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...
Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867; Selma (Ala.); Feemster family; Railroad travel; Boardinghouses; Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, upon his arrival in the city. He tells her about the railroad and steamboat trip, finding a place to board in Selma, and mentions passing through Artesia and Meridian,...
Feemster family; Social classes; Motherhood; Infants; Slavery; African-Americans; Race relations; Barksdale, William, 1821-1863; Lowndes County (Miss.); Alexander Whitfield, 1827-1911
Letter, Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She writes about staying with Hallie while her husband John was in Mobile. When John returned, he brought an orange for each of them. She tells him that she finally...
Narrative and list compiled by Jane Stewart Calhoun, documenting money owed to her by the government for food, supplies, animals, and other damages incurred during the Civil War, undated. She also mentions an unnamed Union spy who stayed with...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 13 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 13 spans the dates of November 16, 1864-February 20,...
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Lawrence County (Miss.); Sharp, Joe--Family.
Joe Sharp family farm; multiple views. Farm of 305 acres located just north of Silver Creek, MS. Joe Sharp is MSU alumnus. Lawrence Co. agent Marcus W. Peterson and Lawrence Co. supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration assisted with...
Attala Co. (Miss.) ; Henderson, David W.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
David W. Henderson family farm; multiple views. Farm of 165 acres in the Nile Community about 12 Miles southeast of Kosciusko. Attala Co. agent Frank Buchanan assisted with selection of farm family.
Business; Feemster family; Gaston family; Sewing; Fabric; Clothing and dress; Poetry; Civil war; United States; Oaths; Race relations; African-Americans; Tennessee; Courtship; Lowndes County (Miss.); Stainback, George Tucker, 1829-1902; Feemster,...
Letter, Loulie Feemster, Bigbee Bottom, Mississippi, to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama, opening with news of church and business. She lists the fabrics she bought for clothes and includes a humorous limerick about wives spending...
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908.; Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910.; Populist Party (U.S.); Elections--United States--1892.; National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union--History--19th century.; Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway...
Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, Willie R. Hollingsworth, in Chicago, Illinois, regarding courtship and politics - particularly his support of the Democratic party and Grover Cleveland.
College students--Mississippi--History.; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.; Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.; Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. Trilby.; Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873.
Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother Mims Williams, who was attending Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Most of the letter is about books and authors.
Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Barlow, William J.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
William J. Barlow family farm; multiple views. Farm of 335 acres owned and 400 acres leased in the Smyrna Community about 11 miles west of Hazlehurst, MS. Copiah Co. Agricultural agent E. E. Randle, Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Genevieve Harris,...
Franklin Co. (Miss.) ; Godbold, Wilmer W.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Wilmer W. Godbold family farm; multiple view. Farm of 440 acres located about 18 miles northeast of Meadville, MS in the Godbold Community seven miles south of Caseyville. Franklin Co. agent John Cox and Assistant county agent Johnny Monroe...
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 17 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 17 spans the dates of January 1-September 30, 1867.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 22 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 22 spans the dates of June 1, 1871-January 31, 1872.
