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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, January 18, 1852, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Jan 1852

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, January 18, 1852, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated January 18, 1852, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to describe the frightful weather they've had in Jackson. She goes on to describe her thoughts on some religious texts she'd been reading. She continues by discussing mutual friends of theirs, one of whom is said to be engaged to be married and asks Lit what kind of man Mr. Webb is and asks her to tell her all about him. She also tells Lit about her current beaux, describing him and encourages Lit to be as candid with …

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An Address Delivered Before The New York Historical Society, February 23, 1852, Daniel Webster Dec 1851

An Address Delivered Before The New York Historical Society, February 23, 1852, Daniel Webster

Pamphlets

An address on the importantce of history delivered before the New York Historical Society, February 23, 1852.

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Union, Henry S. Sadd, Tompkins Harrison Matteson, William Pate, Augustus W. Sexton Dec 1851

Union, Henry S. Sadd, Tompkins Harrison Matteson, William Pate, Augustus W. Sexton

Prints

The mezzotint and line engraving, colored, depicts various statesmen: Winfield Scott, Lewis Cass, Henry Clay, John Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Millard Fillmore, Howell Cobb of Georgia, James McDowell, Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, John M. Clayton of Delaware, Thomas Corwin, James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, John J. Crittenden, Sam Houston of Texas, Henry Foote of Mississippi, Willie P. Mangum of North Carolina, W. R. King of Alabama, Daniel S. Dickinson of New York, John McLean of Ohio, John Bell of Tennessee, and John C. Fremont of California; This print was reissued about 1861, with a figure of Abraham Lincoln substituted for …

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Writings Of Levi Woodbury, Ll. D.: Political, Judicial And Literary, Levi Woodbury Dec 1851

Writings Of Levi Woodbury, Ll. D.: Political, Judicial And Literary, Levi Woodbury

Pamphlets

Includes indexes.; Edited by Nahum Capen.

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Speech Of Hon. James M. Mason, Of Virginia, On Non-Intervention: Delivered In The Senate Of The United States, April 6, 1852., James Murray Mason Dec 1851

Speech Of Hon. James M. Mason, Of Virginia, On Non-Intervention: Delivered In The Senate Of The United States, April 6, 1852., James Murray Mason

Pamphlets

This pamphlet is a speech given by Hon. James M. Mason, of Virginia, on non-intervention: delivered in the Senate of the United States, April 6, 1852.

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Memoir Of General Scott: From Records Cotemporaneous With The Events. Dec 1851

Memoir Of General Scott: From Records Cotemporaneous With The Events.

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This pamphlet is a memoir that includes information on the mexican war.

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Speech Of Hon. C.J. Faulkner: Of Virginia, On The Compromise--The Presidency--Political Parties. Delivered In The House Of Representatives, August 2, 1852., Charles James Faulkner Dec 1851

Speech Of Hon. C.J. Faulkner: Of Virginia, On The Compromise--The Presidency--Political Parties. Delivered In The House Of Representatives, August 2, 1852., Charles James Faulkner

Pamphlets

This pamphlet contains the speech of Hon. C.J. Faulkner: of Virginia, on the compromise--the presidency--political parties. Delivered in the House of representatives, August 2, 1852.

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Estate Account, Estate Of Micajah Webb, 1852 Dec 1851

Estate Account, Estate Of Micajah Webb, 1852

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this final account of the Micajah Webb estate, the disbursements made from the account by the estate administrator, R. B. Webb are listed. The disbursements listed include payments made to creditors for the 1851 and 1852 terms. The edges of the paper are torn.

