Grocery trade; Starkville (Miss.); Curry family; Bond, Sarah E. (Sallie), 1830-1902
Bill for items purchased by Sarah E. Curry in January of 1863. Items include a plough, buggy, a wagon, a grind stone, fodder, hogs, and various meat and produce. Sarah E. Curry married W.P. Bond in 1888.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 24 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 24 spans the dates of 1873.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 4 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 4 spans the dates of January 8-March 31, 1862.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 31 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 31 spans the dates of January 1, 1883-July 23, 1885.
Civil war; United States; Confederate Army; Slavery; African-Americans; Plantations; Agriculture; Livestock; Plantation overseers; Choctaw Agency (Oktibbeha County, Miss.); Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906
Letter from Rice plantation manager A. B. Parks in Choctaw Agency, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice in Mobile, Alabama, regarding the state of the crops and livestock and the health of the workers, including slaves, 1864.
Attala Co. (Miss.) ; Aldy, Henry W.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Henry W. Aldy family farm; multiple views. Farm of 162 and one half owned acres and 808 rented acres in Harmonia Community five miles south of Sallis in Attala Co. The Attala County Extension Service staff assisted with selection of farm family.
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...
Agriculture--Mississippi--Photographs.; Mules--Mississippi--Photographs.; Agricultural machinery--Mississippi--Photographs.; Field crops--Mississippi--Photographs.; Plows--Mississippi--Photographs.; Oats--Mississippi--Photographs.;...
Mule drawn plow. Comparison of two crops of oats after 1927 flood. Left = fertilized. Right = unfertilized. Note that unfertilized oats were killed but taller fertilized oats servived.
Tennessee Valley Authority; Horses; Mares; Plows; Agriculture
Tennessee Valley Authority worker Roller Brown. Here he is working his land using a mare he bought in 1937 to do crop work with the mare's colt beside.
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...
Attala Co. (Miss.) ; Therrell, Paul Houston--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Paul Houston Therrell family farm; multiple views. Farm of 110 acres owned and 60 acres rented about three miles southeast of Kosciusko, MS. Attala Co. agent Frank Buchanan and Associate county agent Billy Walton assisted with selection of farm...
Smith Co. (Miss.) ; Wicker, W. A. (William Andrew)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. A. (William Andrew) Wicker family farm; multiple views. Farm of 240 acres in the Wicker-Brown Community about 16 miles north of Raleigh or 12 miles south of Forest. Smith Co. Agricultural agent Leslie Coleman and Assistant county agent Henry...
Humphreys Co. (Miss.) ; Bearden, R. D. (Dillard)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
R. D. (Dillard) Bearden family farm; multiple views. Farm of 455 acres owned and 800 acres rented on highway 49 west, about two miles southeast of Isola, MS. Humphreys Co. Agricultural agent Elmo Hill assisted with selection of farm family.
Holmes Co. (Miss.) ; Brock, H. V.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
H. V. Brock family farm; multiple views. Farm of 936 acres owned and 800 acres leased in the Hebron Community four miles southwest of Lexington, MS. Holmes Co. agent W. R. Sullivan assisted with selection of farm family.
