Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (Z/1600)

Scope and Content Note:

These miscellaneous manuscripts are arranged alphabetically by last name of sender (for correspondence), recipient (if sender is unknown), author (for speeches) and, if legal document such as deed or receipt, by last name of assignee. The bulk of these items are correspondence although there are numerous legal documents, such as deeds. The items are primarily one or two item donations and have not been considered to have significant research value to stand alone as a collection.

Series: 1. Miscellaneous Manuscripts.

Box 1:

ff. 1:
Chris Adams, receipt given William Todd, Natchez (1/19/1828);
George Adams, letter to brother, (12/11/1846);
Richard Albritton, Money due Allinton, filed in court (3/14/1838);
J. H. Alexander, receipt, Kosciusko, March (1867);
Philip M. Alston, deposition (4/6/1841);
Hiram and Holace Anderson, Deed of Trust (5/23/1840)

ff. 2:
Thomas Applewhite, land title, Yazoo County, (2/1/1832);
John Archer, paper on Archer (5/20/1966);
T. J. Artelle, letter to D. H. Emory concerning estate matters, Natchez (6/16/1845);
Alex H. Arthur, letter to Mrs. Godwin informing her of death of her son, Josiah H. Godwin, in war with Mexico (1/24/1847);
James Atkinson, revoking power of attorney (Marion County) (12/11/1830);
W. H. Atkinson, eight page speech, Noxubee County, n.d.;
J. H. Aughey, letter subscribing to newspaper, Tishomingo County (7/15/1857);
J. S. Aultey, letter to B. Bankson concerning business matters (1/8/1867);
H. R. Austin, letter to Merideth Breckenridge in Raymond, concerning business matters (6/11/1833)

ff. 3:
A. K. Bagwell, letter to Sister (Martha), Charleston (10/11/1901);
Stephen P. Bahy, Deed of Trust, Hinds County (8/22/1849);
A. C. Baine, letter to L. C. Moore, Jackson, business matters (3/5/1850);
L. M. Baldwin, invitation to World's Columbian Exposition, Port Gibson (10/20-22/1892);
Stephen Barefield, sale of land to George Richards, Warren County (5/21/1846);
Barstow [?] M, letter to brother [?], Natchez (12/18/1836);
Henry Beckett, letter to [?], business matter, Philadelphia (7/5/1842);
Thomas Batchelor, will and testament, Amite County (12/1/1836) (date Batchelor signed will);
Antoine Bayard, deposition, Hancock County (9/5/1843)

ff. 4:
Wm. N. R. Beall, letter to Gene [?], business matter (mentions Governor Humphrey) St. Louis, Missouri (12/17/1866);
C. [?] Boll, Note to [?], to sell uniform, s.l., n.d.;
E. Billingsley, receipt, Jackson (3/28/1835);
[?] Biddle, letter to F. L. Blair, Woodville (6/29/c.1831);
Ward H. Blackler, letter to S. Winthrop Coffin, Columbus (2/4/1843);
B. Blake, letter to [Mr.] Cusling, Yazoo River near [?, Miss.], n.d.;
Charles Boardman, indenture with Daniel Elliott [?], Adams County (12/27/1814);
James C. Bole, article of agreement, with Hiram P. Runnels, M. B. Hamn, s.l. (8/17/1838);
Wm. E. Bolls, receipt, Jackson (4/14/1854);
[?] Booth, letter to John B. Ray, concerns land sale near Carrollton (1/3/1852);
Alfred Boren, certificate of marriage to Partherra Hannah (7/18/1819) Limestone County, Alabama;
F. W. Boyd, letter to Rev. Benjamin Hale concerning church affairs (Boyd was pastor at Vicksburg), New York (10/3/1845);
P. M. Boylon, deposition, s.l. (12/24/1843)

ff. 5:
J. M. Bradley, letter to Isaac E. Cortes about mistaken land sale in Greene County, Augusta (11/11/1839);
Robert L. Brandon, letter to Mr. Perry about Brandon's father, Wm. L., and grandfather, Gov. Gerard Brandon, Acre Plantation, Wilkerson County (6/2/1896);
J. S. Brazley, letter to Ann [?] asking to keep wife and kids due to illness of Brazley, Bryam (8/29/1868);
Lewis H. Bridges, deposition, Pike County (8/4/1873);
Robert L. Bridges, marriage certificate with Martha Bishop (8/10/1814);
C. C. Briggs, letter to [?], concerns business, Parkdale, Arkansas (10/16/1895);
Gideon Brigham, letter to Messrs G. & C. Miniam about payment for books, Jackson (2/24/1848);
John Bronte, 3 items relating to surveying of land

ff. 6:
David H. Brown, promise of payment to, s.l. (12/10/1834);
Jeanie V. Brown, letter to C. A. Rice concerning Brown's late husband, commander of iron clad "Arkansas," Corsicana, Navarro County Texas (12/7/1889);
Jonathan Brown, account (12/26/1831) and bill (1837-1838) with John S. Gooch;
W. J. Brown, ad for sewing machines, Jackson, n.d.;
Wm. Hand Browne, two letters about Albert Taylor Bledsoe John Hopkins University, Baltimore (4/7,21/1895);
William H. Browning, bill of sale for slaves, Port Gibson (12/17/1833);
Jacob Brump, check (5/20/1837), Vicksburg Note, s.l., n.d., indenture for loan with Abm. B. Reading and James Chrichlow (9/14/1834);
John W. Bryant, note to E. S. Fisher for payment for announcing for governor from Bryant, publisher of Woodville "Republican Woodville" (11/15/1865);
Wm. P. Bryant, Andrew W. Payne, Jacob Snider, and Ralph Coffman, appointment as commissioners to work with land in Mississippi under Governor J. M. Matthews, s.l. (12/26/1848)

ff. 7:
C. O. Buckly, letter to Rick [?] on financial matters, s.l. (1/10/1841);
R. H. & E. F. Buckner, bill of David Cleveland and Louisa S. Perryman, Holmesville (9/26/1834);
M. Burns, letter to Pling S. Black, informing Burns that suit filed against him by Henry C. Ashton is changed to Hinds County, Natchez(2/14/1835);
Robert Burton, promise of payment note to John H. Davis, Jackson, (1/13/1836);
Burwell and Cook, questions from attorneys (mentions Phillip Burns) s.l., n.d; L. Butler, letter to Russell and Martin, financial matter, Port Gibson (11/22/1833);
Richard Butler, will, New Orleans (6/14/1814);
J. Butterfield, letter to Gen'l Land Office, about reclaiming land (11/22/1850, s.l.;
W. L. Bynum, letter to state Senate [?] about repealing an act concerning him, [?] (10/20/1866)

ff. 8:
M. W. Cage, letter to Ed [?] business, Columbus (12/23/1848);
Rev. James D. Carder, letter to him from [?], Jackson, (Dec. 8, 1840) [?] part of a letter, Holly Springs (6/18/1839);
Wm. R. Carradine, indenture with New Orleans Canal and Banking County, Warren County (8/26/1843);
A. Carson, Account with Blanton Campbell & County, s.l., n.d.;
[?] Casten, tax notice, Pike County (1/16/1879);
D. L. Causey, typescript letter, to wife, Chickeemanga, Tennessee (8/3/1862) (also photocopy of original);
S. Cesconi, promise of payment note to Charles Lyons, Hinds County, n.d.;
A. Campbell, letter to John Roffignae, Pine Ridge near Natchez, about overseer charged with "Negro-stealing" (Roffignae was mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, at this time) (02.03.1823);
J. A. Campbell, letter James E. Launden about Creek War, s.l., n.d.;
John A. Campbell, letter to James E. Launden, about Creek Indian insurrection of 1835, Baltimore, Maryland, October 16, 1887, envelope with note on Indian involved in insurrection

ff. 9:
Charles Chaffe, deposition before U.S. District Court, V. M. K. Murdock (May 1886); J. Chamberlain, letter to Dr. E. Taylor about poor condition of teeth, Oakland College (10/17/1844);
L. B. Chamberlain, letter to mother, Poplar hill, one mile from Versailles, Kentucky (2/24/1822) typescript;
Champneys, letter from Baines [?] about a "map" Champneys possessed, Vicksburg, (1/8/1859);
Champneys, letter from Miles [?] about land, Hernando (8/23/1858);
S. G. Chandler, letter to S. A. D. Steel, petitioning Mississippi legislature for a new bridge near Enterprise, Enterprise (11/10/1865);
J. C. Chappell, unidentified note of (8/3/1865) [on opposite side];
Joshua D. Collier, note of his conviction (7/27/1865);
Levi Childress, memorandum of agreement between Childress, Edward Johnson, [?] M. Lindsay and Hiram Dicky, n.d. (1/21/1848);
Benj. Chose, note to Messrs. Ruset & business, Natchez (1/15/1884);
H. Chotard, letter to Wm. [?], reply to errors in Wm. [?] "recent History of the U.S." n.d., s.l.;
Christmas, Henry, Richard and Thomas H., List of cases against, Madison County (5/8/1840)

