Slavery; African-Americans; Civil war; United States; Sparta (Miss.); Men's clothing; Martin, Thomas Nelson, 1807-1886
Letter from H. S. Jemison in Sparta, Mississippi, to Judge Thomas Nelson Martin, regarding Jemison's plan to join a camp in Florida and his need for money for new clothes for the army. He also writes about slave matters, including discussion of...
Tensas Parish (La.)--History.; Natchez (Miss.)--History.; Waterproof (La.)--History.; Saint Joseph (La.)--History.; Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.; Slavery--United States--History--19th century.; Levees--Louisiana.;...
Diary kept by plantation owner Zenas Preston from 1850-1853. Preston's plantation, Leftwich, was situated on Lake St. Peter in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and Preston describes frequent trips to Waterproof, Saint Joseph, and Natchez via the...
College students--Mississippi--History.; Millsaps College--History.; Davis-Ellis Co. (Terry, Miss.)
Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother, Mims Williams, who was attending Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Written on stationery from the college's Lamar Literary Society.
College students--Mississippi--History.; Davis-Ellis Co. (Terry, Miss.)
Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother, Mims Williams, who was attending Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and working over the summer at the Davis-Ellis Co. in Terry, Mississippi.
