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The Captive Lion's Flight (La Fuite Du Lion Captif) / Words By S. Mazurette, S. Mazurette, Hamilton S. Gordon (New York)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: drawing of a Lion escaping from its Cage; description reads: Grande Tarantelle Brilliante; Publisher: Hamilton S. Gordon (New York)

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King And Anderson Plantation Ledger 5, King And Anderson Plantation

Deeply Rooted

This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.

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I Want Yer Ma Honey / Music By Fay Templeton; Words By Fay Templeton, Fay Templeton, T. B. Harms And Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: Description reads An Ethiopian Oddity; Publisher: T. B. Harms and Co. (New York)

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George Finley Ledger 17, George Finley

Deeply Rooted

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Rastus On Parade / Words By Kerry Mills, Kerry Mills, F. A. Mills (New York)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: description reads characteristic two-step march for piano; Publisher: F. A. Mills (New York)

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Little Alabama Coon / Music By And Paley; Words By Hattie Starr, Kendis And Paley, Hattie Starr, Willis Woodward And Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: photo of singer Miss Frankie M. Raymond; Publisher: Willis Woodward and Co. (New York)

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Divorce Bill. 15 December 1892

Documents

Handwritten copy of Corinne Connell Featherston and Dudley McEwan Featherston divorce bill, 15 December 1892.

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Muster Roll Of Company Under Capt. John Milleken. 18th Regiment, Louisiana Militia. November 12, 1812. Warren Parish., John Milleken

Evans Collection

No abstract provided.

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Chapin M. Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1892 April 25), Chapin M. Gerdine

Correspondence

Chapin explains that due to losses incurred by recent heavy flooding they are forced to ask "Uncle Ed" [E.E.C. Chapin, Roxana's half-brother], to pay the interest on a loan

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Letter From C. L. Goodspeed To S. M. Featherston. 2 October 1891, C. L. Goodspeed

Correspondence

Letter sent from Chicago, Illinois; regarding steel plate of W.S. Featherston used in Memoirs of Mississippi.

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Joe Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1891 April 28), Joseph Gerdine

Correspondence

Joe Gerdine (Roxana's step-son) writes to Emily about his step-mother's stroke and general condition.

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Mrs. Chattie Beall To Emily Chapin (1891 April 25), Chattie Beally

Correspondence

Mrs. Beall writes to Emily McKinstry Chapin about Roxana's recent stroke and condition

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Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Carra Chapin (1891 April 16), Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Correspondence

Roxana thanks Carra (who she always called Carria) for her recent birthday present. She mentions "the grippe" bothering her right arm which was a sign of her illness to come. She suffered a stroke later that month and would die on May 2, 1891

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Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1891 March 11), Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Correspondence

This is Roxana's last surviving letter to Emily before her stroke in April 1891. She writes mostly about family matters, especially of her sons Chapin and Lynn and stepchildren Mary, Joe and Jane White

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George Finley Ledger 14, George Finley

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Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1890 December 28), Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Correspondence

Roxana writes of the Christmas holidays and presents; she notes the general financial panic and the talk of several fore-closings; her step-son Joe Gerdine is closing his affairs in West Point and people are paying their notes with mules. She also notes her son Chapin's position with Mr. Crump

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Letter, Catherine Thompson To Kate Thompson, Catherine Thompson

Correspondence and Documents

December 21, 1890. Letter from Catherine Thompson to her niece Kate Thompson.

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Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (23 November 1890), Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Correspondence

Roxana writes about a Ku Klux Klan incident and lynching at Macon, GA which involved her step-grand-daughter Ella. She describes the repercussions felt from this incident in West Point, MS. She talks about how white men view southern white women in this context and how race plays into this

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Land Deed. Gentry Family (2 November 1890)

Documents

Deed between John O. Massey and Mariah Gentry

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Letter, Catherine Thompson To Kate Thompson, Catherine Thompson

Correspondence and Documents

October 12, 1890. Letter from Catherine Thompson to her niece Kate Thompson.

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Letter, Catherine Thompson To Kate Thompson, Catherine Thompson

Correspondence and Documents

September 1, 1890. Letter from Catherine Thompson to niece Kate Thompson.

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Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1890 March 9), Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Correspondence

Roxana writes a very moving letter to Emily about the death of her eldest son Tom Gerdine

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