ff. 10:
James H. Claiborne, promise of payment notes to Thomas Kenshaw, Natchez (6/16/1836);
Daniel Clark Sr., letter to Daniel Clark Jr. (2/17/1798) typescript;
H. C. Clark, notes, ministers conference (9/21/1926);
John M. Clark, letter to John C. Carpenter, introducing F. Bostick, Yazoo City (5/23/1855);
R. A. Clark, letter to Benj. Sanders, requesting papers to purchase land, s.l., n.d.;
Samuel Franklin Clark, affidavit for land preemption, Kemper County (6/22/1854);
Samuel Franklin Clark, deposition by James N. McCoy, concerning Clark affidavit, Kemper County (6/19/1854);
Charles Cleyland, letter to Father, Fort McKee (10/11/1861);
C. R. Clifton, extract from letter about Kossuth, s.l., (1/22/1851)

ff. 11:
Cobb & Manton, note to G. Burke [?] about fee, Vicksburg ([?] 4, 1851);
Robert Cochran, business notes, 12 items (1846), 3 items (1847), 5 items (1848), 1 item (1849), letter from James Morrison, business, London (2/21/1850), postmarks, Natchez (17 items), Carrollton, Washington County, Vicksburg and New Orleans (1 each);
Samuel Cochran, account of Miss Lylia Dowell with S. Cochran (3/28/1846);
Samuel Cochran, account of Mrs. Ellis [?], (10/2/1852);
Susan Cochran, agreement with attorney, Thomas S. Scott, s.l., (5/14/1840);
H. D. Coffield, official notice of election as president of the board of police of Issaquena County (8/2/1852)

ff. 12:
Levy Colbert, paper on Colbert by grandson, tells of adventures with Indians, s.l., n.d.;
N. D. Coleman, letter to Richard Tompkins, requesting certificates from governor or Secretary of State, Vicksburg (5/22/1850);
N. O. Coleman, letter to [?], financial transaction, Vicksburg (3/07/1839);
Willis P. Coleman, indenture for land sale, Rankin County (11/21/1838);
Willis P. Coleman, indenture for land sale, Rankin County (11/21/1838) (The difference between these two are lot numbers and price.);
Thomas Collins, letter to Captain M. King, business (2/8/1830);
Benjamin F. Comfort, J. P. and Henry Morgan, appointments as land commissioners, s.l. (2/26/1844);
M. M. Conner, letter to Col. J. D. Stewart recommending Charles B. Ames for Commission on Internal Review, s.l., n.d.;
R. Cook, deed of conveyance with Samuel L. Jones, Tax Collector, Yazoo County (2/27/1843);
William R. Cooley, deposition to buy land, Wayne County (1/4/1890);
Copiah Baptist Association, Report of Committee, [Copiah County 10/13/1925 ?]

ff. 13:
William Wilson Crawford, letter to Wm. Dail Lodge, informing them of expulsions, Vicksburg (4/8/1842);
John [?] Crunkalton, contact with attorney, [?] (10/19/1885);
Frank A. Critz, letter State Senator F. P. Barry, requesting introduction of a bill (2/14/1908);
Robert Haskins Croozier, letter to [?], contains brief biography of Haskins and a list of his published books, Palestine, Texas (3/30/1893), Crystal Springs, invitation 1870;
Robert P. Curring, agreement with Neill, Mclean & Company, financial matter (4/8/1848)

ff. 14:
A. L. D., note for Thomas Butler, concerns executorship of an estate (12/31/1821);
A. M. Dabney, note concerning land in Jackson, n.d., s.l.;
Agney Dacy, two letters to Mother;
Las Vegas, N.M. (3/20/1882) and (6/19/1883 or 1884);
Lee S. Daniels and Phil H. Fall, story of these two confederate soldiers. s.l., n.d. (note says written by mother of R. A. Harris);
Martin P. Davis, letter to L.S.B. Thatcher, Will F. Martin and L. Winchester, for opinion on trial case, Natchez(6/10/1856);
H. H. Davis, letter to D. O. Mercoin, asking help in securing appointment as U.S. marshall in South Mississippi, Bowling Green, Kentucky (7/5/1865);
Jeff Davis, xerox of note on piece of his company's flag in Mexican War, s.l., n.d.;
Samuel Davis, receipt signed by [?] Carmichael, Washington County (5/13/1816);
W. W. Davis, letter to Mrs. Richard Harrison, requesting six of her husbands in connection with photograph collection of Southern generals, Richmond, Virginia (7/10/1893) (Mrs. Harrison's reply on reverse side);
Wiley Davis, Account of sales (3/22,23/1838)

ff. 15:
Susan Decatur, letter to Joseph Pales, concerning her husband, Stephen, George Town (12/26/1826) typescript;
Susan Decatur, letter to T. H. Williams, concerning ship the Philadelphia [?], George Town (4/15/1825) (Typescript and photostat of original);
James E. Dean, letter to state representative Royce L. White, inviting him to visit his class at East Mississippi Junior College, Scooba (2/6/1948);
Margaret Dean, letter to father, Talbot Arthur, s.l. (7/6/[?]);
Samuel Dent, account with Buchanan Hayes (4/8/1836);
B. H. Deverlin, letter to wife, Clara Deverlin, Resacca, Georgia (12/28/1863);
Samuel and Frank Dickin, land deed concerning Jackson County, Mobile, Alabama (12/14/1897);
Samuel H. and Frank Dickin, land sale, signed by N. B. Coleman (12/8/1897);
Samuel H. Dickin, land deed, Mobile County, Alabama (3/27/1897);
Samuel H. Dickin, land deed, Mobile County, Alabama (12/21/1897);
Samuel H. Dickin, land deed, Jackson County (12/16/1897);
Henry Dickinson, letter to Reuben Davis, Columbus (7/1/1865);
Henry Dickinson, letter to son, J. M. Dickinson, Shawnee Village, Arkansas (2/13/1870);
David Dickson, financial note (includes list of 16 other names) s.l. (c. 1833);
Samuel L. Diven, letter to Diven from Isabel [?] Divens, address is 2nd Regiment Mississippi [Rifles ?], Virginia (3/25/?)

Box 2:

ff. 16:
(The following nine items were in the R. L. Dixon folder.) Thomas Pollard, memo of court case Nicholas Davis vs. Nathaniel C. Lipscombe ( 7/31/1809);
R. L. Dixon, appointment to deputy clerk, s.l., n.d.;
R. L. Dixon, certificate of witness, Thomas Findlay, s.l., (ca. 1832);
R. L. Dixon, order granting license, Washington County (5/28/1833), notes labeled, notes of clerk duties, n.d., s.l., list of cases before Chancery, s.l., n.d.;
R. L. Dixon, copy of certificate certifying an account to the auditor, Washington County (5/28/1833);
R. L. Dixon, memo of deed, s.l. (1/23/1837);
R. L. Dixon, letter, Morgan L. Fitch, judicial matter, Jackson, (6/18/1839);
L. V. Dixon, promise of payment from M. T. Anderson (1/1/1853);
M. T. Anderson, note to Thomas Wharton, financial matter, Vicksburg, mentions "Mr. Dixon" (2/17/1852);
J. T. Simms, letter to L. V. Dixon, financial matter, s.l. (1/18/1857);
[Coleway, ?], letter to L. V. Dixon, financial matter, Port Gibson (7/19/1848)

ff. 17:
A. Donelson, note to [?] M. Dickerson (8/7/1835);
Peo. Donnellon, letter to {?} Emannel, seeking appointment as Notary Public and Commissioner of Deeds, Jackson, 6/22/1865;
W. Dorsey, letter to John B. Pease, financial matter, 11/15/1835 [sent to restoration, 6/22/78];
Dr. P. F. Douglas, letter to Dr. Robert Elez, inquiring about relocating his practice, Chucky (9/27/1910);
C. L. Douthat, love letter to [Belle of Hernando ?] West Point, White County (11/21/1859);
Miss Bertha Drennan, Correspondence with Rev. James J. Pillar concerning William Augustus Drennan Diary (Z131), six items (11/21/1961-1/22/1964);
J. J. Doty, letter to Fulton Anderson, judicial matter, Pickens Depot Central Road (7/15/1858);
Downs & Co., letter to Jonathan Cushing, business matter, Vicksburg (6/19/1844);
Downs & Co., [?] Stetson, business matter, Vicksburg (6/1/1847)

