Contract of the heirs of John Calvin Williams on how to designate the land among each other and their mother. Signed by Cammie Williams, Mims Williams, Douglas K. Williams, Mary E. Stewart, and Cora L. Mitchell. Witnessed by Justice of the Peace A....
Courtship--History.; Punta Gorda (Belize); Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes, 1846-1932.; Tariffs--Law and legislation--United States.
Letter to Cammie Williams from C. V. Hill in Punta Gorda, British Honduras (present-day Belize). Hill mentions a "tariff bill" that probably refers to the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act of August, 1894. "Breckenridge" probably refers to Clifton Rodes...
Columbus (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Okolona (Miss.); Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897; Women refugees
Letter, General Ruggles in Columbus, Mississippi, to the Committee for Relief of Exiles, drawing their attention to three ladies who left Okolona and are staying at a Mrs. Longs', and reminding them that there are ladies who still need places to...
Feemster family; Infants; Breastfeeding; Civil war; United States; Lowndes County (Miss.); Feemster, Alexander Whitfield, 1827-1911
Letter from Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She begins by telling him about a social visit and her friends' babies, one of whom is ''not hurt with beauty.'' She tells him that Willie (possibly Alex's brother,...
Mississippi Poultry Association; Poultry; Poultry farms; Associations, institutions, etc.
Handbook from the Mississippi Poultry Association detailing the constitution, by-laws, and records of membership. Alphabetical membership list details the poultry breeds raised by members. Includes advertisements.
Irving C. Mord family farm; multiple views. Farm of 352 acres located in the New State Line Community about 12 and one half miles southeast of Tylertown, MS. Walthall Co. agent Ansel Estess assisted with selection of farm family.
Hinds Co. (Miss.) ; Morgan, Robert T.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Robert T. Morgan family farm; multiple views. Farm of 521 acres located about four miles west of Terry, MS. Hinds Co. Assistant agent H. L. Stewart assisted with selection of farm family.
Madison Co. (Miss.) ; Murphy, Perry--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Perry Murphy family farm; multiple views. Farm of 446 acres located about four miles northwest of Canton on the Way Road. Madison Co. Extension staff assisted with selection of farm family.
Yazoo Co. (Miss.) ; Nichols, A. N. (Norwood)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
A. Norwood Nichols family farm; multiple views. Farm of 2800 acres owned and 1600 acres rented in the Benton community. Yazoo Co. agent Pat McGowan assisted with selection of farm family.
Noxubee Industrial School (McLeod, Miss.); African-American Schools--Mississippi--Noxubee County.; Hunter, Samuel J.
1917-1918 catalog of the Noxubee Industrial School, founded in 1898 by S.J. Hunter, father of Sadye H. Wier. The school was located in McLeod, Mississippi.
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.