acknowledge her approval of his decision to keep the students on campus during the Christmas holidays. December 6, 1899.
A group of letters from G. G. Brown to Stone. IN the September 23, 1899 letter he asks for Stone make his sons, Fred and Jim, write home and to help them along in their studies. He also notes that he is a Confederate Veteran who signed up at the...
J. C. Robert asks Stone to excuse his son from some of the work because he seems to be exhausted all the time. In the second letter he asks Stone to renew his permit to be excused as his son is always sick and doesnt need to work so much. October...
Robert E. Wilson writes to Stone as a general land agent and makes an offer on land at the college. He includes a graph of the land in which he intends to purchase.September 2, 1899.
