Feemster family; Slavery; African-Americans; Opium abuse; Infants; Clothing and dress; Civil war; United States; Friendship Cemetery (Columbus, Miss.); Lowndes County (Miss.); Feemster, Alexander Whitfield, 1827-1911
Letter, Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She tells him about friends and relatives, then mentions that her father is thinking of selling his place and his slaves. She doesn't think very highly of the Dunnings:...
Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Enterprise (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Religion; African-Americans; Methodists; Furloughs; War wounds; Pillage; Feemster, Samuel King, 1836-1899; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, in Enterprise, Mississippi. He urges her to return to Selma soon, since they don't know when ''the roads may be taken up entirely by the govt for the transportation of...
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.
B. F. Cochran writes to Lee asking why his grades in class are so low when he thought that he had made good marks every time he was called up. The professor responds by explaining that although he did answer the question correctly he did not write...
Tait Butty writes to Lee asking for more funds for the veterinarian department as they need more dogs for dissection and a better clinical room. September 24, 1894.
G. C. Creelman writes to Lee asking that another room or two be built onto his house because at the time he, his wife, and child were sharing one room while his mother in law slept in the other and the help had to sleep in the hall. September 24,...
Fred Branch writes to Lee asking that his salary be raised from $30 a month to $40 a month since he doesn?t work in the summer and needs to be able to support himself through those months. June 3, 1889.
J. S. Connell writes to Lee asking for the position of Professor of English. He has been teaching the class since Lipscomb resigned and would like to continue to teach it for the upcoming term. June 1885.
The members of the sophomore class write to the faculty asking to be excused from having to memorize their third term address due to their work this term being too crowded. May 29, 1898.
The four students who are to be considered for the Alumni Medal write to the President and faculty asking for them to select a subject for debate. March 7, 1898.
Letter written to Lee from the law office of Bishop and Wilcoxen regarding a case of a student being suspended and asking for a mandatory order of reinstatement. April 18, 1893.
Mrs. L. A. Burris writes to Stone asking him to look after her son, Earle Burris, as it is his first time away from home and she worries about outside influences on him. September 19, 1899.
