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...
Letter, W. L. Lipscomb, Columbus, Mississippi to Mary Elizabeth Wier, Quitman, Mississippi concerning the death of his aunt and her mother, Elizabeth Lipcomb Wier. The letter extols Aunt Wier's qualities, offers condolences, and expresses grief,...
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...
21 February 1835, is an indenture contract between Lemuel & Martha Bullock and Aaron Spell selling 80 acres of Holmes County land to Aaron Spell, signed by William L. Trimble, Probate Court of Holmes County, Mississippi. Page 2 outlines the...
Deeds--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Business records--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Bullock family--Mississippi--Holmes County.
Indenture deed from Lemuel and Marthey Bullock to Aaron Spell, transferring 250 acres of Holmes County land to Spell for the sum of $2800 on 28 December 1833, and filed 15 March 1834.
11 December 1846 letter to A. Spell from C. E. Mount in reply to Spell’s reasons for poor crop quality and a request for extension of payment on his account. Page 2 contains the address of A. Spell and a postmark stamped 11 December from...
Business records--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Poll taxes--Mississippi.; Slavery--Mississippi.; African-Americans--Mississippi.; Nathan, A.M. (Asher M.)
Tax receipt for $19.91 paid by A. M. Nathan to Holmes County tax collector for 1843 state and county poll taxes; taxable items include 1 Watch, 10 Head Cattle, 7 Slaves, 440 acres land. Received by J.D. Wyatt, Sheriff and Tax Collector.
Attala Co. (Miss.) ; Aldy, Henry W.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Henry W. Aldy family farm; multiple views. Farm of 162 and one half owned acres and 808 rented acres in Harmonia Community five miles south of Sallis in Attala Co. The Attala County Extension Service staff assisted with selection of farm family.
