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Bill Of Sale For Jane, Leatherman & Morgan May 1843

Bill Of Sale For Jane, Leatherman & Morgan

Darden Family Papers

Bill of sale from Leatherman & Morgan to John P. Darden for a slave woman named Jane. Transaction took place in Vidalia, Louisiana and was witnessed by R.C. Cawley and Noah Leavs.


Aaron Spell Tax Receipt, March 18, 1843, B. D. Scott Mar 1843

Aaron Spell Tax Receipt, March 18, 1843, B. D. Scott

Aaron Spell Papers

18 March 1843 receipt for $12.08 for payment of state and county taxes of A. M. Nathan & A. Spell for the year 1842, signed by B.D. Scott for J.M. Hollingsworth.


Aaron Spell Account 25 Bales, 1843, Charles E. Mount Jan 1843

Aaron Spell Account 25 Bales, 1843, Charles E. Mount

Aaron Spell Papers

Cotton receipt from C. E. Mound for 25 bales cotton received on the steamboat Missouri, Vicksburg, sold for A. Spell to Herbault Brothers, Vienna Hallé Brokers, by A. M. Nathan and Alexander Harris on 20 January 1843.


Aaron Spell Bankruptcy Allowance, 1843, F. S. Hunt Jan 1843

Aaron Spell Bankruptcy Allowance, 1843, F. S. Hunt

Aaron Spell Papers

20 January 1843 bankruptcy allowance for Aaron Spell, signed by F. S. Hunt, Bankruptcy Assignee, which excludes some livestock from a bankruptcy sale.


Bill Of Sale From Sheriff, Samuel Laughman Jan 1843

Bill Of Sale From Sheriff, Samuel Laughman

Darden Family Papers

Bill of sale from Jefferson County sheriff Sam Laughman to John P. Darden for 8 slaves sold at legal auction: Jake, wife Esther, and children Henry and Alexander; and Brister, wife Ann, and children Green and Margaret.


A Health To The Farmer! Or Hurrah For The Clay. Dec 1842

A Health To The Farmer! Or Hurrah For The Clay.

Sheet Music

No abstract


The Lament Of The Irish Emigrant., William R. Dempster Dec 1842

The Lament Of The Irish Emigrant., William R. Dempster

Sheet Music Collection

Illustration of man leaning on fence and black text


Aaron Spell Medical Receipt, 1842 1843, William T. Legrand Dec 1842

Aaron Spell Medical Receipt, 1842 1843, William T. Legrand

Aaron Spell Papers

Itemized medical receipt for treatment and medicine provided to the Aaron Spell family and a slave by Dr. W. T. (William T.) LeGrand between 22 July 1842 and April 1843.


Aaron Spell Tax Receipt, 1843, J. D. Wyatt Dec 1842

Aaron Spell Tax Receipt, 1843, J. D. Wyatt

Aaron Spell Papers

Tax receipt for $19.91 paid by A. M. Nathan to Holmes County tax collector for 1843 state and county poll taxes; taxable items include 1 Watch, 10 Head Cattle, 7 Slaves, 440 acres land. Received by J.D. Wyatt, Sheriff and Tax Collector.


W.L. Jones, Natches, To Mrs. Dr. W.L. Jones, Baltimore, Maryland Dec 1842

W.L. Jones, Natches, To Mrs. Dr. W.L. Jones, Baltimore, Maryland

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

Letter detailing influenza in Natchez.


Marriage Certificate Of Abraham Lincoln, Facsimile, November 4, 1842 Nov 1842

Marriage Certificate Of Abraham Lincoln, Facsimile, November 4, 1842

Documents

This is a facsimile of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd's marriage certificate, from page 188 of volume one of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.


Last Will And Testament, James Calhoun, July 1, 1842, John C. Calhoun Jun 1842

Last Will And Testament, James Calhoun, July 1, 1842, John C. Calhoun

Calhoun-Kincannon-Orr Papers

In this last will and testament, dated July 1, 1842, John Calhoun states his wishes as to where his property, both personal, financial, and real, be disbursed after his death. His directives include payment of outstanding debts, his wish for his wife, Sarah to inherit whatever's left after repayment of debts, and names the heirs to inherit after his wife's death. He goes on to name the executors of the will.


