Manuscripts

Dates: 1870-1876; 1881.

Biography:

F. J. Harris

F. J. Harris was born in Mississippi on August 16, 1846. He was probably Felix J. Harris, son of John and Onie Adaline Harris of Tippah County, Mississippi. The Harris family, including children Cornelius L. (b. ca. 1841), Caroline E. (b. ca. 1844), Susan A. (b. ca. 1846), Mary A. (b. ca. 1849), and Samuel (b. ca. 1852), resided in Tippah County and were engaged in farming.

Collection History:

This collection was apparently assembled by the donor, William R. Palmer. The relationship between Alfred Claiborne Downs and L. A. Nickelson is uncertain.

Dates: 1889-1893.

Biography:

Francis (Frank) E. Sutter

Francis (Frank) E. Sutter was born on March 28, 1866. He was the son of Frederick and Jane Kilty Sutter of Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi. The Sutter family also included siblings Mary (b. ca. 1855), Nannie C. (b. ca. 1860), Frederick, Jr. (b. ca. 1862), and John (b. ca. 1870). Frederick Sutter, Sr., was employed as a carpenter.

Dates: 1862-1866.

Dates: 1854; 1863

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Biography:

John Thomas Lawless

Biography:

Samuel Davidson McPherson

Biography/History:

Dates: 1962; 1980-1991

Biography:

Robert L. T. Smith