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Large black and white map of Adams County, Mississippi, made in Chicago from photographs taken by H.C. Norman; C.W. Babbitt, county surveyor. Map was to be filled with the Memorial of the Natchez River Improvement and Relief Convention (see previo...
ALS and printed flyer from Philadelphia asking him to subscribe to the next issue of Boyer's Legal Dictionary. Letter makes the sales pitch; reverse has various testamonials and a small slip attached to the obverse gives yet another testimonial.
ALS from the secretary/treasure of the Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners, on its stationary, trying to locate a deed for General Hampton conveying Stephen Duncan's Wildwood plantation.
ALS from the daughter-in-law of the late Judge E.M. Yerger in Memphis, who is in Natchez, out of money and about to lose her boarding, asking for money to get her and her baby back to Memphis so she can work.
ALS from Magnolia, Lousiana, about fixing up his place, the crops, and, mostly about the "Montgomery-Campbell conspiracy," a fued between his nephew and himself concerning land the nephew bought and damage done to a levee by his hogs; he...
ADS by Liverpool, England company's Central and Southern Department in Louisville, being a policy for a dwelling with a loss payable form to Mary Botto. Description of property fits that of the Wamen Place in item 159.
ALS from Green ville, Mississippi, enclosing a deed for Mr. Duncan to execute in place of Wade Hampton's original deed in which the boundaries and property descriptions were inaccurate. The sale of the property will go to pay off notes Mrs. H...
ALS from Vicksburg asking about Mrs. Sprague's whereabouts so she can borrow money because her husband refuses to support her child, May; her landlady will agree to take her in until she can support herself.
PL announcing a reduction in piano tuning and repairing, with a testimonial by his employer included. Pencilled notation says to leave orders at Lawrence and Bunning's drug store.
ALS from Newton-le-Willows , Lancashire, England, who believes Winchester's Chinese immigration scheme will work only if the labor can be managed, trained in many fields besides cotton growing, and given incentive to produce at their highest ...
ALS from New Orleans informing him that Chinese labor is being brought to Massachusetts and the South should do the same; Chinese students should come to the South to learn instead of at the Northern institutions they presently attend, and Winches...
ALS from New Orleans in response to Winchester's letter requesting the newspaper article on Chinese immigration (see item104) and giving his own reaction to the importance of the article.
ALS from New Orleans calling his attention to an article titled "The Chinese Immigration Question" in the New York World, September 9; the article favors Southern interests and Hyams feels it should be reprinted in Southern newspapers.
ABS in the amount of the previous bill in addition to items purchased that month, such as pearl buttons, kid gloves, undersleeves, towels, muslin, and ladies ties.
ALS from Vicksburg to Natchez asking for an extension on his interest payment and relaying a message to Winchester to put the Manry plantation up for sale as soon as legally possible.
ALS to New Orleans about the production of cotton by-products, such as cottondeed oil and paper pupl; Winchester believes these products will help the Mississippi valley become an important comercial center.
ALS from Waterproof, Louisiana, introducing Joseph S. Foster, who will make an offer in Winter's behlaf on the Duncan McCall place occupied by John Burnet and owned by Stephan Duncan.
Newspaper clipping from the Daily Evening Bulletin, a San Francisco newspaper, entitled "An Outrage Rebuked," about a disturbance at the California Theatre involving two Chinese merchants and some ruffians in the gallery. Description of ...
AL from Bayou , Sara regarding the estate of Francis A. Fain; he lost a judgement in 1853 in Tensas Parish but the interested party has not received the amount of the settlement.
ALS from Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky, asking about the condition of the estate of Mike Iler and if there is any chance he would consider helping his heirs in Kentucky recover the estate.
ALS from the office of Harris and Withers, attorneys and counselors at law, Jackson, regarding the case of Butterfield v. Stanton et. al. giving his opinion of how a trust case will be determined.
ADS copy of a lengthy legal complaint concerning S.L. Greer and Stockfarm, trying to obtain payment as overseer from either Greer or Winchester, then from the sheriff, William Stamps. Affidavit signed, injunction and subpoena secured, and duplicat...
ANS acknowledging receipt of the draft on H. S. Buckner for Jane Kempe and listing now the money was spent on property taxes. He further states he will try to buy property insurance with the remaining balance.
AD and printed, a government permit to purchase and transport cotton on the Mississippii River during the military occupation of Natchez by Union forces, stating regulations and conditions of enforcement. Signed by special agent. Reverse shows six...
ADS from New Orleans as a bill of sale for five bales of Winchester's cotton to Brown and Schonfer by Buckner. Includes bale weights, government charges, and regular charges (note the value of the cotton at 72 3/4 cents per pound, very high).
ALS from Washington telling WinChester of the success he had in the case of Bacon v, Robertson in the Supreme Cdurt, his own case in Texas, the Supreme Court's adjournment, and his trip from Baltimore with Mr, Stanton and James Buchanan, the ...
ADS duplicate of a lengthy legal document selling their shares of land to the bank. Legal descriptions given on each parcel, with a description of the notes outstanding in regard to the two banks. First signed November 28, 1840 and subsequently si...
