Yellow fever--Mississippi.; Voorhees, Daniel W. (Daniel Wolsey), 1827-1897.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Williams family.
Typed letter from Cammie Williams to his brother Mims, regarding some old documents he found related to their grandfathers. The letter mentions that it is the 50th anniversary of the yellow fever epidemic which killed their father; this took place...
Yellow fever--Mississippi.; Diaries.; Dry Grove (Miss.)--History.; Williams family.
Small journal kept by John Calvin Williams during the yellow fever epidemic in Dry Grove, Mississippi, in 1878. According to the note pasted later into the front of the journal, Williams himself died of the fever on October 31, 1878.
Brief note on an ad for Worcester Corset Company of Massachusetts. The ad mentions "Bon Ton, Queen Bess, Ironsides & F. C. Corsets, Also the Patent Lock Clasp & Cloth Busk Protector."
Wills.; Williams family.; General stores--Mississippi.
Letter to Mims Williams from his mother, Virginia Williams, regarding the will of Billie Douglass. Written on a letterhead for Cammie Williams' General Merchandise and cotton business.
Letter to the clerk of Jefferson County in Beaumont, Texas, regarding the will of William L. Douglas. At the bottom is a handwritten reply advising Williams to write E.B. Pickett, the clerk of Liberty County, Texas.
Letter from Mims Williams to his mother, Virginia Williams, regarding his attempts to obtain the will of William Douglas from the clerks of Jefferson County and Liberty County, Texas.
