Civil war; United States; Jackson (Miss.); Legislation; Cotton; Hobbs, Howell, 1810-1877
Auditor's receipt from A.J. Gillespie, Auditor of Public Accounts, Jackson, Mississippi, for a warrant of $750.00 as an advance on 30 bales of cotton to be produced and sold upon demand of the Governor to T.H. and M. Allen Company, New Orleans. ...
Agriculture--Mississippi.; Industrialization--Mississippi.; Balance Agriculture with Industry (Miss.); Mississippi--Economic policy.; Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board.
Mississippi state law ""Balance Agriculture with Industry,"" 1944, from House Bill 176.
Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Religion; Furloughs; Civil war; United States; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster. He writes that he saw the Royal Arch degree (a Masonic rank) conferred. He assures her that ''it is not in me to love a dollar'' and refers to ''The Widow Bedott'' stories...
Darden, John P.; Goodrell, Stewart.; Confederate States of America--Confiscations and contributions.; Cotton--Purchasing--Mississippi--Jefferson County; United States--History--Reconstruction, 1865-1877.
Letter to John P. Darden from the Treasury department in Natchez, regarding cotton sold to the Confederate government and now owed to the U.S. Treasury Department.
Unfunded Mandates. Balanced Budget Amendment. National Security Committee.
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1- The House is considering legislation to curb the practice of imposing federal rules and regulations on the states and cities without giving them funding to pay for them. These so-called un-funded mandates have increased over...
Golden Bulldog Award. Challenge Program. Immigration Bill.
1- Congratulations Congressman on receiving the Watch Dog of the Treasury Award. How were you selected for this honor?; 2- I understand that the Challenge program has been very successful. Can you tell us a little about it?; 3- What are the...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Uncle Sam (Symbolic character); Securities industry; United States. Treasury Dept.
Harper's Weekly cover of Grant, depicted as a Bulldog, is chained to the steps of the Treasury building by the law, a sign above his head reads 'Notice: You can violate the law, the banks may violate the law and will be sustained in doing so, but...
Darden, John P.; Fleming & Baldwin (Firm: Natchez, Miss.); Cotton--Purchasing--Mississippi--Jefferson County.; Confederate States of America--Confiscations and contributions.
Letter from Fleming & Baldwin to John P. Darden, regarding the amount of cotton he turned over to the Confederate treasury.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson); 1822-1885;Civil War;Politicians Presidents;Politics and government;Generals
The Chronology of Ulysses S. Grant's life is extracted from the 31 volumes of the Papers of Ulysses S. Grant and is presented here as a full-length time line of Grant's life.
Confederate States of America; Confederate States of America. Treasury Dept.; Cotton trade; Choctaw County (Miss.)
Receipt for seven bales of cotton exchanged in Choctaw County, Mississippi, by W. C. Watts for bonds from the Confederacy. Signed by Charles Baskerville. The cotton was to be delivered to Winona. 1863.
Confederate States of America; Confederate States of America. Treasury Dept.; Cotton trade; Choctaw County (Miss.)
Receipt for eight bales of cotton exchanged in Choctaw County, Mississippi, by D. F. Forrest for bonds from the Confederacy. The cotton was to be delivered to the depot at Winona. Signed by Willis Barfield. Undated, but probably 1863.
