Senator Stennis apologizes for not getting in touch sooner due to being very busy. Senator Stennis then goes on to discuss his fight against Civil Rights legislation.
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.
African-Americans; Slavery; Starkville (Miss.); Physicians; Hogan family
Receipt for Mrs. Hogan's payment of forty dollars to Dr. L. O. Parker of Starkville, Mississippi, for medical visits for a ''Negro girl'' from August 21-30, 1863. $1.50 of the amount due was paid for by ""washing"". The bill was paid on January...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 4 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 4 spans the dates of January 8-March 31, 1862.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 7 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 7 spans the dates of December 9, 1862-March 31, 1863.
Civil war; United States; Slavery; African-Americans; Alabama
Letter to Howell Hobbs from his cousin, Susan V. Batte, and her husband. Susan Batte mentions a cousin, Dick Batte, and his fear of being drafted into the army, and she asks if Hobbs has heard from his negroes yet. Mr. Batte writes of his recent...
Feemster family; Religion; Revivals; Conversion; Civil war; United States; Furloughs; Clothing and dress; Slavery; Race relations; Infant baptism; Stainback, George Tucker, 1829-1902; Feemster, Alexander Whitfield, 1827-1911; Lowndes County (Miss.)
Letter, Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama, opening with news from the church. She says that not all the ministers were as enthusiastic as they should have been, but five professions were made. Willie has not...
Fagot, Pierre Auguste Samuel; Fagot, Emilie Jourdain; Uncle Sam Plantation (La.); Steamboats; Grocery trade
Bill for a wartime shipment of grocery items on the steamboat J. A. Cotten for the 'Uncle Sam' plantation managed by Emilie Fagot, widow of Samuel Fagot, 1861. Groceries include candles, salt, and lard.
Sykes family; Winona (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Slavery; African-Americans; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Confederate States of America; Sykes, James William, 1810-1885
Letter from William Sykes in Winona, Mississippi, to James Sykes, bemoaning the reelection of Abraham Lincoln, the end of his hopes for peace, and the impoverished and demoralized state of the Confederacy. He mentions the murder of a Captain...
Mississippi State University--History.; Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.); Mississippi State College.; Warshaw, Robert S.; Tarbox, James O.; Basketball--Mississippi--Oktibbeha County.; World War II.
The Miss-State-Ment, a student newsletter for Mississippi State College, Volume 1, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 26, 1944).
Defense Spending. Lauderdale County Representatives. Meridian Naval Air Station. Department of Veterans Affairs. Unemployment Benefits.
1- The president has proposed a $50 Billion cut in defense spending over five years, but already there is talk on Capitol Hill that we should cut and additional $50 Billion. What is your reaction to that?; 2- You and group of Lauderdale County...