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Union, Henry S. Sadd, Tompkins Harrison Matteson, William Pate, Augustus W. Sexton Dec 1851

Union, Henry S. Sadd, Tompkins Harrison Matteson, William Pate, Augustus W. Sexton

Prints

The colored engraving depicts Abraham Lincoln (reworked over John Calhoun) and other statesmen: Winfield Scott, Lewis Cass, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Millard Fillmore, Howell Cobb of Georgia, James McDowell, Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, John M. Clayton of Delaware, Thomas Corwin, James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, John J. Crittenden, Sam Houston of Texas, Henry Foote of Mississippi, Willie P. Mangum of North Carolina, W. R. King of Alabama, Daniel S. Dickinson of New York, John McLean of Ohio, John Bell of Tennessee, and John C. Fremont of California

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Speeches Of Messrs. Hayne And Webster In The United States Senate On The Resolution Of Mr. Foot, January, 1830., Robert Young Hayne Dec 1851

Speeches Of Messrs. Hayne And Webster In The United States Senate On The Resolution Of Mr. Foot, January, 1830., Robert Young Hayne

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The speechs are rebuttals to Samuel August Foot's resolution that instructed the committee on public lands to inquire into the limiting of public land sale.

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Argument Of John N. Purviance, Esq., In The Case Of The Commonwealth Vs. Bank Of Pennsylvania., John N. Purviance Dec 1851

Argument Of John N. Purviance, Esq., In The Case Of The Commonwealth Vs. Bank Of Pennsylvania., John N. Purviance

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Before the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, on the 6th and 7th February, 1852""--Page [3].

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Remarks Of Mr. R.M. Henderson Of Cumberland County : Made In The House Of Representatives, April 9, 1852, On The Bill Relative To The Case Of The Commonwealth Vs. The Bank Of Pennsylvania., Robert M. Henderson Dec 1851

Remarks Of Mr. R.M. Henderson Of Cumberland County : Made In The House Of Representatives, April 9, 1852, On The Bill Relative To The Case Of The Commonwealth Vs. The Bank Of Pennsylvania., Robert M. Henderson

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Includes input by Thomas S. Bell expressing his opinion on the liabilityof the Bank of Pennsylvania to pay taxes.

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Document, J. P. Spear V. W. F. Elkin And Others, March 1852 Dec 1851

Document, J. P. Spear V. W. F. Elkin And Others, March 1852

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This legal document, from the Sangamon County, Illinois Circuit Court March 1852 term, details the case of JP Spear vs. W. F Elkin and others . The document states that the defendants say that the complainants' bill is insufficient in law to allow the complainants to maintain the bill and that the allegations in the bill gives no justification to award the complainants. The document is signed by the attorney for the defendants, Stephen T. Logan.

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Maggie By My Side., Stephen Collins Foster Dec 1851

Maggie By My Side., Stephen Collins Foster

Sheet Music Collection

Illustration of black text and simple curving lines on white background

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Sweet Sixteen Polka, Ch. A. C. Shillings Dec 1851

Sweet Sixteen Polka, Ch. A. C. Shillings

Sheet Music Collection

Illustration of woman holding books

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I Long For My Home In Kentuck', Charles P. Dare Dec 1851

I Long For My Home In Kentuck', Charles P. Dare

Sheet Music Collection

Illustration of black text and simple curving lines on white background

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Receipt For State And County Taxes, 1852 Dec 1851

Receipt For State And County Taxes, 1852

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This receipt documents that R. B. Webb paid his county and state taxes in full for the year 1852 for personal property in Attala County, Mississippi. The receipt is signed by E. W. Sanders, Sheriff and Tax Collector.

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Friendship Diary Of Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays, 1852 Dec 1851

Friendship Diary Of Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays, 1852

Hays Ray Webb Collection

The title on the cover of this friendship diary, "Flowers of Loveliness" is repeated in some of the illustrations within. Various friends and relatives wrote kind words for Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays or left inspirational quotes throughout.

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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, December [1852], Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Dec 1851

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, December [1852], Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten and undated letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her she'd purchased her book of poems but was disappointed in the cost versus the quality. She goes on to say she wished she could be with her at Christmas.

