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    • Zenas Preston Diary

    • Zenas Preston Diary

    • Tensas Parish (La.)--History.; Natchez (Miss.)--History.; Waterproof (La.)--History.; Saint Joseph (La.)--History.; Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.; Slavery--United States--History--19th century.; Levees--Louisiana.;...

    • Diary kept by plantation owner Zenas Preston from 1850-1853. Preston's plantation, Leftwich, was situated on Lake St. Peter in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and Preston describes frequent trips to Waterproof, Saint Joseph, and Natchez via the...
    • Aaron Spell Account 25 Bales, 1848

    • Aaron Spell Account 25 Bales, 1848

    • Cotton industry--1840-1850.; Cotton trade--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Cotton trade--Louisiana--New Orleans.; Steamboats.; Business records--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Pat Henry (Steamboat)

    • 4 March 1848 cotton receipt from A. M. Nathan, for 25 bales cotton on Steamboat Pat Henry from Yazoo City, Mississippi, sold by A. M. Nathan and C. E. Mount. Second page is 18 June 1849 cotton receipt for 7 bales of cotton on Steamboat Hard Times...
    • Aaron Spell Mount Letter, 1849

    • Aaron Spell Mount Letter, 1849

    • Cotton trade--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Cotton trade--Louisiana--New Orleans.; Business records--Mississippi--Holmes County.

    • 12 April 1849 letter from Charles E. Mount to Aaron Spell concerning financial matters and urging him to send his crop to market.
    • Bill of Sale for 4 Teenagers

    • Bill of Sale for 4 Teenagers

    • Darden, John P.; Collier & Carter.; African-Americans--Mississippi.; Slaves--Mississippi--Bills of sale.

    • Bill of sale from Collier & Carter to John P. Darden for 4 slaves: Willis (age 18), Hariet (age 18), Mary (age 14), and Agnes (age 13).
    • Invitation to Commencement Exercises

    • Invitation to Commencement Exercises

    • Whitworth Female College (Brookhaven, Miss.); Women's colleges--Mississippi--History.; Fitzhugh, Lewis T.; Commencement ceremonies.; Taylor, Robt. L. (Robert Love), 1850-1912.; Barksdale, E. (Ethelbert), 1824-1893.; Galloway, Charles B. (Charles...

    • Invitation to the commencement exercises of Whitworth Female College in Brookhaven, Mississippi, including a list of the graduates. Events took place June 19-21, though no year is stated. Lewis T. Fitzhugh was President of the college from...
    • James Knox diary

    • James Knox diary

    • Knox, James, 1786-1864; Pickens County (Ala.); Presbyterians; Agriculture; Slavery; African-Americans; Somerville, James, 1827-1868; Oak Grove Presbyterian Church (Franconia, Ala.); Sons of Temperance of North America; Cotton; Presbyterian Church...

    • Diary kept from March 1848 to February 1851 by James Knox (1786-1864), a planter and Presbyterian church elder in Pickens County, Alabama. The diary records planting, harvesting, and other agricultural work, as well as Presbytery meetings and...
    • Kitchen

    • Kitchen

    • Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Dodds, George S.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.

    • George S. Dodds family farm; multiple views. Farm of 932 acres located 13 miles west of Hazlehurst, MS. Copiah Co. agent E. E. Randle assisted with selection of farm family.
    • Kitchen stove [Slide Farm-18]

    • Kitchen stove [Slide Farm-18]

    • Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Dodds, George S.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.

    • George S. Dodds family farm; multiple views. Farm of 932 acres located 13 miles west of Hazlehurst, MS. Copiah Co. agent E. E. Randle assisted with selection of farm family.
    • Letter from State Auditor

    • Letter from State Auditor

    • Auditors--United States--History.; Taxation--Law and legislation.; Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.

    • Letter to M. A. Banks in Simpson County, Mississippi, from George T. Swann, the state auditor. Includes possible reference to President Zachary Taylor.
    • Letter to Cammie Williams

    • Letter to Cammie Williams

    • Elections--United States--1896.; Gold standard--History.; Bimetallism--United States--History.; Saint Francisville (La.); Foster, Murphy J. (Murphy James), 1849-1921.; Wit and humor.; Plays on words.; Medicine--Humor.

    • Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, George H. Douglas, in Morgan City, Louisiana. Douglas mentions being a "silver bug," a reference to the 1896 political debate over the gold standard versus "Free Silver."
    • Letter to Cammie Williams

    • Letter to Cammie Williams

    • Cotton.; Farmers' Alliance (Miss.); Millsaps College--History.; Galloway, Charles B. (Charles Betts), 1849-1909.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.); College students--Mississippi--History.

    • Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother, Mims Williams, attending Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
    • Letter, Nell TenBrook to Lucy Malindia Alexander; 1/7/1860

    • Letter, Nell TenBrook to Lucy Malindia Alexander; 1/7/1860

    • Vicksburg (Miss.); Paris (Ill.); Steamboats; Women; Social history; Bird, Mary Ellen TenBrook, b. 1843; Lamon, Lucy Malindia Alexander, b. 1843; Judson, Jacintha Alexander, 1828-1903; Judson, Willet Harmon, 1823-1890; Judson, Jennie Shields, b....

    • Letter from 17-year-old Ellen Mary 'Nell' TenBrook to her 17-year-old aunt, Lucy Malindia Alexander, in Paris, Illinois, January 1860. Nell is visiting her aunt (Lucy's sister), Jacintha 'Cinty' Alexander Judson, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and...
    • Chronology

    • Chronology

    • 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.
    • Bibliography

    • Bibliography

    • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson); 1822-1885;Civil War;Politicians Presidents;Politics and government;Generals

    • Since its organization in 1962, the Ulysses S. Grant Association has been preparing a list of all published books and articles about Grant.

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