Z 1028.000 Davis (Joseph E. and Family) Papers

Xerox copies of letters and legal papers of Joseph E. Davis (1784–1870), mostly concerning the recovery of his lands after the Civil War and various lawsuits in which Davis sued or was being sued. The papers are arranged as follows:

• Box 1: (ff. 1–3) Correspondence about and complaints against the Freedman's Bureau, 1865; (ff. 4–6) concerning the Arkansas Lands of Jefferson and Joseph E. Davis; (ff. 7-12) Ben Montgomery letters; (ff. 13) Efforts to recover lands
• Box 2: (ff. 14–17) Catchings Suit. Letters from William L. Yerger, C. E. Hooker, E. L. Miles, and U. M. Young; (ff. 18) Hinds County Property. E. P. Smith; (ff. 19) Court Papers, Catchings vs. Joseph E. Davis; (ff. 20) Van Bentheson correspondence; (ff. 21) DeHaven Correspondence; (ff. 22) McKay vs. Joseph E. and Jefferson Davis. Banks vs. Joseph E. Davis. Rucks vs. Joseph E. Davis; (ff. 23) Joseph E. Davis vs. Dixon Estate; (ff. 24) Winn vs. Joseph E. Davis; (ff. 25) Finances. J. U. Payne correspondence, 1866–1877; (ff. 26 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1867–1869; (ff. 27) Checks, Bank Books, Receipts and Memoranda.