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Bill For Hired Slaves Dec 1823

Bill For Hired Slaves

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Bill for rented slaves, including children. Dated December 1823.

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Letter, James Cotten, In Natchez, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Elysian Fields, Amite County, Mississippi, June 20, 1823, James Cotton Jun 1823

Letter, James Cotten, In Natchez, Mississippi To Rev. James Smylie In Elysian Fields, Amite County, Mississippi, June 20, 1823, James Cotton

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated June 20, 1823, to Rev. James Smylie in Elysian Fields, Amite County, Mississippi, from James Cotten, in Natchez, Mississippi, discusses the cotton crop, his brother's recent trip to New York by ship, and other general gossip.

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Letter, Thomas Cotten, In New York To Rev. James Smylie In Elysian Fields, Amite County, Mississippi, June 13, 1823, Thomas Cotton Jun 1823

Letter, Thomas Cotten, In New York To Rev. James Smylie In Elysian Fields, Amite County, Mississippi, June 13, 1823, Thomas Cotton

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script and dated June 13, 1823, to Rev. James Smylie in Elysian Fields, Amite County, Mississippi, from Thomas Cotten, in New York, discusses the writer's recent trip to New Jersey, his plans to move to Lexington, Kentucky, and his promise to come and visit the reverend.

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Land Sale Certificate Feb 1823

Land Sale Certificate

Daniel Williams Papers

Land sale certificate for Thomas S. Maxwell of Franklin County, Mississippi, signed by President James Monroe. The land described is "the Southeast quarter of section two, in township six of range four /east) Containing one hundred & sixty acres & eighty one hundredths of an acre."

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Letter, Franklin E. Plummer, Copiah County, Ms To Eunice Goodrich, Richmond, Ma 1823, Franklin E. Plummer Dec 1822

Letter, Franklin E. Plummer, Copiah County, Ms To Eunice Goodrich, Richmond, Ma 1823, Franklin E. Plummer

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

Franklin E. Plummer, born in Massachusetts, initially moved to Mississippi to teach school. He went on to study law, and represented Mississippi in Congress from 1831 to 1835. He also founded the town of Pittsburg, now part of Grenada, MS. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.

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Land Deed, Grider To Hogan Mar 1822

Land Deed, Grider To Hogan

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Deed transferring land in Madison County, Alabama, from Tobias and Sarah Grider to Elijah Hogan, 1822.

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Deed, Robert Burdick Land Sale To Simeon Adams, Jr. , February 11, 1822 Feb 1822

Deed, Robert Burdick Land Sale To Simeon Adams, Jr. , February 11, 1822

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten deed, dated February 11, 1822, wherein Robert Burdick has sold a plot of land in Washington County, Rhode Island to Simeon Adam for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The deed describes the land purchased and is signed by Robert and Sarah Burdick. Phebe Burdick and Samuel Stanton signed as witnesses. The second page includes the statement of witness by Samuel Stanton, Justice of the Peace. A record of the sale is noted by Samuel Stanton on February 11, 1822 on the back of the deed and notes that the deed was filed in the town clerk's office …

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Receipt To Rent Slaves Jan 1822

Receipt To Rent Slaves

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Receipt for Elijah Hogan to pay $380 to David S. Goodler for the ''rent'' of negroes Beck, Pat, Sam, Jerry, and Abram for one year (1822). Part of the agreement is for Hogan to furnish them with clothes, hats, blankets, and shoes. Signed in Madison County, Alabama.

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Moonlight Dance, Thomas Philando Ryder Dec 1821

Moonlight Dance, Thomas Philando Ryder

Sheet Music Collection

Title Only

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Bill From Burns & Patton Dec 1820

Bill From Burns & Patton

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Statement of money owed by Elijah Hogan to Burns & Patton for various household items, 1821.

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Breeding, John, St. Francisville, Louisiana, To Brother Thomas Breeding, Montgomery, Ohio Dec 1820

Breeding, John, St. Francisville, Louisiana, To Brother Thomas Breeding, Montgomery, Ohio

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

Letter detailing "sickly season" in Louisiana.

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Bill From Stephen S. Ewing Dec 1820

Bill From Stephen S. Ewing

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Statement of money owed by Elijah Hogan to Stephen S. Ewing for various tools and other items, 1821.

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Land Deed, J. Stanton To C. Healy, September 5, 1820 Sep 1820

Land Deed, J. Stanton To C. Healy, September 5, 1820

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This deed for land sold by J. Stanton to C. Healy describes the land sold, though the document has been cut to obscure many of the land details.

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Letter, W. Patton, An Irishman Living In Natchez, Mississippi To Their Sister, Mrs. William Wightman, In Florence, Alabama, Undated., W. Patton Dec 1819

Letter, W. Patton, An Irishman Living In Natchez, Mississippi To Their Sister, Mrs. William Wightman, In Florence, Alabama, Undated., W. Patton

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This handwritten letter, written in script from W. Patton, an Irishman living in Natchez, Mississippi to their sister, Mrs. William Wightman, in Florence, Alabama discusses their family situation, leaving Ireland, yellow fever and measles.

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Bill From Skillern & Hill Dec 1819

Bill From Skillern & Hill

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Statement of money owed by Elijah Hogan to Skillern & Hill in 1820 for various items purchased and services provided, including a ''cowskin whip'' and India muslin.

