Bankruptcy--Mississippi--Holmes County.; United States. District Court (Mississippi : Southern District)
Declaration of bankruptcy for A. Spell 20 February 1842, signed by District Judge Samuel J. Gholson, Jackson, Mississippi. Spell first filed for bankruptcy on 8 November 1842.
Banks and banking--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Business records--Mississippi--Holmes County.
22 February 1838 authorization for Joseph A. Thomas to transfer money from McEwin, King & Co., Holly Springs to the Northern Bank of Mississippi and to serve as proxy for Aaron Spell in the election of the new bank director.
Business records--Mississippi--Holmes County.; General stores--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Cotton trade--Mississippi--Holmes County.
Itemized account presented to Aaron Spell from W. R. H. R. Campbell for cotton trade and household supplies purchased between August and November 1833, with acknowledgement of debt by Spell.
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.
Business records--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Taxation, State--Mississippi.; Nathan, A.M. (Asher M.)
18 March 1843 receipt for $12.08 for payment of state and county taxes of A. M. Nathan & A. Spell for the year 1842, signed by B.D. Scott for J.M. Hollingsworth.
6 May 1836, letter/cotton account to Aaron Spell from Jas. S. Ewing in Canton, Mississippi for sales in New Orleans by Leigh Maddux & Co. from January 1835 to April 1836.
4 March 1835 letter detailing the status of Aaron's Spell's account with Maddux and Woods and receipt for five bales of cotton sold in New Orleans for Aaron Spell 27 February 1835.
5 April 1835 letter detailing status of account of Aaron Spell with Maddux & Woods, and receipt for six bales of cotton sold in New Orleans for Aaron Spell, 19 March 1835.
24 May 1836, letter/cotton receipt from Leigh Maddux & Co. for cotton sales between January 1835 to June 1836 to various names, sold for Aaron Spell by Maddux & Woods. This is a large document on hand-cut paper.
