Grocery trade; Starkville (Miss.); Curry family; Bond, Sarah E. (Sallie), 1830-1902
Receipt for Sarah E. Curry's payment of $55 to Arthur Foster for various household goods and repairs purchased from 1863-1864. Sarah E. (Sallie) Curry married W.P. Bond in 1888.
Guardian and ward; Custodian accounts; Itawamba County (Miss.); Slaves; Clothing; Taxes; Crayton, R. C.; Tynes, Roena C., 1852-1880; Tynes, W. D. (William Doric), 1837-1915
Affidavit, R. H. Bolen promises to pay W. L. Tynes, guardian of R. C. Crayton $80.00 for the hire of a Negro girl named Elcy, who is to have a winter suit of clothes, two summer suits of clothes, one blanket, a quilt, one pair of shoes and...
Slavery; Lynching; Hanging; Secession; Christmas; Mississippi; Hinds County (Miss.)
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her cousin, N. H. Boyd, in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding Christmas happenings and other family news. Boyd mentions a postponed hanging of two slaves, one for killing an overseer and one for...
Secession; Mississippi; Duck shooting; Children; Christmas; Hinds County (Miss.)
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her young brother, W. H. Hobbs, and her father, Howell Hobbs, near Jackson, Mississippi, 1861. The boy writes about Christmas firecrackers and food, as well as duck shooting. Howell Hobbs...
Secession; Mississippi; Godey's lady's book and magazine; Weather; Hinds County (Miss.); Telegraph
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her father, Howell Hobbs, relating family news and discussing the ongoing session of Mississippi's Convention, 1861. He describes hard times where business and money are concerned. He tells her...
Curtis C. Floyd family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1758 acres, 380 of which are owned by Curtis Floyd, located in Edwards, MS. Hinds Co. Agricultural agent Graham Hales assisted with selection of farm family.
Rosie McKenzie family farm; multiple views. Farm of 280 acres located in Jasper Co. Jasper Co. agent W. C. Jefcoat assisted with selection of farm family.
14 January 1841 3 page letter/receipt from A.M.Nathan for 30 bales cotton brought from steamboat Panola, Manchester, Mississippi, and sold 9 January 1841.
6 January 1841 letter from A.M. Nathan to Aaron Spell acknowledging the receipt of 30 bales on the steamer Tchula, its poor quality and subsequent sale at a lower price, and discussing cotton prices.
In a series of letters between J. J. Yeates and R. C. King they discuss the fact that the farm department is behind $130.64 in paying Yates. King then writes to the head of the farm department, J. H. Connell, admonishing him for spending that money...
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.
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).
Darden, John P.; McVoy, Jos.; Egypt (Miss.)--History.; African-Americans--Mississippi--Chickasaw County.; Slaves--Mississippi--Chickasaw County--Bills of sale.
Bill of sale from Jos. McVoy to John P. Darden for a slave boy named Henry. Transaction took place in Egypt, Mississippi.
Harrison County (Miss.)--Photographs.; Health care--Mississippi--Saucier.; Mississippi Department of Health--Photographs.; Dixie Guide (Newspaper: Gulfport, Miss.)
Harrison County Health Department Building, Saucier, Mississippi.
Interior design--Photographs.; Art deco.; Textile design.; W. D. Jemison & Sons (Pass Christian, Miss.)--Photographs.; Dixie Guide (Newspaper: Gulfport, Miss.)
The interior of the one of the modern homes recently erected by W. D. Jemison and Sons in Pass Christian, 1954. Several of these new homes have been constructed by this firm. Many innovations are used in the building of these homes such as hardwood...