ff. 18:
James Ira Drongore, will, Jefferson County (4/14/1818);
Sallie G. Drongore, letter from [?], Raymond (3/2/?);
Benj. B. DuBose, letter to Mrs. Annis J. Bryan concerning Confederate stamps value, Atlanta, Georgia (3/24/1934);
A. L. Duncan, letter to [?] concerning [?] Butler's estate, New Orleans (1/4/1822) (See ff. 14 in box 1 for probable connection with "A.L.D." letter.);
M. R. Dudley, promise of payment to William J. Parhan, Clinton (3/1/1837);
Stephen Duncan, letter for [?], concerning an act of legislature, Natchez (12/22/1852);
Roger Dunn, will, Amite County (12/24/1821);
A. P. Dunnaway, notes as to why "camp" should be moved from Water Valley to Grenada, s.l., n.d.;
J. P. Dupree, postcard to wife, Memphis (4/25/1910[?]);
J. P. Dupree, letter from Florence Barlow concerning biography of her father, Louisville, Kentucky (4/27/1901);
Thomas Barlow, Thomas Harris and son, Milton Kirtley Barlow - biographies of them. s.l., n.d.

ff. 19:
Joseph D. Eads, letter to Col. Geo. Huie, asking repeal of tax law, Carthage (11/1859);
Joseph D. Eads, letter to Col. Geo. Huie regarding a law concerning sale of Negroes, mentions J. A. P. Campbell, Carthage (11/9/1859);
John L. Ebling, deposition, Bolivar County (12/8/1852);
Charles H. Ehrman, telegram to Jas. Shuter informing him of an arrest, Baltimore (3/30/1867);
Elizabeth Female College, notes on commencement exercises, mentions J. F. H. Claiborne, B. L. C. Wailes, Mrs. Caroline Thoyer (1809);
H. F. Ellett, letter to M. H. Brown, inquiring about notes of A. W. Sims on James J. Person, Port Gibson (12/27/1859);
Charles Ellis, letter to Brother, concerns tariff, Richmond, Virginia (7/1/1832);
James M. Ellis, letter to A. W. Little, concerning court case (?), Fayette (6/8/1876);
A. Lehman Engel, paper titled "The Greatest Thing I've Gotten from Scouting," s.l., n.d.;
Edward Engelhard, note to pay John Van Stiukng[?], Monticello (10/23/1838);
M. P. Erwin, letter to brother, Joseph J. Erwin, Oxford (6/25/1840);
H. P. [Ecutes ?], letter to J. T. [Sims ?], Natchez (8/6/1851)

ff. 20:
G. R. Fall, promise of payment note to Lewis Rino, s.l. (1/3/1835);
James L. Fall, promise of payment to F. G. Hopkins, s.l., 5/26/1834;
Dr. O. E. Fant, tax receipt, Noxubee County (5/4/1872);
Ned Farish, petition, Hinds County (10/23/1905);
Rhodes Fatheree, appointment of Abner Eley as Fatheree family attorney, Carroll County (1/15/1846);
Fayette Coffin Company, letterhead, W. S. Gordon, Pres., (c. 1890);
Joseph Feazin, letter to Dr. Sterling Neblett concerning land in Vicksburg and Natchez (11/7/1848 [?]);
William Ferguson, account with A. Scranton & County, s.l., (1817);
W. R. Ferriday & Co., list of sales, Natchez, (5/19/1840);
Ferriday and Ringgold, list of accounts sales, Natchez (12/31/1840)

ff. 21:
A. W. Finley, letter to Mr. James Young concerning Young's brother, Pontotoc (5/30/1839);
Charles Fish, letter to Mr. Fall and Mr. Marshall requesting copy of bill relating to liquor sales, Monticello (4/6/1850);
Benjamin H. Fisher, note concerning land holdings of Q. C. Ray, Warren County (3/4/1843);
Rich L. Fisher, letter to [?] concerning geography, New York (3/17/1859);
Alexander Fitzhugh, letter to Charles E. Sims concerning national defense legislation, Vicksburg (6/24/1937);
W. J. D. Flower, account sheet, s.l. (6/23/1820);
Zelia Fontaine, "The Death of the Marquis La Fayette," photostat, n.d.;
Hezekiah Ford, will, Franklin County (6/6/1829);
Benjamin Fortner, certificate of land sale, Jackson (7/8/1883);
Rev. M. L. Forbes, letter to Rev. Jas D. Carder concerning religion, part of the letter is torn, [Columbus], [ 1/31/?];
G. C. Fortinberry, letter to nephew about the war, typescript (two copies), Pike County (4/30/1862) and newspaper clipping accompanying letter (two copies)

ff. 22:
Foster, John, affidavit signed by George S. Guion concerning land, Parish of Concordia, Louisiana (2/4/1834);
J. W. Fowler, rules taken from plantation book, Coahoma County, near Friars Point (1859);
William H. Fox, letter to G. H. Merriam, requesting copies of Webster's Dictionary, Natchez (4/10/1847);
John Frankton, account sales of Frankton estate, Parish of Rapide (2/6/1821);
[?] Freeland, letter to family, Holly Springs (1/6/1848);
Theo Freeman and B. O. Eaton, promise of payment to Chute & Meads, Natchez(5/16/1837);
J. C. Fremont, letter to Mrs. E. V. D. Miller, concerning national anthem, Philadelphia, Penn. (6/6/1909);
Hugh S. French, affidavit, Hinds County (4/2/1843);
John W. Fuqua, letter to John K. Yenger, Benton (8/15/1849)

ff. 23:
Asabel Gaylord, letter to George Welles, concerns timber work (among other subjects), Vicksburg (11/29/1851);
Asabel Gaylord, letter to George Welles, concerns timber industry around Vicksburg, Vicksburg (5/4/1852);
S. Gamin, promise of payment to Shuate Jenkins, Vicksburg, (12/17/1837);
George P. Gardner, letter to Mayor G. F. Webb, business matter, Liberty (1/25/1857);
J. H. Gillespie, letter to J. M. Hamilton, judicial matter, Trenton [?], 12/6/1851[?];
The following six letters all deal with judicial matters, [either subpoenaing witnesses or being excused from jury duty] and were in Gillespie's folder: (1) Robert H. Powell, Sr., and Robert H. Powell, Jr., to R. R. Randel (1/14/1949), (2) Robert W. Smith, to "whom it may concern" (1/3/1949), (3)L. T. Fox, to Judge Hugh B. Gillespie (1/1/1949), (4) J. O. Melvin, to "whom it may concern" (1/2/1949), (5) L. R. Simmons, to Judge Hugh B. Gillespie (1/4/1949), (6) Will. J. Wilson, to Judge Hugh Gillespie [1/8/1949];
Samuel Goodwin, eleven sales slips, signed (8/1/1862);
H. E. Grannis, financial statement (3/15/1830);
Henry E. Grannis, judicial matter (9/29/1851);
Henry E. Grannis, financial statement (c. 1840)

ff. 24:
General R. H. Grant, letter to General J. H. Eaton, concerning judicial matter involving Indians, Noxubee County (12/29/1846);
Mrs. Virginia Gray, letter from Lottie [?], envelope enclosed, Durant (9/2/1902);
[?] Lale, letter from Lottie [?], Durant, (same handwriting as previous item) (4/26/1903);
F. W. Green, financial matter, Natchez (9/10/1834);
Thomas Green, will, Jefferson County, (6/25/1805);
Thomas Marston Green, will, Jefferson County (12/5/1812);
Bartholomew Grelot, deposition, Harrison County (9/4/1843);
Wm. B. Griffith, note to James A. Girauld, s.l., n.d.;
[J. T.?] Griffith, note to Francis Sunger, financial matter, Natchez, n.d.;
Leverette Griggs, letter to Charles B. Dana, Yale College (12/2/1832);
Golf Shaff and Block Co., subpoena (typescript) (3/9/1926)

