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.
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. ...
Holmes Co. (Miss.) ; Waits, W. J.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. J. Waits family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1920 acres owned and 1,000 acres rented located about two and a half miles south of Goodman, MS on highway 51. Holmes Co. agent W. R. Sullivan assisted with selection of farm family.
Rankin Co. (Miss.) ; Worthington, G. R.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
G. R. Worthington family farm; multiple views. Dairy farm located just west of Brandon, MS on old Highway 80. Rankin Co. agent Robert S. Barker assisted with selection of farm family.