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Willie Lenoir, Marlin, Texas, To Mary Lenoir Dec 1857

Willie Lenoir, Marlin, Texas, To Mary Lenoir

Lenoir Family Plantation Records

Letter mentioning DeGrath's oil as a cure for "rhumatism."


Willie Lenoir, Marlin, Texas, To Mary Lenoir Dec 1857

Willie Lenoir, Marlin, Texas, To Mary Lenoir

Lenoir Family Plantation Records

Letter describing a slave named Nancy's illness.


Letter, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, December 13, 1857, Anderson Jackson Boyd Dec 1857

Letter, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, December 13, 1857, Anderson Jackson Boyd

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated December 13, 1857, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd writes to his sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to let her know had left their brother James' house and had stopped to visit their uncle in Canton. He speculates when they will be able to cross the Mississippi River and feels confident that they will not have any trouble doing so.


Document, Award In Spear V. Spear, December 6, 1851 Dec 1857

Document, Award In Spear V. Spear, December 6, 1851

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This legal document, dated December 6, 1857, is a handwritten transcript describing the award in the [David] Spear vs. [Isaac P.] Spear case. The court awarded David Spear the net sum of three thousand and fifty-four dollars and sixty cents to be paid by Isaac Spear.


Certificate For Shares Of The Melville Gold Mining Company, December 1, 1857 Nov 1857

Certificate For Shares Of The Melville Gold Mining Company, December 1, 1857

Peleq Clarke Jr. Papers

This certificate, numbered 289, certifies that Peleg Clarkee, Jr. is entitled to twenty-five shares of the Capital Stock of the Melville Gold Mining Company. The certificate is signed by William C. Ford, the company secretary and John Callallon, the president of the company. The corticate includes imagery of men working in mines and declares that the Melville Gold Mining Company was "organized under an act of the Legislature of New York, authorizing the Formation of Corporations, passed February 17, 1848."


Letters, John P. Darden To J. W. Collier And Bro. Brown, December 12 And 28, 1857 Nov 1857

Letters, John P. Darden To J. W. Collier And Bro. Brown, December 12 And 28, 1857

Darden Family Papers

These handwritten letters, dated December 12 and 28, 1857, are written from John P. Darden to Bro. Horace and J. W. Collier discussing their debts owed him. A not at the bottom of the letter to Collier is written to an unknown recipient explaining the attached letters discussing the debt and the abuse he received from them when he approached Horace and Collier about the debt. The page is ripped along the bottom edge.


Letter, Robert Sholinh To John P. Darden, E. J. Hicks, October 9, 1860 Nov 1857

Letter, Robert Sholinh To John P. Darden, E. J. Hicks, October 9, 1860

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten letter, dated October 9, 1860, is written from Robert Sholinh to John P. Darden and H. J. Hicks discussing land that was sold to them and the transfer of the deed and other legal matters concerning the sale. There is water damage on the pages.


Letter, James Buchanan To Secretary Of State, Re: Russian Grand Duke Michael Nicolaevitch, November 24, 1857, James Buchanan Nov 1857

Letter, James Buchanan To Secretary Of State, Re: Russian Grand Duke Michael Nicolaevitch, November 24, 1857, James Buchanan

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This document, dated November 24, 1857, directs the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of a letter addressed to the Emperor of Russia in answer to an announcement of the marriage of the emperor's brother, Grand Duke Michel Nicolaevitch. The document is signed by James Buchanan.


Document, Promissory Note Milton Davis To Abraham Lincoln, November 7, 1857 Nov 1857

Document, Promissory Note Milton Davis To Abraham Lincoln, November 7, 1857

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This legal document is a promissory note dated November 7, 1857, written by Milton Davis promising to pay Abraham Lincoln fifty dollars with interest at ten percent per annum from the date until paid for value received. A note is written in pencil at the bottom of the page and signed "A. Lincoln." The back of the note contains information on a filing of David Davis vs. Milton Davis, filed and summons issued January 9, 1867.


