Jackson (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Pillage; Rice, Augusta H.; Percy family; Yerger family; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906
Letter from T. E. Percy, Jackson, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice in Oktibbeha County, thanking her for her hospitality during a recent visit, mentioning his Yerger neighbors, telling her about Yankee soldiers who damaged his house, almost...
Orland L. Lott family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1015 acres located about five and a half miles southwest of Seminary, MS. Covington Co. Agricultural agent Arthur O'Brien assisted with selection of farm family.
Leake Co. (Miss.) ; McPhail, W. C. (Billy)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. C. (Billy) McPhail family farm; multiple views. Farm of 108 and a half acres located in the Free Trade Community of Leake Co. about 11 miles southeast of Carthage, MS. Leake Co. Agricultural agent B. H. Dixon and Associate county agent Earl...
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Neshoba County (Miss.); Moore, R.B.--Family.
R. B. Moore family farm; multiple views. Farm of 191 acres located about eight miles southwest of Philadelphia, MS. Neshoba Co. agent C. S. (Bill) Norton and Associate county agent Joe Fulton assisted with selection of farm family.
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.
"This trademark of “His Master's Voice” was first used circa 1900 by Emile Berliner (European His Master's Voice) & Eldrige Johnson (subsequently Victor, USA) The original picture of Nipper listening to the phonograph was made with Nipper and...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson); 1822-1885;Civil War;Politicians Presidents;Politics and government;Generals
The Chronology of Ulysses S. Grant's life is extracted from the 31 volumes of the Papers of Ulysses S. Grant and is presented here as a full-length time line of Grant's life.
Jefferson Davis Co. (Miss.) ; Parkman, Fleet--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Fleet Parkman family farm; multiple views. Farm of 787 acres located in the Sons Community about nine miles south of Prentiss, MS. Jefferson Davis Co. agent O. O. Swords assisted with the selection of farm family.
Fagot, Pierre Auguste Samuel; Fagot, Emilie Jourdain; Uncle Sam Plantation (La.); Steamboats; Grocery trade
Bill for a wartime shipment of grocery items on the steamboat J. A. Cotten for the 'Uncle Sam' plantation managed by Emilie Fagot, widow of Samuel Fagot, 1861. Groceries include candles, salt, and lard.
Jasper Co. (Miss.) ; Ruffin, W. T. (Buster)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. T. (Buster) Ruffin family farm; multiple views. Farm of 500 acres located in Soso, MS. W. T. Ruffin is MSU alumnus. Jasper Co. agent W. C. Jefcoat assisted with selection of farm family.
Montgomery Co. (Miss.) ; Scott, O. W.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
O. W. Scott family farm; multiple views. Farm of 2200 acres located in Duck Hill, MS on highway 51. Montgomery Co. Agricultural agent John Killebrew assisted with selection of farm family.
Weaver, Stark & Co. (Mobile, Ala.); Salt; Sykes, James William, 1810-1885
Account statement and receipt for James Sykes' payment of $594.95 to Weaver, Stark & Co. of Mobile, Alabama, 8 sacks of salt shipped to Columbus by railroad. 1863.
Marion Co. (Miss.) ; Stringer, Everett--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Everett Stringer family farm; multiple views. Farm of 160 acres located in the New Hope Community about 14 miles southwest of Columbia, MS. Marion County agent D. O. Scott assisted with selection of farm family.
Calves.; Aberdeen Creamery Company (Aberdeen, Miss.)
The Calf Book: 24-page pamphlet on calf-rearing, advertising the De Laval Cream Separator, and distributed by the Aberdeen Creamery Company in Aberdeen, Mississippi.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 10 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 10 spans the dates of January 1-May 31, 1864.
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.
