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...
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...
Access Services staff members (l to r) Jeremy Davidson, Tess Graham, Summer Mord, Brenda Valentine, Nicole Gardner, and Lee Dempsey pose for a photograph during the reception.
Administration staff members (l to r) Beth Jackson, Stephen Cunetto, Glen Berry, Debra Fairbrother, Pat Matthes, Frances Coleman, Harry LLull, and Lyle Tate pose for a photograph during the reception.
Administration staff members (l to r) Beth Jackson, Stephen Cunetto, Glen Berry, Debra Fairbrother, Pat Matthes, Frances Coleman, Harry LLull, and Lyle Tate pose for a photograph during the reception.
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.