Land Deed, John Onion To Perry Healy, April 15, 1842 Apr 1842

Land Deed, John Onion To Perry Healy, April 15, 1842

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This deed, dated April 15, 1842, is a land deed for a certain parcel of land owned by American Indian, John Onion, under the advice and direction of Elisha R. Potter. The land was purchased by Perry Healy of Charlestown, Rhode Island for the sum of one hundred and fifty-three dollars and fifty cents. The deed describes the location of the land sold and is signed by John Onion and witnessed by Joseph Gavit and Joseph H. Griffin. The deed was received by the Charlestown town clerk, John Stanton and May 2, 1842 and was recorded in Book number 7 …


Aaron Spell Bankruptcy Declaration, 1842, Samuel Jameson Gholson Apr 1842

Aaron Spell Bankruptcy Declaration, 1842, Samuel Jameson Gholson

Aaron Spell Papers

Declaration of bankruptcy for A. Spell 20 February 1842, signed by District Judge Samuel J. Gholson, Jackson, Mississippi. Spell first filed for bankruptcy on 8 November 1842.


Aaron Spell Mount Letter, 1842, Charles E. Mount Mar 1842

Aaron Spell Mount Letter, 1842, Charles E. Mount

Aaron Spell Papers

25 March 1842 letter from Chs. E. Mount, Benton, Mississippi, to A. Spell concerning financial matters and offering legal assistance to Spell in handling his bankruptcy.


Document, Butler And Polk Legal Indenture, February 22, 1842 Feb 1842

Document, Butler And Polk Legal Indenture, February 22, 1842

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten legal document, dated February 22, 1842, is an indenture between Clement M. Polk and William Butler. The document is signed by C. M. Polk and a note from the N. W. Matheny, the Clerk of the Circuit Court follows at the bottom of the page. The mortgage deed was certified by Benjamin Talbot, the Recorder for Sangamon County on a separate page. A note is written in pencil on the back of the document stating that the document was written by A. Lincoln.


Document, Courtney & Smith Pleas, October 19, 1842 Feb 1842

Document, Courtney & Smith Pleas, October 19, 1842

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten legal document concerning the Courtney vs. Smith case, filed October 19, 1842, offers the defendant's pleas of innocence and presents the plea of the plaintiff's theft. The document is signed by Lincoln and the pleas were filed by the Clerk, Amos Williams. There is damage along the edges.


Aaron Spell Account 4 Bales, 1842, Henry Grayson Esq. Feb 1842

Aaron Spell Account 4 Bales, 1842, Henry Grayson Esq.

Aaron Spell Papers

10 February 1842 receipt from Grayson Henry, Esquire to Charles E. Mount, Agent for 4 bales of cotton received from the steamer Algonquin and sold in New Orleans.


Letter, Jeannie In Natchez, To Her Cousin, Edward North, In Patterson, New Jersey, January 27, 1842 Jan 1842

Letter, Jeannie In Natchez, To Her Cousin, Edward North, In Patterson, New Jersey, January 27, 1842

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script from Jeannie in Natchez, Mississippi to her cousin, Edward North, in Patterson, New Jersey discusses yellow fever, tornadoes, fires, and parties in Natchez.


Clay's Quick Step. Dec 1841

Clay's Quick Step.

Sheet Music

No abstract


An Address Delivered By Abraham Lincoln : Before The Springfield Washington Temperance Society At The Second Presbyterian Church, Springfield Illinois, On The 22d Day Of February, 1842., Abraham Lincoln Dec 1841

An Address Delivered By Abraham Lincoln : Before The Springfield Washington Temperance Society At The Second Presbyterian Church, Springfield Illinois, On The 22d Day Of February, 1842., Abraham Lincoln

Pamphlets

Reprint of the original address.


