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Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 23 September 1867, S. H. Harris Sep 1867

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 23 September 1867, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the settlement of estate, crops on plantation, loss of all cattle due to theft by freedmen, sale of house.


Letter From Blair To Colonel Thomas W. Harris. 21 September 1867, Author Unknown Sep 1867

Letter From Blair To Colonel Thomas W. Harris. 21 September 1867, Author Unknown

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus, Mississippi; regarding African American votes.


Letter From David G. Parker To Thomas W. Harris. 14 September 1867, David G. Parker Sep 1867

Letter From David G. Parker To Thomas W. Harris. 14 September 1867, David G. Parker

Correspondence

Letter sent from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Holly Springs; regarding law books of Harris and Judge Clayton removed during Parker's Union service in the Civil War.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 4 August 1867, S. H. Harris Aug 1867

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 4 August 1867, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding Lowry's law suit, estate debts, cotton crop, furniture.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 26 July 1867, S. H. Harris Jul 1867

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 26 July 1867, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding law suit by William Lowery for recovery of lands sold by the administrator of his father's estate.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 25 July 1867, S. H. Harris Jul 1867

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 25 July 1867, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; re: prospects of renting land.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 5 July 1867, S. H. Harris Jul 1867

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 5 July 1867, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the settlement of estate, cotton crop, loan from General Williams.


Gen. Joseph E. Johnston To Kinloch Falconer (16 June 1867), Joseph E. Johnston, Kinloch Falconer Jun 1867

Gen. Joseph E. Johnston To Kinloch Falconer (16 June 1867), Joseph E. Johnston, Kinloch Falconer

Correspondence

Concerning General Hood's allegation of suppressing the loss of 7000 prisoners of war.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 15 June 1867, S. H. Harris Jun 1867

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 15 June 1867, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the market for land, settlement of estate.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 9 June 1867, S. H. Harris Jun 1867

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 9 June 1867, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the settlement of estate, kitchen furniture, taxes.


Letter From "Sallie" To "Dear Brother." 20 May 1867, Author Unknown May 1867

Letter From "Sallie" To "Dear Brother." 20 May 1867, Author Unknown

Correspondence

Regarding the settlement of estate, improvements to land in form of cabins and corn cribs, timber land for sale, land sale near Crawfordville.


Letter From J. A. Orr To General W. S. Featherston. 20 May 1867, J. A. Orr May 1867

Letter From J. A. Orr To General W. S. Featherston. 20 May 1867, J. A. Orr

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding request for a character resolution on conduct during the Civil War, military bill, Congress, Republican Party.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 11 March 1867, S. H. Harris Mar 1867

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 11 March 1867, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Regarding the settlement of estate.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 13 October 1866, S. H. Harris Oct 1866

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 13 October 1866, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regaring land sale, land rents, gin, crop.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 25 September 1866, S. H. Harris Sep 1866

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 25 September 1866, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding sale of house in Columbus, price of land sale.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 16 September 1866, S. H. Harris Sep 1866

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 16 September 1866, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding crop damage, meat, sale of house in Columbus.


Joe Gerdine To Roxana Chapin Gerdine (1866 September 9), Joseph Gerdine Sep 1866

Joe Gerdine To Roxana Chapin Gerdine (1866 September 9), Joseph Gerdine

Correspondence

Joe writes to Roxana while she was visiting family in Chicopee, MA. He discusses the Mississippi gossip and mentions seeing quite a number of Confederate veterans recently (Col. Chalmers, Col. Sims, Col. Young). Joe also write about "Pa" in some detail (William L.C. Gerdine). Note: Joe's first wife and child died in 1865. He would remarry in 1867 to Rebecca C. Murrah and have eight children including Joe Jr. in 1870


Letter From S. H. Harris To "My Dear Brother." 9 September 1866, S. H. Harris Sep 1866

Letter From S. H. Harris To "My Dear Brother." 9 September 1866, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding loss of crop due to weather and pests, possible sale of house in Columbus, Governor Whitfield's land sale.


Letter From N. J. Shrine To "Harris." 31 August 1866, N. J. Shrine Aug 1866

Letter From N. J. Shrine To "Harris." 31 August 1866, N. J. Shrine

Correspondence

Letter sent from Homewood, Mississippi; regarding Harris's loss of arm during the war, acquaintances, current holdings, politics, national convention, state offices, Robert Lowry.


Letter From Mrs. W. S. Featherston To Mrs. L. Virginia French. 8 August 1866, Lizzie Mcewen Featherston Aug 1866

Letter From Mrs. W. S. Featherston To Mrs. L. Virginia French. 8 August 1866, Lizzie Mcewen Featherston

Correspondence

Letter sent from Holly Springs; regarding creation of a "Ladies Home," the South and the North, regional periodicals.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 7 August 1866, S. H. Harris Aug 1866

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 7 August 1866, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding crops, meat, finances, farming land next year, present price of land, house.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 18 June 1866, S. H. Harris Jun 1866

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 18 June 1866, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding dividing furniture between them, lack of meat, crop, death of Julius Butler.


Letter Dated From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 16 March 1866, S. H. Harris Mar 1866

Letter Dated From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 16 March 1866, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding father's health, "meat crop," General Featherston, Governor Whitfield's statement on the company.


Letter Dated From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 2 March 1866, S. H. Harris Mar 1866

Letter Dated From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 2 March 1866, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Handwritten letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother," regarding father's ill health.


Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 2 February 1866, S. H. Harris Jan 1866

Letter From S. H. Harris To "Dear Brother." 2 February 1866, S. H. Harris

Correspondence

Letter sent from Columbus; regarding employment of freedmen on plantation, small pox, loss of bed sheets to former slaves, father's health.


Ebws 2.16: Correspondence And Documents, 1866 Dec 1865

Ebws 2.16: Correspondence And Documents, 1866

Correspondence

1866


Letter From J. J. Worshaw To Thomas H. Harris. 20 November 1865, J. J. Worshaw Nov 1865

Letter From J. J. Worshaw To Thomas H. Harris. 20 November 1865, J. J. Worshaw

Correspondence

Letter sent from Memphis to Holly Springs, Mississippi; regarding paid Harris's bills.


Charles Roberts To Maggie Roberts (21 August 1865), Charles Roberts Aug 1865

Charles Roberts To Maggie Roberts (21 August 1865), Charles Roberts

Correspondence

Writes to Maggie about business Roberts has done in Oxford, arranging for his career and for the family.


Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1865 June 22), Roxana Chapin Gerdine Jun 1865

Roxana Chapin Gerdine To Emily Mckinstry Chapin (1865 June 22), Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Correspondence

Roxana writes in detail about what is happening in post-Civil-War Mississippi; freedmen; death of (daughter-in-law) Maddie (married to Joe Gerdine) and their baby; death of a freewoman's baby that morning; the sending of a former slave "Aunt Tempe" away in part due to the running away of her daughter Harriet with Federal troops came through Columbus and resulting consequences


H. A. Wigfall To Kinloch Falconer, (2 June 1865)., H. A. Wigfall, Kinloch Falconer Jun 1865

H. A. Wigfall To Kinloch Falconer, (2 June 1865)., H. A. Wigfall, Kinloch Falconer

Correspondence

Regarding a Confederate army surrender and various travel arrangements