Plantations; Plantation overseers; Choctaw Agency (Oktibbeha County, Miss.); Civil war; United States; African-Americans; Slavery; Agriculture; Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Resaca, Battle of, Resaca, Ga., 1864; Atlanta (Ga.);...
Letter from Rice plantation manager A. B. Parks in Choctaw Agency, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice in Mobile, Alabama, opening with the health of the slaves and the state of the crops. Parks writes that his son, who was wounded after fighting...
Plantations; Plantation overseers; Choctaw Agency (Oktibbeha County, Miss.); African-Americans; Slavery; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906
Letter from plantation manager A. B. Parks in Choctaw Agency, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice, regarding the sickness of some of the slaves and the necessity to call Dr. Perkins. He also writes about trying to obtain butter from Judge Carr. ...
Plantations; Plantation overseers; Choctaw Agency (Oktibbeha County, Miss.); Cattle; Swine; Agriculture; Slaughtering and slaughter-houses; Spinning; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906
Letter from plantation manager A. B. Parks in Choctaw Agency, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice, reporting that he slaughtered some hogs and is sending her some meat and produce. He also writes about cattle and spinning. 1864.
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.
Washington Co. (Miss.) ; Wilkerson, Jeff P.--Family. ; Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae.;farm life--Mississippi.
Jeff P. Wilkerson family farm; multiple views. Farm of 740 acres owned and 400 acres leased six miles north of Greenville at Winterville, MS. Jeff Wilkerson is MSU alumnus. Washington Co. Agricultural agent T. E. Berry and Associate county agent G....