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...
Nash, Ira Marion, 1843-1862; Nash, John Jasper Newton, 1829-1911; Nash, James H., 1844-1890; Nash, Wiley Norris, 1846-1906; Nash, Stephen Evans, 1807-1863; Nash, Ira Norris, 1805-1863; Nash family; Civil war; United States; Confederate States of...
Letter, E. J. (Elvira Jane) Nash, probably from the home of her uncle Ira Norris Nash in Neshoba County, Mississippi, to cousin Carrie concerning her desire for news of her brother Jimmy serving in Wirt Adams Cavalry Regiment, news of the Battle of...
Sykes family; Winona (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Slavery; African-Americans; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Confederate States of America; Sykes, James William, 1810-1885
Letter from William Sykes in Winona, Mississippi, to James Sykes, bemoaning the reelection of Abraham Lincoln, the end of his hopes for peace, and the impoverished and demoralized state of the Confederacy. He mentions the murder of a Captain...
Secession; Mississippi; Duck shooting; Children; Christmas; Hinds County (Miss.)
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her young brother, W. H. Hobbs, and her father, Howell Hobbs, near Jackson, Mississippi, 1861. The boy writes about Christmas firecrackers and food, as well as duck shooting. Howell Hobbs...
T. D. Floyd family farm; multiple views. Farm of 244 acres located in the Martinville Community about nine miles northeast of Mendenhall. Simpson Co. Agricultural agent Milton Edwards assisted with selection of farm family. Film negatives shown...
1- Former Mississippi Congressman, Mike Espy, resigned as Secretary of Agriculture, what was your reaction?; 2- An American soldier was shot and wounded in Haiti. Questions continue to be raised about the wisdom of our military mission there. ...
National Guard. Budget Committee. Bush, George H.W. Russ, Jack. Anti-Crime Bill.
1- The House passed a bill this week to extend veterans housing benefits to members of the National Guard and Reserve. What are the details on this bill that you managed on the House Floor?; 2- The Budget Committee will bring is Blueprint for the...
1- In a tragic accident over Northern Iraq, two American F-15’s shot down two U.S. helicopters in the no-fly zone of Iraq. What was your reaction to the incident?; 2- The House is considering anti-crime legislation this week. Some amendments...
Bosnia. Meridian Naval Air Station. Columbus Air Force Base.
1- The situation on Bosnia has become worse in recent days and now there is some talk of using American military personnel in some capacity over there. What is your opinion on that?; 2- As this is being taped, the fate of the American F-16 pilot...
Amite Co. (Miss.) ; Judge, O. D.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
O. D. Judge family farm; multiple views. Farm of 260 acres owned and 100 acres rented about midway between Liberty and Gloster. Amite Co. agent Elmer Edwards assisted with selection of farm family.
Civil war; United States; Shuqualak (Miss.); Columbus (Miss.); Morrow family; Pope family
Letter, Samuel H. Pope in Shuqualak, Mississippi, to William Hollinshed Lee, at the Officer's Hospital in Uniontown, Alabama. Pope is stationed in Shuqualak as Purchasing Commissary. He invites Lee to visit Columbus and mentions that he can stay...