ff. 25:
B. V. Halbert, letter to C. P. Richards and Co., business matter, Crawfordsville (4/17/1876[?]);
B. V. Halbert, letter to C. P. R. to Co., business matter, Crawfordsville (4/17/1876);
T. L. Halbert[?], letter to Louis F. S. SeVanberry[?] (11/5/1829);
Wade Hampton, letter to S. Duncan, [Lt. eaever Hatii ?] (3/3/1876);
A. H. and H. Handy, letter to Geo. L. Douglas, judicial matter, Canton (3/18/1843);
J. G. Hancock, letter to Col. George Work, requesting help in securing a pardon, Hernando (6/27/1859);
Cohn T. Hardiman, letter from [?] (due to torn page), [?] (2/11/1867);
John Harrington, letter to [?], concerning his health, Brownsville (5/10/1868);
Helen S. J. Harris, will, Sharkey County (3/20/1917);
William Harris, bankruptcy document, New Orleans (3/2/1843);
Richard Harrison, receipts, Aberdeen (3/24/1857, 5/19/1855), Columbus (4/8/1857);
W. L. Harrison, financial matter (12/28/1839);
S. Hastings, letter to Bernard Lintat, Sanbany near Chinsford Essex (9/16/1787);
J. L. Hatcher, letter to George Eraus, concerning slave prices, New Orleans (9/30/185l)

ff. 26:
John B. Hemphill, letter to S. C. Conley or J. Niles, requesting appointment to Directory concerned with building a road from Canton to Kosciusko, New Orleans (4/19/1868);
Stephen Henderson, contract with William Kennon and Richard Claque, s.l., mentions Terr. of Orleans (1/21/1814);
Thomas A. Hester, sheriff's deed, Harrison County (2/9/1846);
Giles M. Hillyer, two addresses concerning legal subjects;
John Higganbothom, letter to uncle, concerning inheritance, s.l. (4/23/1854);
Richard Hightower, will, Lowndes County (12/3/1838);
H. R. W. Hill, application for appointment as trustee (1/22/1849);
A. A. Hodge, letter to [?], business matter, Kirkwood (4/17/1851), letter to editors of "Presbyterian" requesting copies, West Nottingham (12/26/1853);
Stephen D. Howell, indenture with Washington Dorsey, Yazoo County (1/19/1838);
D. C. Howard, financial No. 6, s.l. (c. August 1856);
E. L. Howett, letter for [?] financial matter, Enterprise (10/9/1869);
Charles B. Howry, letter to Prof. R. W. Fulton, concerning gifts of Howry, Oxford (7/24/1891)

ff. 27:
Robert J. Hudson, letter to Col. George Huie, concerning poor pay of dist. attorney's, Edgefield (10/24/1859);
Robert J. Hudson, letter to J.B. Covington and George Huie, concerning change in judicial laws, Yazoo City (12/4/1847);
J. W. Hubbard, medical bill, s.l. (2/21/1847);
D. R. Hubert, financial note (1/3/1824);
David R. Hubert, financial statement, s.l. (c. 1825);
Martha Hudson, affidavit, Lauderdale County (7/18/1833);
W. H. Hudson, letter to Capt. G. D. Bustamute[?] concerning gathering names for petition, Louisville (3/15/1867);
James Huff, deposition, Carroll County (11/2/1852);
Felix Hughes, letter to Joshua Downs, concerns marriage of a friend, s.l. (2/28/1810);
Rob Hughes, Financial statement, s.l., n.d.;
Judith E. Hugood, letter to aunt, Noxubee County [?], (12/5/1859);
R. H. Humphrey, letter to W. N. Waller, concerning land sale, Austin (12/15/1838);
Thomas Hunt, contract with Levi P. Justine, Concordia Parish, Louisiana (2/9/1834);
William Hunt, letter to J. J. Guion, financial matter (8/13/1845);
William Hunt, Receipt, Panola County (5/24/1848);
W. Hunt, letter to [?], financial statement, Washington County (5/23/1880);
Sam Hutchins, letter to H. T. Ellett, requesting release of prisoner, Cayaga (12/1/1859);
Richard C. Hyatt, purchase of slaves, Yazoo County (4/20/1840);
Jacob Hyland, financial matter with James Sharkey (6/20/1809[?]);
D. C. Hulchison, letter to D. S. Duncan, D. H. Tooley, Capt. W. J. Minor, financial matter, Natchez (12/8/1847)

ff. 28:
Charles K. Imbrie, letter to Dr. John Ken, Luiden, Natchez (5/10/1836);
John Ingersoll, Note to [?], financial matter, s.l. (11/1/1840);
John Ingersoll, Note concerning shipping materials, (2/20/1839);
John Ingersoll, letter from Humphreys Breville, financial matter, Liverpool (12/31/1839);
Alfred Ingrahan, letter to John S. Brien, financial matter, Grand Gulf (4/3/1843);
Alfred Ingrahan, letter to Sidney Wilson, financial matter, Grand Gulf (1/2/1850);
Bery F. Ingrahan, letter to Fielding Davis, requesting appointment of friend, Washington, D. C. (7/18/1881);
Beng. F. Ingrahan, two financial statements, Natchez (1/1/1837);
H. Mary Irish, letter to brother, business matter, Newport (2/17/1847)

ff. 29:
Andrew Jackson, letter to John C. Calhoun, concerns Indians, Nashville (11/13/1820);
Richard Charles Jackson, letter to sister, describes Battle of Shilough, Corinth (4/19/1862);
T. B. Johnson, receipt, Hattiesburg (11/8/1902);
G. C. Johnson, letter to Merrsr. Buchanan[?], Cassole & Co., financial matter, Canton (2/17/1857);
Maj. A. S. Jonas, poem, "The Confederate Bill";
Joseph E. Jones, bond concerning estate of Meredith Govern[?], Simpson County (5/27/1848);
Josiah Jones, letter to Mr. George and Charles Marriam, requesting extra copies of dictionaries, Claiborne, Jasper Co. (2/16/1850);
Ransom Jones, deposition, Coahoma Co. (11/4/1852);
Sally Jones, letter to brother, John V. Jones, Canton (4/28/?);
L. Julieune, letter to W. H. Brown, requesting issuance of an order for a drill, Jackson (10/28/1859);
L. Julieune, letter to W. H. Brown, requesting issuance of an order to drill, Jackson (11/3/1859);
L. Julieune, letter to W. H. Brown, requesting issuance of an order to drill, Jackson (11/3/1859);
L. Julieune, letter from Johnston & Johnston acknowledging an account concerning her late husband, Jackson (7/6/1866)

Box 3:

ff. 30:
R. K. Kelly, check to Traders Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo. (8/22/1903);
W. P. Kendall, letter to Samuel Nicholson or Robert Cochran, judicial matter, Grenada (8/16/1843);
R. C. Kent, Note to Thomas J. Goodman, financial note, Jackson (2/26/1839);
S. A. Killough, letter to Miss Farmie [?], Vicksburg (2/14/1866);
M. H. Kilpatrick, letter to Col. D. M. Windom, financial matter, Corinth (1/26/1869[?]);
B. F. Kilpatrick, letter to Miss E. E. Nash, concerns argument about a dog, North Bend (4/24/1881);
Meshach King, contract of sale of slaves, Carroll County (10/9/1835);
Andrew A. Kincannon, letter to Mrs. Charles B. Galloway, upon death of her husband, Washington, D. C. (5/15/1909);
A. V. Kinney, business matter with C. R. Clifton (6/11/1838);
Robert Knight, financial statement, Brooklyn (12/6/1852);
Max J. Kohler, letter to Rabbi Meyer Lovitt concerning Robert J. Walker, New York (7/3/1933)

ff. 31:
L. A. D., letter to daughter, Columbia (6/25/1849);
John B. Ladner, evidence given concerning the Bayou Porta[?], s.l. (9/11/1843);
John and John A. Lane, court case vs. The Agricultural Bank, s.l. (c. 1838);
Jas. Lang, address to Lamar Life Insurance Co. (8/28/1913);
Wm. Lattimore, letter to Major James Lea [c. 1812?];
Luke Lea, agreement with Joseph Cooper & Wm. A. Stone, s.l. (4/2/1846);
L. P. Leavell, letter to Miss [?] Surget, Washington (2/13/1901);
Lewis Laulaine, note allowing Laulaine to collect money, Hancock County (5/18/1828);
D. T. Lee, two bills of sales (11/1/1881, 3/3/1887);
R. E. Lee, letter to Col. R. S. McCulloh, recalls attitudes of South during Civil War, Lexington, Virginia (copy) (9/28/1869);
S. D. Lee, letter to Mrs. [?] McKee, concerning his "papers," Brooksville (11/19/1873);
Priscilla Donley Leflore, paper regarding, s.l., n.d.;
Winnie M. Lee, letter to Mrs. Chester Rockwell concerning death of her (Lee's) son, Utica, typescript (7/22/1864);
Poem, "All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight," published in "Harper's Weekly," typescript (11/30/186l);
Emory Vincent Murphy Lee, letter to Mrs.Chester Rockwell concerning deaths of relatives, Camp near Orange Court House, Va., typescript (1/6/1864);
(The preceeding 3 entries were donated by the same person and are considered one item)

