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 industry--1840-1850.; Cotton trade--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Cotton trade--Louisiana--New Orleans.; Business records--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Steamboats.; Patrick Henry (Steamboat)
25 December 1840 letter from A. M. Nathan of New Orleans, via the steamer Patrick Henry, to Aaron Spell concerning shipping cotton to New Orleans in the upcoming year.
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.
6 January 1841 letter from A.M. Nathan to Aaron Spell acknowledging the receipt of 30 bales on the steamer Tchula, its poor quality and subsequent sale at a lower price, and discussing cotton prices.
A young man from Mississippi is assaulted in Washington, DC ("Ashby Incident") and Sen. Stennis assures Miss. Citizens' Council that he's giving the matter speacial attention.
Stennis, John Cornelius, D-MS; United States Senate
Constituent commends Senator Stennis on his Anti-Civil Rights stance; Senator Stennis stresses the importance of Democratic control of US Senate instead of the Presidency.
