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Letter dated from W. A. Anderson to Mrs. Featherston. 8 September
W. A. Anderson
Letter sent from Holly Springs; regarding resignation from Philharmonic Society, election as honorary member.
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Hugh A. Barr to H. R. Miller (5 November)
Hugh A. Barr and Hugh R. Miller
News concerning Miller's election
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Richard C. Bridges to his sister, undated
Richard C. Bridges
Fragment of a letter presumably from Richard C. Bridges to his sister informing her that she need not send him winter clothes; he is well-supplied by the government.
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Letter from Mary Caruthey. Undated
Mary Caruthey
Handwritten letter, undated, from Mary Caruthey, regarding a failure to procure Evangeline.
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J. E. Davis to Messrs, Gunnison, Chapman and Co., Greenville, Mississippi, 5 August
Joseph E. Davis and Gunnison, Chapman and Co.
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Matthew Gage, Jr. to Jere Sanders (Undated)
Matthew Gage Jr. and Jerrie E. Sanders
Concerning a debt to Jerrie
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Matt W. Gage to Frazer and Gage (Undated)
Matt W. Gage
Concerning Matt W. Gage's fondness for his cousins
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B. F. Gentry to W. R. Gentry (12 July 186?)
Benjamin F. Gentry and Wiley R. Gentry
Benjamin discussing food, general conditions and their movements around northern Mississippi, near Tupelo, Ripley and Saltillo.
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Roxanna Chapin Gerdine to Eliza McKinstry (1858)
Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana writes about the beauty of Washington, GA; in-depth talk of slavery; feelings of guilt; talk of the union and possible secession; Senator Robert Toombs; a local Baptist revival meeting; her sister Lucy attending Mt. Holyoke 'Seminary'; her sister Emily Chapin; and notes that she has been thinking of her deceased mother and sister recently
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Letter from The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Undated
Goodspeed Publishing Co.
Letter sent from Chicago, Illinois; regarding enclosed article for publication in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi. Attached: typed manuscript, regarding a biographical account of W.S. Featherston. Envelopes.
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C. Virginia Gordon to S. G. Miller (28 October)
C. Virginia Gordon and Susan G. Miller
News of various people
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J. R. Hicks and R. O. Leary to J. E. Davis, 9 May
J. R. Hicks, R. O. Leary, and Joseph E. Davis
Regarding medical supplies and services from Dr. E.G. Banks for part of the year 1863. Includes undated envelope.
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Col. B. I. Hillssee to Unknown Col. (14 May 1864)
B. I. Hill
Report on collecting Confederate troop stragglers
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James T. Jones to Sack (Undated)
James T. Jones
James cannot write to Miss Sallie and wants the recipient to show her and his family the letter.
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James T. Jones to Martin Jones (Undated)
James T. Jones and Martin Jones
James is inquiring to the status of the money he sent home.
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Letter from L. Q. C. Lamar to W. S. Featherston. Undated
L. Q. C. Lamar
Letter sent from Marshall County; regarding the relationship between Lamar and Featherston, support for Featherston in U.S. Senate election, presidential appointment, filling appointed mission to Mexico, Colonel Cushman's federal appointment. Envelope.
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John Guy Lofton to Elizabeth C. Lofton (Undated)
John Guy Lofton
Regarding the importance troops put on receiving letters from home and becoming accustomed to the sounds of canon fire.
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J. W. McGant to H. R. Miller (24 November)
J. W. McGant and Hugh R. Miller
Discusses plans for returning West and general update
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Edwin Miller to George Miller (Undated)
Edwin Miller and George Miller
Missing his brother and bringing news from home
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Sallie Miller to Mrs. Atwood (Undated)
Sallie Miller
Sallie Miller asks Mrs. Atwood for help in releasing her husband.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 10 June
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Regarding the death of Julian Hutton.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 10 October
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Writes of rent collectors.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 11 December
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Expresses concern at the poor yield and resulting lack of funds and rents.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 13 June
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Regarding taxes and the attempts by "others" to induce hands to work elsewhere.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 14 November
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Reagrding the death of Jim Green; continual problems with hands being enticed "across the river" by promises of cash in hand; difficulties in harvesting; describes of a "community system" in which he has no hopes.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 15 April
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Regarding the relationship between Davis and Montgomery.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 16 September
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Montgomery describes his reluctant acceptance of the position of Justice of the Peace.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 18 July
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Regarding the death of Sammy Briton and taxes.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 19 December
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Regarding crop failures and economic difficulties.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 1 August
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Regarding gin equipment and government agents.
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B. Montgomery to J. E. Davis, 22 April
B. Montgomery and Joseph E. Davis
Regarding lost freight. On verso, note from J.B. Johnson regarding the same. Includes envelope.
