Knox, James, 1786-1864; Pickens County (Ala.); Presbyterians; Agriculture; Slavery; African-Americans; Somerville, James, 1827-1868; Oak Grove Presbyterian Church (Franconia, Ala.); Sons of Temperance of North America; Cotton; Presbyterian Church...
Diary kept from March 1848 to February 1851 by James Knox (1786-1864), a planter and Presbyterian church elder in Pickens County, Alabama. The diary records planting, harvesting, and other agricultural work, as well as Presbytery meetings and...
Yazoo Co. (Miss.) ; Nichols, A. N. (Norwood)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
A. Norwood Nichols family farm; multiple views. Farm of 2800 acres owned and 1600 acres rented in the Benton community. Yazoo Co. agent Pat McGowan assisted with selection of farm family.
Holmes Co. (Miss.) ; Waits, W. J.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. J. Waits family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1920 acres owned and 1,000 acres rented located about two and a half miles south of Goodman, MS on highway 51. Holmes Co. agent W. R. Sullivan assisted with selection of farm family.
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...
Cotton trade--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Cotton trade--Louisiana--New Orleans.; Business records--Mississippi--Holmes County.
25 March 1842 letter from Chs. E. Mount, Benton, Mississippi, to A. Spell concerning financial matters and offering legal assistance to Spell in handling his bankruptcy.
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.
H. M. Street writes regarding a payment he just received and writes about a horse that he thinks is necessary for the college to keep to be able to give the farm proper attention. October 25, 1888.
In a series of letters, Mrs. E. V. English writes to Stone regarding her son, S. M. Montie English. She asks Stone to look after, worries when it is clear that his tuition payment has not arrived, and lets Stone know that her son is with her sick...
