Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 22 of a continuing series (currently 31 volumes) showcasing an edited collection of documents by and about Ulysses S. Grant. Materials in the series span the dates of 1837-1885; volume 22 spans the dates of June 1, 1871-January 31, 1872.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 30 of a continuing series (currently 31 volumes) showcasing an edited collection of documents by and about Ulysses S. Grant. Materials in the series span the dates of 1837-1885; volume 30 spans the dates of October 1, 1880-December 31, 1882.
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw, telling her that his wife, Almerinda (''Rinnie''), is very ill with ''billious cholic.'' Their son, Clarence, has recovered from his toothache. He mentions making shoes for the negroes. There was a...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 6 of a continuing series (currently 31 volumes) showcasing an edited collection of documents by and about Ulysses S. Grant. Materials in the series span the dates of 1837-1885; volume 6 spans the dates of September 1-December 8, 1862.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 5 of a continuing series (currently 31 volumes) showcasing an edited collection of documents by and about Ulysses S. Grant. Materials in the series span the dates of 1837-1885; volume 5 spans the dates of April 1-August 31, 1862.
Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Meridian (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 36th; Brown, Drury J.
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw, telling her that a new regiment (the 36th Mississippi Infantry) was raised in Meridian, Mississippi, and elected Drury Brown as a colonel. He also writes that Copiah County has nearly two thousand men...
Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Measles; Diseases; Corinth (Miss.); Gunboats; Manchac (La.); Brookhaven (Miss.); Natchez (Miss.); Lawrence County (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Agriculture
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw, telling her that his health has not improved and that his wife, Almerinda (''Rinnie''), has the measles. He thinks that the measles were carried by sick soldiers from Corinth, Mississippi. Yankee...
Sykes, James William, 1810-1885; Columbus (Miss.); Clothing and dress; Barter; Merchants; Tailors; H. Johnston (Firm: Columbus, Miss.)
Account statement for James W. Sykes' purchases from Columbus, Mississippi, merchant tailor Harrison Johnston in 1861. Sykes received credit for one 105 pound hog. Statement dated January 1, 1862.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 26 of a continuing series (currently 31 volumes) showcasing an edited collection of documents by and about Ulysses S. Grant. Materials in the series span the dates of 1837-1885; volume 26 spans the dates of 1875.
Taxation; Confederate States of America; Lanier, Elizabeth Person, 1783-1881
Receipt for Elizabeth Lanier's payment of $84.00 for the 1862 Confederate States of America war tax. Received by District 28 tax collector E. P. Odeneal on May 12, 1862.
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. ...
Civil war; United States; Jackson (Miss.); Legislation; Cotton; Hobbs, Howell, 1810-1877
Auditor's receipt from A.J. Gillespie, Auditor of Public Accounts, Jackson, Mississippi, for a warrant of $750.00 as an advance on 30 bales of cotton to be produced and sold upon demand of the Governor to T.H. and M. Allen Company, New Orleans. ...
Receipt for Howell Hobbs' ''State, County, Special, Military and Indigent Tax'' for the year 1862, dated March 10, 1863 and signed by the sheriff and collector, W. H. Taylor and and H. J. Chapman. Besides 512 acres of land valued at $4,490, Hobbs...
Feemster family; Poetry; Religious poetry; Grief; Death
Poem dedicated to Loulie Feemster by Martha A. Feemster at Ridgeway, sympathizing in the loss of her young son, Henry, and assuring her friend that he is happy in heaven. ''Original poem on death of little Henry'' is written on the reverse. 1862.
Confederate States of America; Civil war; United States; Starkville (Miss.); Taxation; Hogan, Mary, 1800-1882
Receipt for $22.00 in taxes paid to the Confederate States of America by Mrs. Mary Hogan of Starkville, Mississippi. Signed by District 34 tax collector W. L. James, 1862.
Civil war; United States; Confederate States of America; Taxation; Wells, J. W.; Wells family
Receipt for J. W. Wells' payment of $10.75 in taxes to the Confederate States of America, received by District 33 tax collector James B. Shelton, 1862.
Civil war; United States; Confederate States of America; Taxation; Scarbrough, James; Scarbrough family
Receipt for James Scarborough's payment of $632 in taxes to the Confederate States of America for ''State, county, military, and military relief,'' received by Sheriff William C. Staples, 1862.
