Secession; Mississippi; Duck shooting; Children; Christmas; Hinds County (Miss.)
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her young brother, W. H. Hobbs, and her father, Howell Hobbs, near Jackson, Mississippi, 1861. The boy writes about Christmas firecrackers and food, as well as duck shooting. Howell Hobbs...
Madison Co. (Miss.) ; Cox, Murray S., Jr.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Murray S. Cox, Jr. family farm; multiple views. Farm of 800 acres two miles northwest of Madison, MS. Madison Co. Extension Staff and County agent R. L. Smith assisted with selection of farm family.
Letter to Hannah from her daughter "Lulu" and "Aunt Mat," who Lulu is staying with in Fairforest, South Carolina, 1860. "Mossgiel" must be the name of the house or plantation. A later note identifies Lulu as Martha Louisa Starr, grandmother of...
Newton Co. (Miss.) ; Rowzee, W. R.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. R. Rowzee family farm; multiple views. Farm of 328 acres located on highway 15 about two miles south of Newton, MS. Newton County agent Joe Taylor and the Newton High School Vocational Agriculture teacher, Mr. Taylor, assisted with selection of...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 12 of a continuing series (currently 31 volumes) showcasing an edited collection of documents by and about Ulysses S. Grant. Materials in the series span the dates of 1837-1885; volume 12 spans the dates of August 16-November 15, 1864.
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Attala County (Miss.); Tindoll, Berlin W.--Family.
Berlin W. Tindoll family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1200 acres located about nine miles east of Vaiden and 20 miles north of Kosciusko. Attala Co. agent Frank Buchanan, Home Demonstration agent Miss Jewel McGinty and Assistant county agent...