ff. 32:
Light, Heat, and Water Co., memorandum, Jackson, n.d.;
A. J.[?] Livernore, note to W. H. Brown concerning railroad distance, Grenada (9/7/1865);
John Livingston, letter to Fulton Anderson concerning receipt of "Law Register" and "Office Directory for the U.S.," New York (1/31/1867);
W. A. Lloyd, bond with Wilson Hurt, Adams County (7/2/1804);
E. H. Lombard, letter to E. R. Bars[?] concerning land, Brandon (1/27/1860);
Hosy Long, land sale, Hinds County (5/28/1836);
H. & G. W. Lord, receipt of Messrs. Lord and Baxter, 12/19/1882;
Robert L. Love, letter to Col. James Drane requesting introduction of a bill to ease his finances, Black Wells (11/28/1839);
Robert L. Love, letter to [?], financial matter, s.l., n.d.;
Dr. E. N. Lowe, letter from "Mama" to "Papa," "Home" (2/8/1912);
William Lum, deposition s.l., (2/4/1846);
M. G. Lumpkin, Receipt, with Anderson & Bauer, Inc., Jackson (3/29/1929);
H. H. Lusk, letter to sister, Carthage, Texas, typescript (4/21/1860);
Virgie A. Lybrand, letter to Mrs. Hughes (Maggie) Sample concerning her (Lybrand) genealogy

ff. 33:
McCardel, Martha - loyalty oath, s.l., n.d.;
McCarrell, Trousdale - promise of payment, s.l., 3/18/1819;
McClellan, Samuel -letter to Messrs. Ellett and Pattison, concerning petition to be presented before legislature, Rocky Springs, 11/10/1857;
McGehee, T. T. - letter to A. H. Stone, concerning Miss. authors, Woodville, 3/30/1893;
MacKersee, James - deposition, Hinds County, 1/18/1835;
Mclure, Wm. - letter to Bill [?], financial matter, New Orleans, 11/9/1847;
McLaughlin, Edward - judicial matter, s.l., n.d.;
McNall, Kathleen - letter to Olen [?], thank you note, s.l., n.d.;
McRae, John J. - letter from W. C. Bishop, concerning C. S. Sullivan's appointment as sheriff, Starkville, 7/31/1869;
McWillie, Lily - paper titled "Forgiveness," 4/28/2864, s.l.;
McWillie, William - paper in form of letter to the editor titled "The Vicksburg Whig vs. Gov. McWillie, s.l., n.d.;
Magness, James - deposition concerning marriage, Wilkerson Co., 12/27/1815;
Magoffin, Thomas C. - land transaction, with Andrew Hodge, Jr., Bennet A. Crawford, and Christopher Adams, [Washington or Coahoma Cos., ca. 1843];
Magruder, L. A. -letter to A. H. Stone, concerning life of Rev. Richard Abby, Yazoo City, 5/7/1893

ff. 34:
Maucill, Mrs. G. J. - telegram to Miss Bette Barber, requesting her to take Mrs. Hugh White for a convention, New Albany 10/30/1939;
Mangum, W. H. - letter [?], introducing Thomas R. Griffin, Yazoo City, 7/10/1865;
Mangum, W. H. - letter to Messrs, Barksdale and Thomas, concerning his taxes for 1858, Yazoo City, 11/24/1859;
Mann, J. T. - land deed, 11/30/1866;
Markham, W. F. - note to James M. Smith, financial matter, Westland, 1/24/1830;
Mathews, Alexander J. - summons, Jefferson Co., 1/26/1829;
Mathews, Elizabeth - letter to Elihu Stephens, family matters - Charleston, August [?], 1846;
Mathews, B[everly?] - letter to [?] McAfee, requesting officers hats, Columbus, 10/26/1861;
Mathews, Beverly - letter to [?] concerning flag of 13th Miss. Regt., Columbus, 4/14/1881;
Matriff, A. D. - letter to G. C. Irvine, business matter, Vicksburg, 8/2/1840;
May, Rhesa R. - letter to Roscoe Bailey, concerning town of D'Lo, 5/3/1906;
Mayson, Charles C. - financial statement, 4/23/1833;
Means, [?] - letter to Jno. Armstrong, financial matter, Meridian, 2/18/1807

ff. 35:
Meece, John W., Rayburn, William A., Herran, Samuel B.., Haile, James D. - bond, Yalobusha Co. 5/11/1857;
Meek, A. B. - letter to John Marshall, introducing W. P. Clarke, Mobile, 2/18/1857;
Mellen, William P. - letter to [?], financial matter, Natchez (2/23/1841);
Mellon, John C. - note to [?], concerning repairing of cotton gin, Monroe Ouchata, 12/16/1827;
Mendall, W. G. - letter to John D. Freeman, financial matter, Carroll County, 8/13/1844;
Metcalf, G. D. - note to Milton N. Sanford, financial matter, Vicksburg 1/4/1840;
Michie, D. C. - note concerning protection on a building, Natchez, 3/28/1854;
Middleton, Stephen - deed with son (Levy Middleton), Franklin County, 10/1/1811;
Miles, Wm. R., and Taylor, J. T. - account sheet with Hill Mclean & Co., New Orleans, 5/18/1849;
Mitchell, J. S. - note swearing that Robert P. Margraut was insane, 5/39/2845;
Mitchell, T. J. - will, Jackson, ca 1900 (on State Insane Hospital stationery);
Morgan, Austin - description of Judge [?] Jennings, s.l., 7/31/1849;
Morgan, J. P. - letter to Mrs. C. C. Jones, concerning her husband's military record, Saltillo, 11/14/1916 (photocopy)

ff. 36:
Montgomery and Boyce - letter to [?], business matter, Natchez, 3/9/1841;
Montgomery, Alex - deed, Adams County, 12/2/1842;
Montgomery, Miss L. F. - note listing her address with the Ladies Society at Madison Station s.l., n.d. Montgomery, Wm. - deed, Washington County, 3/3/1852;
Moore & Davis - note concerning, judicial matter, s.l. 2/5/1845;
Moore, D. G. - public announcement demanding payment of a debt Moore owed, New Orleans, 12/18/1847;
Moore, T. - poem, Oakland College, 4/1/1850;
Morris & Co. R. - letter to publisher of the Globe Newspaper, requesting subscriptions, Jackson, 1/30/1849;
Morton, David - list of "Exceptions to Answers" of David Morton, s.l., n.d.;
Morton, Francis - account sheets, New Orleans, 9/5/1836;
Moss, H. K. - deposition, s.l., n.d.;
Muir & Moore - financial statement, Grand Gulf, 6/7/1841;
Murray, Alex - promise of payment to James McCormick, Natchez, 9/21/1814

ff. 37:
Nelson, Frank Crawford - Registration Card, Jackson, 9/12/1918;
Nelson, W. R. - telegram to an unidentified Chief of Police, concerning escaped criminal, Meridian, 7/18/1890;
Nelson, W. R. - telegram to an unidentified Chief of Police, concerning description of escaped criminal, Meridian, 7/18/1890;
Neilson, M. C. - poem "Friendship," s.l., 3/?/1855;
Newcomb, Henry K. -letter to George H. Kulin, concerning planters and crops in Mississippi, Worchester, Mass., 8/30/1839;
Newland, Isaac -indenture, s.l. 3/20/1817;
Newton, James C. - receipt, Noxubee County, 8/30/1842;
Nicholson, Elizabeth - letter to brother, Edgefield, S. C. 9/1/1836;
Nixon, T. C. - biographical sketch of himself and relatives, Cayuga, 4/13/1857;
Norfleet, William B. - proclamation concerning his estate, Madison County, 2/2/1830;
North, Ralph - letter to Charles [Crohman ?], judicial matter, Natchez, 3/21/1877;
Norvell, J. T. - letter to Tom [?], concerning different aspects of Miss [?], s.l., 4/16/1870;
Norwell, W. C. -letter to Col. M. B. Johnson, concerning a friend's business decline, Peach Creek, 11/12/1857;
Nye, S. E. & Nye, N. L. - letter to R. Fletcher, business matter, Yazoo City, 12/19/1853;
Nye, N. L. - letter to N. L. Watts, business matter, Yazoo City, 8/18/56;
Nye, N. L. - letter to Austin Morgan, concerning Act of Legislature, Yazoo City, 2/23/1857;
Nye, N. L. - letter to Austin Morgan, concerning land sales, Yazoo City, 9/25/1857

