Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Agriculture; Cotton; Civil war; United States; Brookhaven (Miss.); Diphtheria; Diseases
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw. He writes that he is still unwell and that he has the ''flux.'' Another company left Brookhaven, but there is no news from the war. He tells her about the cotton and some hogs that they plan to...
Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Port Hudson (La.); Civil war; United States; African-Americans; Slavery; Brookhaven (Miss.); Agriculture; Confiscations; Spinning; Children; Diseases
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw. He is feeling much better, but his wife, Almerinda (''Rinnie''), is still in bad health. Their son, Clarence, likes to go out to the fields before dinner and ride home on a plow mule. He writes that...
Smith Co. (Miss.) ; King, Vernal R.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Vernal R. King family farm; multiple views. Farm of 536 acres located about 8 miles east of Taylorsville in the Summerland Community. Smith Co. Agricultural agent Truitt Bufkin assisted with selection of farm family.
Stenholm, Charles. Agriculture Department Reauthorization Bill. Department of Agriculture Reorganization. Espy, Mike.
Speaking with Congressman Charles Stenholm of Texas
1- The Agriculture Department us is one of the biggest in the government was there room for consolidation and reorganization?; 2- Could you explain what this reorganization will do?; 3- How would...
Walthall Co, (Miss.) ; Bullock, George Wilson--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
George Wilson Bullock family farm; multiple views. Farm of 164 acres located nine miles north of Tylertown, MS. Walthall Co. agent Sam Dyar and Associate Home agent Miss Jane Reese assisted with selection of farm family.