Loan Agreement Note, November 5, 1857 Nov 1857

Loan Agreement Note, November 5, 1857

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten loan agreement dated November 5, 1857, Durham is expected to repay W. E. Webb the seven dollars loaned. The interest for one year and 3 months I calculated in pencil at the bottom of the paper and comes to a total of seven dollars and eighty-seven cents.


Bill For Payment Due R. B. Webb, November 3, 1857 Nov 1857

Bill For Payment Due R. B. Webb, November 3, 1857

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This handwritten bill states that five dollars and eighty-four cents is due to R. B. Webb for "value received of him" and is signed W. E. Webb.


Letter, Cadwallader C. Washburn To Hezekiah M. Wead, October 29, 1857, Cadwallader C. Washburn Oct 1857

Letter, Cadwallader C. Washburn To Hezekiah M. Wead, October 29, 1857, Cadwallader C. Washburn

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated October 29, 1857, is written from Cadwallader C. Washburn to Hezekiah M. Wead requesting help with obtaining a full account of the Rock Island Bridge Case as he was unable to obtain one from the St. Louis Republicans.


Letter, Cadwallader C. Washburn To Hezekiah M. Wead, October 8, 1857, Cadwallader C. Washburn Oct 1857

Letter, Cadwallader C. Washburn To Hezekiah M. Wead, October 8, 1857, Cadwallader C. Washburn

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated October 8, 1857, is written from Cadwallader C. Washburn to Hezekiah M. Wead asking if Wead could tell him how the jury stood on the Rock Island Bridge Case as Washburn had heard varying accounts.


Letter, Ann Eliza To John P. Darden, September 10, 1857 Sep 1857

Letter, Ann Eliza To John P. Darden, September 10, 1857

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten letter, dated September 10, 1857, is written from Ann Eliza to her brother, John Darden discussing education of orphans and personal updates.


Document, Azlma C. Flagg Et Al. V. Elisha C. Litchfield, August 22, 1859 Aug 1857

Document, Azlma C. Flagg Et Al. V. Elisha C. Litchfield, August 22, 1859

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This thirteen page legal document, filed with the Sangamon County Illinois Cricut Court in Chancery, is Elisha C. Litchfield's response to the complaint put forth by the complainants, stating that he "now and all times hereafter serving and reserving to himself all manner of benefit and advantage of exception to the many errors and insufficiencies that the complainants said Bill of Complaints contained" among other things. There is some minor damage to the page throughout the document. The back of the document provides the parties involved in the case, Azariah C. Flagg, et al against Elisha C. Litchfield impleaded with …


Letter, James R. Smith To William T. Lenoir; 7/14/1857, James R. Smith Jul 1857

Letter, James R. Smith To William T. Lenoir; 7/14/1857, James R. Smith

Lenoir Family Plantation Records

Letter from James R. Smith in Sandersville, Georgia, to his nephew, William T. Lenoir in Monroe County, Mississippi, regarding his medical practice, the health of people in his area, aging, and people's dissatisfaction with President Buchanan's appointment of Robert J. Walker as governor of Kansas. Smith refers to his state as the Democracy of Georgia. 1857.


Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, June 12, 1857, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Jun 1857

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, June 12, 1857, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated June 12, 1857, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her about her time in Madisonville, Jackson, and Canton. She says she did not stay long in Canton as Scarlet Fever was prevalent there. She goes on to share news of who all she has visited or stayed with over the past several weeks. She updates her sister on how her son, Leon, is doing and asks after Lit's daughter and new baby.


Receipt For Payment From Robert B. Webb To T. L. Thompson, April 8, 1858 Apr 1857

Receipt For Payment From Robert B. Webb To T. L. Thompson, April 8, 1858

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This handwritten receipt documents showing that Robert B. Webb paid five dollars to T. L. Thompson for filing for relief or security of A. G. Green, executor of A. H. Green in Attala County Probate Court. There is some staining or damage on the right side of the paper.


