Collection Details:

Collection Name and Number: Eagle Hotel Day Book (Z/0165).
Creator/Collector: Unidentified.
Date(s): 1838-1841.
Size: 0.30 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff Name, Year.
Provenance: Gift of Donor, of Place, State, on Date; Z/U/XXXX.XXX.
Repository: Archives & Records Services Division, Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Rights and Access:

Access restrictions: Collection is open for research.

Publication rights: Copyright assigned to the MDAH. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to Reference Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the MDAH as the owner of the physical items and as the owner of the copyright in items created by the donor. Although the copyright was transferred by the donor, the respective creator may still hold copyright in some items in the collection. For further information, contact Reference Services.

Copyright notice: This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred citation: Eagle Hotel Day Book (Z/0165), Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Biography/History:

Eagle Hotel (Jackson, Miss.)

Two of Jackson’s historic hotels once stood at this site. The Eagle Hotel, originally a tavern, was built in 1823 on the corner of State Street and Amite Street. In 1832, Martin Warren Eagan was proprietor of the old Eagle Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi, near the Old Capitol. The Eagan family came to this country from County Clare, Ireland. Andrew Jackson was a guest here in 1840. The Eagle Hotel was used as a college from January 15, 1845, incorporated in 1846 by the legislature as “The College in Jackson,” but it was discontinued after 1846. Alexander McClung, editor and Mexican War hero, committed suicide at the hotel in 1855. The Eagle was torn down in 1856 and replaced in 1857 by the Bowman House, a five-story brick structure. The scene of frequent political and social events, the hotel also served briefly as Union headquarters on May 14, 1863. The Bowman House burned on June 9, 1863. The Standard Oil Building now stands in the same location.

 

Scope and Content Note:

Day Book B of the Eagle Hotel, Jackson covering dates 1838-1841. The volume is 15 cm. by 39 cm. in size and contains 195 pages.

 

Series Identification:

Series 1: Eagle Hotel Day Book B. 1838-1841.

Ledger identified as "Day Book B" of the Eagle Hotel of Jackson, Hinds County, covering the dates 1838-1841. The volume is 15 cm. by 39 cm. in size and contains 195 pages.

Box 1