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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, December 21, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Dec 1851

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, December 21, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated December 21, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to ask after her since she'd returned to her studies in Kosciusko. She teases that she fears Lit will "get so above [her] family and friends" that she will forget about them. She goes on to describe the time she spent in Yazoo City over the summer, stating that she had a "summer of beaux, fine working, intelligent, gentlemen" and how two of them escorted her to the boat when she left for Vicksburg, one of whom she thinks …

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Letter, From Warren R. Webb To Robert B. Webb, September 28, 1851, Warren R. Webb Sep 1851

Letter, From Warren R. Webb To Robert B. Webb, September 28, 1851, Warren R. Webb

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, Warren R. Webb writes from Charleston, North Carolina to his nephew, Robert Webb in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Warren speaks of his health and his travels and confesses that he has little interest in politics. He goes on to say that he believes that things are cooling down and is certain the threat of secession will be dead by Christmas. He continues by speaking of friends and family news and offering his thoughts on the state of crops and trade.

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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, August 22, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Aug 1851

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, August 22, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated, August 22, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to describe all the barbeques, weddings, and parties she's been attending in recent weeks. She goes on to say that politics have taken over the subject of conversations of nearly everyone, both men and women and expresses how important it is for women to understand the current state of politics.

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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Anna (Annie) Mckee Boyd Green, August 3, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Aug 1851

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Anna (Annie) Mckee Boyd Green, August 3, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated August 3, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her mother, Anna (Annie) McKee Boyd Green to discuss the rain they've been receiving in Kosciusko, how she's been spending her time, and how much she's enjoyed her summer. She goes on to discuss the many sicknesses and deaths she's learned of recently.

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Receipt For Shoes, July 18, 1851 Jul 1851

Receipt For Shoes, July 18, 1851

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten receipt, dated July 18, 1851, for payment in full for the purchase of two pairs of shoes for the total cost of $3.60. The purchase was made between Horatio Read and M. D. Small and the payment was received by M D. Smaus.

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Letter, Laura To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, July 5, 1851, Laura Jul 1851

Letter, Laura To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, July 5, 1851, Laura

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated July 5, 1851, Laura writes to her friend, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to tell her that she is currently in Jackson and describes how much she dislikes the city and how dirty it is. She goes on to remind Lit of a promise she'd made at some point that she would come live with her whenever Laura got married.

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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, June 21, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Jun 1851

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, June 21, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated June 21, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to inform her of the death of their friend, Amanda, from measles and typhoid fever. She also reports the death of J. S. Scarborough's little girl of measles. She continues the letter by updating her on what she's been doing and who she's seen.

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Constitution Of A Regular Baptist Church, June 3, 1851 Jun 1851

Constitution Of A Regular Baptist Church, June 3, 1851

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This document records the writing and adoption of a constitution making a Regular Baptist Church including following the abstract faith and rules of decorum in election of deacons, William Ray and P. M. Ray. The document lists the names of the four men and seven women who "went into the constitution." The constitution was signed ratified by H. W. Portwood, W. W. Nash, and James Ray on June 14, 1851.

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Letter, From Sorintha E. Wells To Matilda Ann “Lit” Boyd Webb, June 8, 1851, Sorinthia E. Wells Jun 1851

Letter, From Sorintha E. Wells To Matilda Ann “Lit” Boyd Webb, June 8, 1851, Sorinthia E. Wells

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, Sorintha Wells writes to her friend, Matilda Ann “Lit” Boyd Webb to tell her that half the school is sick with measles and to inform her of the death of two mutual friends. She goes on to discuss other mutual friends, school, and a fish fry and dance she attended. She concludes with news from her family and the community.

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Letter, Laura To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, May 6, 1851, Laura May 1851

Letter, Laura To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, May 6, 1851, Laura

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated May 6, 1851, Laura writes to her friend, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to say that she's just received a letter after having thought that Lit had forgotten her. She confesses her disappointment at not having received a response to the letter she wrote to Lit in the Fall wherein she shared something important to her. She goes on to update her on the health and well being of her family.

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Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, April 9, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays Apr 1851

Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays To Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, April 9, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Hays Ray Webb Collection

In this handwritten letter, dated April 9, 1851, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to compliment and encourage Lit on her decision to become a teacher.

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