Letter, F. H. Farrar To John P. Darden, March 5, 1857 Mar 1857

Letter, F. H. Farrar To John P. Darden, March 5, 1857

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten letter, dated March 5, 1857, is written from F. H. Farrar to John P. Darden discussing poetry and his preference for modern poetry. Farrar encourages Darden to send his work to him with the caveat that he should do so only if he is comfortable with Farrar's taste in poetry.


Receipt For Household Items, February 13, 1857 Feb 1857

Receipt For Household Items, February 13, 1857

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten receipt, dated February 13, 1857, documents the payment of $5.40 for the purchase of household items during 1856 by Josephine Darden from D. L. Wilbur. The items were purchased in February, March, April, and May of 1856.


Receipt For Coach Harness, February 11, 1857 Feb 1857

Receipt For Coach Harness, February 11, 1857

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten receipt, dated February 11, 1857, is a receipt for payment of sixty dollars for the purchase of a coach harness by John B. Flemming from Livingston and Routine in Natchez, Mississippi.


Receipt, City Hotel To Isaac R. Wade, January 31, 1857 Jan 1857

Receipt, City Hotel To Isaac R. Wade, January 31, 1857

Isaac Ross Papers

This receipt, dated January 31, 1857, documents the payment made by Isaac R. Wade to R. S. Moore and the City Hotel for a for day stay with additional charge for food and drinks.


Receipt, P. Prats To Isaac B. Wade, January 31, 1887 Jan 1857

Receipt, P. Prats To Isaac B. Wade, January 31, 1887

Isaac Ross Papers

This receipt, dated January 31, 1857, documents the payment of eight dollars and seventy cents made to P. Prats for the purchase of various tobacco products.


Invoice, North Smedes And Co. To J. J. Person For Isaac R. Wade, January 31, 1857 Jan 1857

Invoice, North Smedes And Co. To J. J. Person For Isaac R. Wade, January 31, 1857

Isaac Ross Papers

This invoice, dated January 31, 1857, documents the dry good purchased from North, Smedes and Co. by J. J. Person on behalf of Isaac R. Wade totally one hundred thirty dollars and forty-four cents.


Receipt For Subscription To The Mississippian, January 30, 1857 Jan 1857

Receipt For Subscription To The Mississippian, January 30, 1857

Darden Family Papers

This receipt, dated January 30, 1857, documents a one dollar payment made by Captain J. P. Darden for a subscription to the Mississippian. The receipt is blue with a decorative illustration on the left edge.


Account Statement, Hall, Kemp And Co. To Isaac R. Wade, January 30, 1857 Jan 1857

Account Statement, Hall, Kemp And Co. To Isaac R. Wade, January 30, 1857

Isaac Ross Papers

This statement from Hall, Kemp and Co., Wholesale Grocers, dated January 30, 1857, documents the purchase of household goods made by Judge Isaac R. Wade.


Account Statement, 1855 Jan 1857

Account Statement, 1855

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten account statement details items purchased and money owed by John P. Darden from January 1856 to January 1857 in the amount of $387.52 with the balance noted as paid in full on January 28, 1857. The payment was received by E. W. Whitney.


Letter, J. J. Person Per W. B. Fulkerson To Isaac R. Wade, January 23, 1857 Jan 1857

Letter, J. J. Person Per W. B. Fulkerson To Isaac R. Wade, January 23, 1857

Isaac Ross Papers

In this letter, dated January 23, 1957, W. B. Fulkerson writes to Isaac R. Wade on behalf of J. J. Person and Co. to provide a statement of Wade's account per Wade's request.


Bill From Franklin College, Tolbert Fanning Jan 1857

Bill From Franklin College, Tolbert Fanning

Darden Family Papers

Detailed list of expenses at Franklin College for Thadeus Darden and Horatio Read.


Receipt, George Mcpherson To Isaac R. Wade, January 6, 1857 Jan 1857

Receipt, George Mcpherson To Isaac R. Wade, January 6, 1857

Isaac Ross Papers

This receipt, dated January 6, 1857, documents the payment by Isaac R. Wade to George MacPherson for the purchase of 1 dozen silver forks for forty dollars.