ff. 38:
Ogden, Frederick Nash, and Ogden Robert, indenture, Adams County, 2/13/1830;
Orne, Edward - letter to Israel Whitnay, concerning employment of son Charles (Orne), Hernando, 12/13/1844;
Osgood, Reuben - letter to father, Biloxi, 5/13/1852;
Owen [?] - letter to J. M. [?], concerns legislative matter, Houston, 12/8/1859;
Ozune, Rev. L. D. -letter to [?] Harrison, concerns John K. Craig, prisoner in penitentiary of which Ozune is chaplain, Jackson, 3/6/1859

ff. 39:
Palmer, J. F. & J. - letter to Major W. A. Ware, financial matter, Vicksburg, 11/8/1841;
Palmer, Job - financial statement of cotton sale, New Orleans, 11/26/1841;
Palmer, Thomas - receipt of payment from H. R. Miller, Jackson, 9/3/1850;
Parker, Caleb A. - bond, s.l., 5/31/1841;
Pascal, Paul - deed, Natchez, 5/11/1833;
Patterson & Co. - receipt, New York, 8/11/11846;
Pepper, Susie Lee - papers - "Newspapers in Heaven," 1941, "Passengers," 1940, "I Can See No More," 1941 (Typescripts), "I Can See No More," (Newspaper Clipping);
Perkins, Joseph - deed, Adams County, 8/4/1813;
Perkins, Nathaniel - deed, Adams Co., 10/13/1825;
Perkins, Nathaniel - financial statement, with Dr. Perkins P. Wren., s.l., 12/10/1825;
Perry, John - list of sales, Amite Co., 7/38/1827

ff. 40:
Peterson, A. J. - receipt of Mobile and Ohio RR. Columbus [?], 2/19/1895;
Petrie, F. H. - receipt of D. Thomas, a list of slaves, s.l., 3/6/1842;
Petrie, L. H. - 3 promise of payment slips, (1) n.d. s.l., (2) s.l. n.d., (3) s.l., 3/18/1846;
Pettus, Thomas F. - letter to Joseph Power, concerns cotton crop, politics, Moran, Texas, 1/20/1906;
Phases, ? M. - petition asking his appointment as sheriff of Wilkerson Company, s.l., n.d.;
Philpot, Wm. Henry - letter to [daughter?], describes conditions in a Northern prison during Civil War, Hurtsboro, Ala. 2/15/1920 Note: written by Civil War veteran, typescript;
Pinkard, W. D. - letter to John S. Gooch, financial matter, Vicksburg, 4/29/1845;
Price, C. M. - letter from "a stockholder" requesting Charles B. N. Rice as director of the Union Bank, Copiah County - 1/29/1840;
Hemingway, Wm. - letter to his brother Col. C. F. Hemingway that contains a note to Gen. Price recommending Maj. [?] Benjamin Kennedy as director of the Union Bank - s.l. 1/?/1840. Also note to Dr. Collins from Wm. Hemingway concerning Gen. Jackson's arrival in Jackson, s.l., 1/?/1840;
Price, G. W. - letter to G. W. Armstrong, concerning Price's Civil War activities, Water Valley, 12/3/1911. Copy of the above__________.;
Prigen, Joel - financial statement, Jackson, 1/15/1834;
Pulliam, J. L. - poem "The First Peace Anniversary of the Blue and Gray", Buena Vista, 6/10/1913

ff. 41:
Ratliff, N. T. and Ratliff, W. L. - paper, "The Eastern War and its probable Results," Clinton, 2/15/1836;
Rea[1s?], Sam - typed letter to the Grandmaster of the Grant Lodge of Mississippi, New Jersey, 12/20/?;
Reid, J. D. - financial with Wm. Saughlin, Vicksburg, 4/10/1838;
Reid, Joseph - invoice, New Orleans, 10/3/1843;
Reid, Joseph - invoice, New Orleans, 11/7/1843;
Reid, Wm. Mitchell - financial account with Burke, Watt & Co., New Orleans, 6/1/1837;
Rester, Hezekiah -deposition, Carroll Co., 12/22/1838;
Reynoso, David - letter to William H. Swainer, concerning violation of financial agreement, Chicago, 7/19/1929. Attached is a letter from Wm. H. Swarner to Howard M. Youmans, Fayette, 7/22/1929 concerning the above letter;
Reynolds, R. O. - financial note, s.l., [1868?];
Rodgers, Anna B. -letter from [?], concerning land - (letter unsigned), Jackson, 5/16/1890;
Robards, Wm. H. -letter to D. W. Connely, concerns financial matter. Nashville, 7/29/1843;
Robinson, Allee - letter to Mrs. J. R. Bryan, concerning adoption of a child, Vicksburg, 3/20/1935;
Rock, Warren -judicial matter signed by Rock attorney for John & Oliver McClarly vs. Walker and Eli Green, s.l., 10/15/1866

Box 4:

ff. 42:
Sandlin, A. W. -letter to his wife from prison, Johnson Island, near Sandusky [City ?], Ohio, 6/6/1860;
Saucie, Philipe - deposition, Harrison County, 9/4/1843;
Savage, Thomas D. -letter to J. R. Hemphill, concerning land petition, B? Kelyville, 1/26/1857;
Scott, Burwell - oath concerning construction of a turnpike, s.l., 5/30/1840;
Scott, Charles - letter to [J. ?] J. Austin, concerning article by Austin, Jackson, 3/30/1842;
Scott, Charles -letter to S. Gwin, judicial matter, Rosedale, 11/17/1880;
Sellers, Isaac - letter of transmittal concerning his estate, Issaquena County, 7/9/1849;
Sellers, Isaac -indenture, between Sellers and the Commercial Bank of Natchez and Planters Bank, 12/1/1840;
Sellers, L. D. - note of Rev. R. L. Breland, concerning request for help, Carrollton, 8/18/1930;
Shaifer, A. K. - poem to William Dafner, s. l., 12/10/1906;
Shaifer, A. K. - poem to William Dafner, s.l., 12/10/1906 (typescript of copy above);
Shelton, Lewis H. - bill of sale for a slave, New Orleans, 5/11/1858;
Sheppard, John - certificate of military service, Pass Christian, 6/12/1817

ff. 43:
Shevard, Benjamin - account with John Sherard, s.l. ca. Jan. 1, 1837;
Shewatter, J. D. - deposition, s.l., 10/29/1887;
Shields, Ludlow & Company - financial statement with J. H. Bay, s.l., 1934;
Shields, W. B. - letter to Cesar A. Rodney, concerning his (Rodney's) father's estate mentions Sen. Holmes, (probably David of Miss.);
Shipman, Lemuel - deposition concerning Confederate flag, Lauderdale Co., 6/2/1903;
Shumaker, W. B. - letter to S. N. Smyth, M. A. Metts, concerning the pay of circuit clerks, Louisville, 11/9/1857;
Shumatter, J. S. - bill of sale of slaves, Jackson, 2/14/1852;
Sims, N. H. -invitation to Miss M. E. Lewis, s.l., n.d.;
Sims, Mrs. W. S. - presentation concerning her birth in Union Army, HQs, Jackson, 3/24/1937;
Simpson, Nathan - authorization for attorney, G. S. McMillum,Smith County, 9/1/1859;
Smith, S. S. - receipt, Sardis, 2/25/1883;
Smith, Wm. F.- letter to A. Virden & Co., financial matter, Deer Creek, 12/25/1857

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Snead, Chas G. - letter to Mr. John L. Winn, financial matter, Pelahatchie, 6/28/1873;
Snead &Marshall - letter to Messrs. J. & T. Green, concerning books to be bought by the State, Vicksburg, 10/24/1848;
Stoneville, K. F. - tax receipt, Cleveland, 3/10/1942;
Spinks, J. L. - letter to Col. J. L. Power, financial matter, Meridian, 4/2/1901;
Spins, Pauline - letter to brother, McKinley, [12/1/1811?] (copy);
Stagg, James M. - note on "things in the South portion of state" concerning crime, Gallatin, 5/28/1850;
Stanwood, J. H. - letter to William H. Goodwin, concerns family matter and politics in Mass., Woodville, 3/26/2853;
Stapleton, Miss Mary - 3 post cards to her, n.d., s.l., show Mississippi scenes.;
Stevens, [?] - deposition, s.l., n.d.;
Stevens, W. R - letter to Mr. J. H. Cheatom, concerning expenses for transporting prisoner, Madison County, 9/4/1859;
Stewart, Wm. -bill of sale for a slave with Wm. L. Wood, Woodville, 1/26/1825;
Stone, W. P. - financial statement, Jackson, 3/10/1835;
Stowell, Benjamin - appointment of Thomas Henderson as attorney, Washington, 6/2/1828

