Manuscripts

Biography:

Madison King was born in North Carolina on December 18, 1810. He was the son of Dr. John King and Charlotte King. Madison King earned a medical degree by the late 1830s. He married Mary Frances F. Brame, daughter of James Dabney and Susan C. Brame, on May 18, 1837. The Kings were residing on the plantation of James Dabney Brame, near Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in 1850. They had three children: Mary Lenora (b. August 2, 1839), Susan Frances Fannie (b. May 6, 1844), and James Brame (b. December 28, 1846). Dr.

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MOHAMED (ETHEL LEE WRIGHT) MANUSCRIPT

Biography/History:

Ethel Lee Wright was born in Fame, Webster County, Mississippi, on October 13, 1906. She was the eldest daughter of Elijah (Lidge) and Nina Bell Ramsay Wright. The Wright family, including siblings Hazel Edna (b. ca. 1909), Eva Lloyd (b. ca. 1910), and Ortie Orville (b. ca. 1913), moved to Shaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi, around 1921.

Date: n.d.

Date: 1851.

Biography:

Greenwood Leflore

Collection Details:

Collection Name and Number: New Chapel Primitive Baptist Church (Scott County, Miss.) Records (Z/2222).
Creator/Collector: New Chapel Primitive Baptist Church.
Date(s): 1858-1935.
Size: 0.30 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff.
Provenance: Gift of Donor, of Place, State, on Date; Z/U/XXXX.XXX.

History:

Choctaw Cession

Date: 1883.

Biography:

Mary Ann Irvine

Date: 1909.

History:

United States President William Howard Taft arrived in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, on November 1, 1909. His itinerary included a luncheon at the governors mansion, a parade, and a visit to the state fair. A banquet honoring President Taft was held at the Edwards House that evening. The Edwards House was the forerunner of the Edwards and King Edward hotels. Jackson attorney James C. Longstreet was the toastmaster of the banquet. President Taft left Jackson immediately after the banquet.

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SIMS (JOHN H.) COTTON-EXCHANGE WARRANT

Dates: 1862-1863.

Biography:

Norman S. Fields