Freedom Papers, Joe Cornish, Vellum, 1842, Board Of Police, Adams County Dec 1841

Freedom Papers, Joe Cornish, Vellum, 1842, Board Of Police, Adams County

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This document, issues by the Board of Police of Adams County, enabled the recipient, a free man of color named Joe Cornish, to remain in the county. The document provides a physical description of Mr. Cornish, and attests to his good character. The importance of the document is in part conveyed by the materials used to create it: thick vellum, and the official seal of the Adams County Board of Police. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.


Turpin, Laura S., Mt. Olivia Plantation, Grand Gulf, Mississippi, To James Archer, Hartford County, Maryland Dec 1841

Turpin, Laura S., Mt. Olivia Plantation, Grand Gulf, Mississippi, To James Archer, Hartford County, Maryland

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

Letter discussing family news and illness in Mississippi.


Letter, George Arkman To Franklin Dexter, December 4, 1841, George Arkman Dec 1841

Letter, George Arkman To Franklin Dexter, December 4, 1841, George Arkman

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated December 4, 1841, is written from George Arkman to Franklin Dexter concerning the postponement of a case and the opportunity it provides for and accurate survey the stream and the works upon it. The letter is signed by Arhman and is addressed to Dexter in the U. S. District Attorney in Boston. A red wax seal is seen on both the front and back of the address page.


Aaron Spell Nathan Letter, August 23, 1841, Asher M. Nathan Aug 1841

Aaron Spell Nathan Letter, August 23, 1841, Asher M. Nathan

Aaron Spell Papers

23 August 1841 letter from A.M. Nathan to A. Spell discussing financial matters and the state of the cotton market, urging him to sell cotton and buy goods in the New Orleans market, and including a list of goods purchased by Spell from G.S. Goodman in New Orleans on 29 January 1841.


Aaron Spell Tax Receipt, April 22, 1841, Joseph Walton Apr 1841

Aaron Spell Tax Receipt, April 22, 1841, Joseph Walton

Aaron Spell Papers

22 April 1841 tax receipt of A. M. Nathan for $14.95, for payment of 1840 state and county taxes. Received by Jos. Walton.


Aaron Spell Receipt, March 9, 1841, Aaron Spell Mar 1841

Aaron Spell Receipt, March 9, 1841, Aaron Spell

Aaron Spell Papers

9 March 1841 Aaron Spell receipt of A.M. Nathan for $50.00, Benton, Mississippi, per the hands of Chs. E. Mound.


United States Land Patent, James T. Sims, February 27, 1841 Feb 1841

United States Land Patent, James T. Sims, February 27, 1841

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This United States land patent, certificate number 25546, grants James T. Simms of Attala County, Mississippi purchase of a tract of public land in Columbus, Mississippi. The patent describes the tract as bring the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section six, in township fifteen north of range seven east, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Columbus, Mississippi, containing forty acres and twenty-two hundredths of an acre. The patent is signed by President martin Van Buren via M. Causin Jr., Secretary and J. Williamson, recorder of the general land office.


Public Land Sale, Columbus, Mississippi To James T. Sims, February 27, 1841 Feb 1841

Public Land Sale, Columbus, Mississippi To James T. Sims, February 27, 1841

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This document declares the approval of the sale of certain public land in Columbus, Mississippi, to James T. Sims of Attala County, Mississippi on February 27, 1841. The certificate of sale is signed by United States President, Martin Van Buren.


Letter, Asenath Maria Spencer, At Almont Plantation Near Port Gibson, Mississippi, To Her Sister, Mrs. Amelia D. Catlin, Haddam, Connecticut, February 20, 1841, Asenath Maria Spencer Feb 1841

Letter, Asenath Maria Spencer, At Almont Plantation Near Port Gibson, Mississippi, To Her Sister, Mrs. Amelia D. Catlin, Haddam, Connecticut, February 20, 1841, Asenath Maria Spencer

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

In this letter, dated February 20, 1841, Asenath Maria Spence writes to her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Samuel, in Haddom, Connecticut and shares news of her time with their aunt and uncle, shares a story about a man and woman who incited some town drama. She goes on to share her thoughts on the work of enslaved persons on the plantation in the "upside down and between the lines" spaces of the letter.