ff. 45:
Stringfellow, Martin - bill of sale for slave, with B. D.[Labers ?], s.l. 4/12/1856;
Strong, Elisha - financial matter concerning borrowed money, s.l., n.d.;
Strong, Step. H. - received of payment slip of James Smith, s.l. 9/18/1826;
Sudduth, C. A. - deed, Amite County, 2/16/1859;
Swayze, [?] - bill of A. J. Postlethwaite, Natchez, 10/18/1851;
Sweary, J. E., -letter to Rev. Walton E. Lee, concerning church minutes, Jackson, 11/2/1922;
Skyes, Redding - landsale to Nicholas B. Coleman, Jackson Co., 7/29/1867

ff. 46:
Taylor, S. T. - envelope addressed to Millery, Washington County, Ala., n.d.;
Taylor, Samuel - letter to [?] concerns cotton, animal show (Misc. subjects), Hattiesburg, 10/25/1820;
Taylor, William H. - promise of payment, Jackson, 4/5/1853;
Taylor, William H. - promise of payment, Jackson, 4/5/1853;
Thomas C. M. - note requesting claims, s.l., n.d.;
Thompson, J.- letter to Mr. Walter Goodman and Mr. Richard Bolton, concerning location of University of Mississippi, Jackson, 2/5/1838;
Thompson, Jno. W. - note to [?], Ripley, 12/9/1853;
Thompson, R. W. - 3 receipts with Miss Amanda Stewart Beck, 12/20/1918;
Thompson, David B. - deposition concerning nights of preemption, Jackson County, 4/9/1855;
Thornton, Benjamin C. - letter to Editors of Christians Advocate and Journal, concerning paper, "An Original Church"

ff. 47:
Tibbetts, N. B. -letter to brother, s.l., n.d.;
Titus, James - letter to Andrew Jackson, concerning admission of Mississippi to statehood, Washington, 12/5/1816;
Tucker, P. W. - letter to Mr. Home [?], concerning his lost dog, Livingston, 6/18/1866;
Tull, N. T. -note from J. R. Carter, concerning church program, Jackson, 8/13/1923;
Tull, N. T. - letter from L. G. Clendon, concerning invitation to speak, New Orleans, La. 8/20/1923;
Tull, N. T. - letter from W. H. Weathersby, concerning appointment of education commission in Hinds County, Emory University, Ga., 8/20/1923;
Tull, N. T. - note from W. D. Patterson, concerning speaking engagement, Clinton, 8/22/1923;
Tumbull, Robert J. -judicial matter, 4/27/1847;
Tumulty, Joseph P. - letter to Fred Sullens, concerning death of Sen. John Sharpe Williams, Washington, 10/6/1932;
Tullar, D. - letter to G. & C. Merriam, concerning purchase of Webster's Dictionary, 3/6/1848

ff. 48:
Vandenburg, Jacob Lansing - memorial card, s.l., n.d.;
Van Hoosen, J. A. - letter to Wm. Lurlay [?], concerning Mrs. Eliza R. Morris' estate, Natchez, 11/10/1841;
Vick, H. W. - letter to Maj. Burwell Vick (his father), Louisville, Kentucky, 7/2/1836;
Virden, Ruth Anna - letter from Alex [?], concerning their relationship, Jackson, 10/23/1848

ff. 49:
Waddel, John N. - note to W. S. Martin & Son, financial matter, University, 5/29/1856;
Waddel, John N. - note to Peter Walker, concerning subscription to publication, University, 4/19/1853;
Waddel, John N. - letter to Wm. L. Martin, concerning subscription to the Presbyterian, Montrose, 10/26/1846;
Wailes, Levin - letter to Robert Dunbar, concerning liberty for Jefferson College, Washington, 1/22/1834;
Walding, Jared - deposition, concerning promissory notes owed Wm. Bealen of Mississippi, New Orleans, 10/22/1811;
Walker, D. N. - letter to H. F. S?urall, financial matter, Woodville, 5/30/1871;
Walthall, Madison - letter to Messrs. Steven Fisher & Co., business matter, Columbus, 12/4/1836;
Wall, Jno. L. - bill of sale for slave, Woodville, 5/12/1835;
Walton, Garland & Co. - financial statement, New Orleans, 2/13/1857;
Ward, John W. - letter to Bluf[?], concerning land prices around Greenville. 3121869;
Ward, T. J. - statement of accounts with individuals, s.l., n.d.;
Ward, Thomas J. - letter from John Munce, business matter, s.l., 1/5/1828;
Warner, Alexander - letter to R. A. Hill, concerning Warner's papers, Baylei Springs, [Kansas ?], 12/17/1899

ff. 50:
Watt, John - description of land holdings, s.l., 3/1/1841;
Weaver, Jno. H. - received of payment slip from John L. Little, Jackson, 3/27/1841;
Webster, Lyman - deed, Coahoma County, 7/14/1848;
Weems, S. Wandson -note to Mayor or postmaster of Durant, concerning location of W. W. Bettis, 10/8/1887;
West, Charles - cotton account of - s.l., ca. 4/4/1829;
Wharton, John - deposition, s.l., 1/7/1828;
Whaley, Thomas - note to Jno. C. Carpenter, concerning certificates of Governor and Secretary of State, Vicksburg, 1/24/1850;
White, Henry, letter from Ringgold Bined? - transmitting request of William Ferriday, concerning a financial matter, New Orleans, 6/21/1841;
White, Henry - note from Will Lindsay, business matter, s.l., 12/22/1843;
White, Henry - letter from Grace A. Daggett, business matter, Pontotoc, 2/10/1846;
Whit[?], H. - letter to Charles H. Blackwe?, concerning family matters and business, S.? burg, VA, 2/1/1871;
White, H. G. - note to [?], business matter, Woodville, 12,8/1816;
Wheles [?], J. J. - letter to A. Morgan, concerning Yazoo River, Greenwood, 6/1/1838

ff. 51:
Whitney, A. - financial note, s.l., ca., 3/18/1832;
Whitney, B. D. - letter to M. G. Ford, financial matter, New Orleans, 8/1/1857;
Whitsitt, Sallie E. - letter to Ella E. Nash, concerning their social life, Columbus 6/15/1873;
Williams, Joseph J. - received of payment slip, n. p., 6/14/1856;
Whittington, J. W. - parole, Gainesville, Ala., 5/12/1865;
Wilder, John T. - check of Wilder, U. S. Pension Agent, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1/4/1900;
Winter, Alex - letter to Majors Wilkerson and Taylor, shipping matter, Mobile, 5/14/1849;
Williams, John Sharp - letter to Hon. Martin J. Wade, Iowa City, Iowa, (typed copy), 12/10/1925;
Williams, Mary Elizabeth Guice - letter to John Clem Williams (husband), s.l. 1/17/1864;
Williams, Isaac -promise of payment, Baltimore, 11/20/1837;
Williams, T. W. -letter to John T. Foster, concerning a claim before the legislature, Athens [?], 1/5/1848;
Wilson, James - judicial note concerning murder of John Williams by Mrs. John T. Semple, (Wilson was foreman of jury) (signed by other members of the jury also.) 9/7,8/1828, s.l.;
Wilson, W. S.-letter to [James M. Russell {?}], concerning land sale, Port Gibson, 9/17/1849;
Wimberly, Fannie - letter from Buddy [?], concerning his attendance at camp, DeKalb, 5/11/1958

ff. 52:
Wing, William - note concerning articles (painted), Jackson, 6/13/1836;
Wood, John - letter to Mary Mitcell (cousin), concerning family matters and also copper mine, Shady Grove, 11/27/1854;
Wood, N. N. - letter to Rev. Bill Hill, concerning religion, Vicksburg, 12/19/1843;
Worthington, H. H. - letter "Democrat Office" (?), concerning subscriptions for Gov. Matthews and others, Columbus, 4/10/1849;
Wren, Woodson - financial note to [Mr. Smith ?];
Wren, Woodson - list of payments made by Wren, ca. 1825-1827;
Wright, Miles F. - letter to wife, camp near Atlanta, Ga. 8/13/1864 - (typescript copy)

ff. 53:
Yerger, Geo. L. - promise of payment to Gov. Matthews, Jackson, 3/17/1849;
Young, Capt. ? - letter to Charles J. [Morris ?] concerning regulations, Natchez, 5/2/1824;
Young, Wm. H.- letter to Mrs. Nancy Albertis, concerning his family, Jackson, 4/8/1851;
Yorpley, E. - letter to [?], concerning appointments having knowledge of the Spanish language mentions "President" [Buchanan] and Gov. McRae, s.l., n.d.

