Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Agriculture; New Orleans (La.); Fishing; Hinds County (Miss.); Women's clothing
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her father, Howell Hobbs, telling her about what he has planted in his garden. He mentions visiting New Orleans and eating oysters, and finishes with some local and family news. 1861.
Plantations; Plantation overseers; Choctaw Agency (Oktibbeha County, Miss.); Civil war; United States; Agriculture; Parks family; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906
Letter from Rice plantation manager A. B. Parks in Choctaw Agency, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice in Mobile, Alabama, giving her a brief update on health and produce, then telling her that he is going to Atlanta to see his wounded son, 1864....
Okolona (Miss.); Young women; Courtship; Civil war; United States; Social history
Letter from Georgetta Potts to Mattie Morrow, mostly regarding news about mutual friends. She writes that she has a new 'sweetheart,' an intelligent and wealthy Spaniard. She mentions that Lucie Hampton is dying of consumption and that Frank W. is...
Okolona (Miss.); Tupelo (Miss.); West Point (Miss.); Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877; Roddey, Philip Dale, 1826-1897; Duff, William Lewis, 1841-1909; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, 8th; Fort Pillow (Tenn.);...
Letter from Mattie Morrow in West Point, Mississippi, to Billie and Jimmie, asking about family and mutual friends and referring to the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, June, 1864. She mentions Generals Forrest and Roddey, Colonel William Duff of the...
Sykes family; Sykes, James William, 1810-1885; Sale family; Civil war; United States; Slavery; African-Americans; Munfordville (Ky.); Munfordville, Battle of, Munfordville, Ky., 1862; Chalmers, James Ronald, 1831-1898; Confederate States of...
Letter, John B. Sale, Aberdeen, Mississippi, to James Sykes, primarily regarding the hire of a slave named Zeke, previously hired out to Shacklock. Law now wants Sykes to find other employment for Zeke to prevent him from joining the Union Army. ...
Civil war; United States; Sharon (Miss.); Madison County (Miss.); Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 18th; Magruder, Henry Archibald, 1842-1896
Letter from Martha Magruder (later Martha Magruder Hopkins) to her brother, Henry Archibald Magruder, inquiring about his health and the health of his regiment (the 18th Mississippi Infantry) and reporting news about family and friends, 1862....
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...
Knox, James, 1786-1864; Pickens County (Ala.); Presbyterians; Agriculture; Slavery; African-Americans; Somerville, James, 1827-1868; Oak Grove Presbyterian Church (Franconia, Ala.); Sons of Temperance of North America; Cotton; Presbyterian Church...
Diary kept from March 1848 to February 1851 by James Knox (1786-1864), a planter and Presbyterian church elder in Pickens County, Alabama. The diary records planting, harvesting, and other agricultural work, as well as Presbytery meetings and...
A student, F. C. Black writes to Lee explaining his low grade in geometry are due to his teacher being unjust. His teacher, A. H. Jayne, then responds and explains each of Black's grades and says that if he can prove he deserved over a zero on his...
W. M. McCutheon writes to Lee stating that he has studied more in geometry than anyone else in the freshman class and hopes that this will help Lee understand his low grade in geometry. His teacher responded by saying that he thinks that is a poor...
W. R. Spencer writes to Lee regarding his low grades and eventual dropping of his algebra class. He says that the teacher would not allow them to get help from anyone and that he would make them come up to the board to attempt to work the problem...
J. H. Wellborne and H. A. Foster complain to Lee that due to being ill and missing class it has caused them to have poor grades in math class. They want to explain to him why their grades are low in hopes that he will understand and they also...
W. H. Baird tries to get an explanation as to why his grades are so low in geometry. He states that he has studied more in this month than ever before and does not understand why he received a zero for an exam that he studied directly from the book...
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...
S. A. Morris writes to Lee attributing his poor grades in math to the fact that he has only been called on to recite three times for the month. Professor Jayne states that the reason his marks are low is because he is unable to write out the...
In a letter to Stone, H. S. Gilleylen writes regarding the circular that Stone sent out saying that the college will not suspend exercises over Christmas holidays as it is best for students to stay and study. He writes on behald of his nephew who...