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Bill From Hobson & Ewing Dec 1819

Bill From Hobson & Ewing

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Statement of money owed by Elijah Hogan to Hobson & Ewing in 1820 for various items, including gingham, whiskey, coffee, peppermint, beads, and a tortoise comb.

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Receipt For Special Taxes Paid, 1818 Dec 1817

Receipt For Special Taxes Paid, 1818

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten receipt documents the payment of one hundred and twenty dollars made by Thomas L. Darden for special taxes for three dogs for the 1818 fiscal year. The receipt is signed by D. P. Farley, assessor per D. McCormick Shiff. The left and bottom edge of the paper is jagged from having been torn. There are mildew stains on the right side of the paper.

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Wilson, James, To Dr. Rufus Wyman, Asylum For The Insane, Charlestown, Mass. Dec 1817

Wilson, James, To Dr. Rufus Wyman, Asylum For The Insane, Charlestown, Mass.

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

Letter to Dr. Rufus Wyman at the Asylum for the Insane in Charlestown, Mass.; seeking space in the asylum for a patient.

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Receipt For Cotton Received In New Orleans Aug 1817

Receipt For Cotton Received In New Orleans

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Receipt for cotton, tobacco, deer skins, and furs received by Benjamin Story in New Orleans from Ditto's Landing (present-day Whitesburg, Alabama) via the transport of Captains James Nealley and Elijah Hogan on behalf of their customers, Pope & Hickman, White & Read, Beaty, Brahm & Hutchings, Kyle & Daugherty, Purdam & McAllister, and Childress & Hickman, 1817.

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Receipt For Cotton Received In New Orleans Apr 1817

Receipt For Cotton Received In New Orleans

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Receipt for cotton received by Benjamin Story in New Orleans via the transport of Captain James Nealley, 1817.

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Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, March 25, 1817 Mar 1817

Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, March 25, 1817

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Receipt for cotton, tobacco, deer skins, and furs received by Captains James Nealley and Elijah Hogan from James White & John Read at Ditto's Landing (present-day Whitesburg, Alabama), to be transported to New Orleans via flat-bottomed boats on the Tennessee River, 1817.

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Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, March 24, 1817 Mar 1817

Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, March 24, 1817

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Receipt for cotton and deer skins received by Captain Elijah Hogan from Childress & Hickman at Ditto's Landing (present-day Whitesburg, Alabama), to be transported to New Orleans via flat-bottomed boat on the Tennessee River, 1817.

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Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, March 4, 1817 Mar 1817

Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, March 4, 1817

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Receipt for cotton received by Captains James Nealley and Elijah Hogan from Sueellen Jones, Francis E. Harris, and Bennet Wood at Ditto's Landing (present-day Whitesburg, Alabama), to be transported to New Orleans via flat-bottomed boats on the Tennessee River, 1817.

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Bill For Various Tools Jan 1817

Bill For Various Tools

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Bill for various tools bought by Elijah Hogan from ''Gill'', who apparently made many of the items himself, 1817.

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Bill For Boarding Jan 1817

Bill For Boarding

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Bill for the boarding of Elijah Hogan and James Nealley, along with their slaves and horses, at an establishment owned by Thomas Austin, 1817.

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Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, January 14, 1817 Jan 1817

Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, January 14, 1817

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Receipt for cotton received by Captains James Nealley and Elijah Hogan from Pope & Hickman at Ditto's Landing (present-day Whitesburg, Alabama), to be transported to New Orleans via flat-bottomed boats on the Tennessee River, 1817.

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Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, January 9, 1817 Jan 1817

Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, January 9, 1817

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Receipt for cotton received by Captains James Nealley and Elijah Hogan from James White and John Read at Ditto's Landing (present-day Whitesburg, Alabama), to be transported to New Orleans via flat-bottomed boats on the Tennessee River, 1817.

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Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, 1817 Dec 1816

Receipt For Cotton To Be Shipped, 1817

Ames and Hogan Family Papers

Receipt for cotton received by Captains James Nealley and Elijah Hogan from Purdam & McCallister at Ditto's Landing (present-day Whitesburg, Alabama), to be transported to New Orleans via flat-bottomed boats on the Tennessee River, 1817.

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Letter, Margaret Lawrence To Isaac Forsyth, Elgin, Scotland, 1816, Margaret Lawrence Dec 1815

Letter, Margaret Lawrence To Isaac Forsyth, Elgin, Scotland, 1816, Margaret Lawrence

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This letter is particularly interesting because it appears to have been dictated rather than written by the alleged author, which can be determined in part because the confident, educated hand of the letter is completely different from Lawrence's signature. In it, Margaret Lawrence, aunt and guardian of several orphaned children, writes to Forsyth to request his help in seeking money from distant relatives of the children to sustain them until they can earn their own livings. Notes at the end indicate her story and the condition of the family are confirmed by the minister and an Elder of her church …

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License To A Retailer Of Domestic Spirits, Natchez, Ms, August 1813, City Of Natchez Dec 1814

License To A Retailer Of Domestic Spirits, Natchez, Ms, August 1813, City Of Natchez

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

However, even in Mississippi, not all African-Americans were enslaved. This tavern license issued to Amey Johnston, a free woman of color, mother of William Johnston, author of The Barber of Natchez. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.

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