ff. 54:
Agricultural Bank - 4 tax receipts, Natchez, 2/15/1844, 12/29/1845 (3);
A?lison, Jennie, - invitation, s.l., n.d.;
Anderson, J. Robert - appointment of Peter W. Luprice and Guthrie (?) Dickerson as attorneys, s.l., n.d.;
Baker, Peter T. - 2 receipts from Agricultural Bank, 4/25/1844 and 5/28/1845, Natchez;
Bethany, [J. F.] - 5 Civil War & post Civil War related items (xerox copies on two sheets);
Brasher, Lorman and Wallace, Joseph - deed, Washington Co., 11/26/1827;
Black, E. - letter to Mrs.. [D. A.?] Rowan, concerning sympathetic article sent by Rowan, s.l., [1882?];
Brown Burthers - letter to Hiram Holcomb, financial matter, also concerning W. R. Ferriday;
Brown, Clarke S.-letter to Mrs. (?) Merriam, concerning Noah Webster's book "Synopsis," Columbus, 8/7/1849;
Brune, F. - financial note, Natchez, 7/19/1808;
Brown, Horace - received of payment slip from N. McMillan, Wilkerson County, 4/5/1847

ff. 55:
Carpenter, Mrs. A. Coe - letter to Mrs. Vannie Hay Jones, concerning genealogy, n.d., Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Cleveland, T. A., - note to Peter Walker, financial matter, Natchez, 11/28/?;
Ca[?], J. B. - check to Murray, Maxwell, Starkville, 5/5/1899;
Cocke, Stephen -letter to Aaron Linsey, judicial matter, Athens, Monroe County, 2/12/1832;
Corbin, Henry C. - invitation to Judge J. N. Baldwin to meet Pres. Cleveland, s. l., 11/5/1887;
Davis, Henry W. - deposition, Jackson 12/2/1845;
Ewing, (?), Tho. - letter to E. H. Sanders, concerning service of [?] pride in War of 1812 and land matter, Washington, D. C., 2/7/1837;
Fitzpatrick, John A. - note from William N. [?] financial matter, n. p. 7/31/1844;
Francis, Wm. - financial account with J. J. Poindexter, ca. 1838-1840, s.l.;
Garner, J. W. - letter to Mrs. W. W. Newsom, concerning his visit South, Unbana, 4/15/1938;
Goodman & Merrill - printed letter to "The Planters of the South," concerning financial assistance, New York, n.d.;
Green, E. H. - deposition concerning a slave sale;
Grumby, Absalom L. - Army voucher for participation in the Mexican War, 12/27/1887;
Gumby, John - appointment of R. L. Dixon as attorney, 8/9/1843

ff. 56:
Hall, Mrs. Jack W. -Christmas card, s.l., n.d.;
Hamilton, H. C. - promise of payment slip from T. N. Fau?couen, Natchez, 12/1/1836;
Holland, John - receipt from Samuel M. Jordan, s.l., 12/28/1834;
Jayne, Samuel - notice of sale of his house and lot, Monticello, 10/6/1832;
Jones, Wm. Ezekiel -financial matter with William B. Jones, Vernon, 1834;
Kemper, Tho. B. - tax receipt, Natchez, 2/15/1844;
Kendall, Jimmie - note to J. B. Holloman, concerning bill relating to land owned by universities, s.l., 1948 -House Bill No. 278, concerning the above;
Kennedy, Tho. Connor - financial matter, s.l., 4/1/1839;
Kennedy, Tho. M. - letter to Charles Scott, financial matter, [Philadelphia?], 7/16/1846;
Leflore, Lewis -will, Choctaw Nation, 4/11/1830;
Lewis & Hull - financial matter [?] Watkins, Vicksburg, 11/1/1838;
Lockhart & Amott - letter to Mrs. R. & J. .M. Kenstry, financial matter, New Orleans, 1/22/1831;
Lyon, James A. -letter to Rev. Wm. Engles, concerning the publication "The Presbyterian" and brief comments on religion, Columbus, 9/26/1842

ff. 57:
Marye, J. F. - financial note, 2/18/1846, s.l. Marshall, T. A. -letter to "Surveyor General of Mississippi" concerning lands maps and fields notes, Vicksburg, 11/8/1850;
Marshall, T. A. -letter to Messrs.. D. B. Canfield, concerning subscription to "American Law Register," Vicksburg, 1/27/1859;
Miller, E. H. -note to Mr.. John ? & Mrs. A. B. Magruder, financial matter, Marshall County, 9/20/1852 Miller, E. H. - letter to Dr. P. J. Winn, financial and agricultural business, Marshall Co., 5/5/1855;
Miles, N. W. -note to D. Shelton, Yazoo City, 5/24/1853;
Minor, W. J. - tax receipt, Natchez, 2/15/1844;
Murdock, A. - letter from Bankers and Merchants of Mobile concerning his trip to Europe, s.l., n.d.;
Murphy, D. -financial note concerning C. Taylor, and G. E. W. Newlson, Canton, 7/15/1839;
Reid, Joseph -financial account with Ward Jonas & Co., New Orleans, 5/10/1844;
Richardson, Edmund - agreement with W. F. Randolph, Hinds Co., 2/19/1878;
Rion, Jaques -deposition, Harrison Co., 9/8/1843;
Robinson, Allen - received of payment slip Mrs. Hannah Hodge, Petit Gulf, 3/7/1827;
Robinson, M. W. -letter to Messrs. Geo. & Charles Merriam, concerning Webster's Dictionary, Holly Springs, 12/23/1848?;
Ryder, David H. and Love, John L. - promise to pay Brewster Solomon & Co., New York, 9/30/1837

ff. 58:
Schuster, Jno. P. - financial statement with Winter Bros, Rodney, 5/1/1897;
Simirall, Graham -letter to father, concerning his (son) new law office, Vicksburg, 4/18/1873;
Vardamen, Mrs. H. E. - notes concerning genealogy, Rosedale, 3/27/1951;
Walcott, E. D. - letter to Hugh White, concerning family matters and the Vicksburg and Jackson Railroad, Mount Holly (Vicksburg postmark), 2/14/1835;
Whitney, G. W. - letter to D. C. Kern, concerning commissioner from Mississippi, Raleigh, N. C., 12/16/1868;
Wood, L. L. -letter to James Jeffers, financial matter, New Orleans, 7/21/1840 - [Jeffers letter to Wood on reverse side];
Hardy, George W. - financial matter, Monroe Co., 11/-/1843;
Hawes, Ralph - account with Bruce Dinney & Co., s.l., 6/7/1828;
Brown, G. W. H. - letter to Judge [?] johnson, concerning liquor laws in Carrollton, Carrollton, 11/13/1857;
Hubbard, Henry -letter to [?], Washington, 2/3/1836;
Lewis, David Pike - letter to [?] Leannan?tts, concerning Jefferson Davis' cabinet, Bridgport, 1/?/1899;
Lindsay, Will - deed, s.l., n.d.;
Roach, Maj. James - material concerning Civil War, s.l., n.d.;
Sargent, Winthrop - note concerning his grandfather, s.l., n.d.;
Barber, Henry B.-letter to Miss Minnie [Lake?}, note concerning planned trip, Grenada, 5/5/1894;
Barber, Henry B. - letter to Miss Minnie [Lake?], note concerning gift of bird? 3/29/1894;
McFall (C. R.) -to Dr. L. (?) Sanders of Rodney, 10/16/1834, a physician;
Dampeer (Stephen) Letter -to his father while stationed in Fairfax County, Virginia with 16th Mississippi Infantry, 9/27/1861

ff. 59:
Reynolds, C. F. [Charles F.] - 1928 stock certificate of Rosedale National Bank, Rosedale, Miss., issued to him; Reynolds, Chas. F. [Charles F.] - 1935 stock certificate of Consumers Co-Operative Association, Greenville, Miss., issued to him.

ff. 60:
White, Hugh [L.] - letter of September 1, 1955, written to the Honorable John W. Savage, Gulfport, Mississippi; envelope accompanying letter, postmarked Sep. 1, 1955, Jackson, Miss., and addressed to the Honorable John W. Savage.

ff. 61:
Anonymous - Jefferson Davis County school district petition, unsigned, undated. Written on stationery of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, Free and Accepted Masons. Letterhead includes lodge membership totals for southern Mississippi towns and is dated 1908.

ff. 62:
Fox, W. H. Preston – letter of December 27, 1925, written to Paul Mann, Linden Plantation, Washington County, Mississippi; a typescript with footnotes accompanies the letter.

Oversize folder:
Certificate of appointment, Thomas Richardson as postmaster of Port Gibson, by President James A. Garfield, 1881.