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Letter from Lucy R. Connell to D. M. Featherston. 18 October 1900

Lucy R. Connell

Letter sent from New Orleans; regarding asking Featherston to let his daughter live with her mother.
Letter from D. M. Featherston to Aikins & Judge. 1 May 1900

D. M. Featherston

Letter sent from Holly Springs, Mississippi; regarding Featherston divorce.
Letter from L. R. Connell to D. M. Featherston. 14 August 189

Lucy R. Connell

Letter sent from New Orleans; regarding Featherston divorce. Envelope.
Letter from L. R. Connell to D. M. Featherston. 9 August 1899

Lucy R. Connell

Letter sent from New Orleans; regarding annulment of Featherston's marriage. Envelope.
Letter from D. M. Featherston to Mrs. Connell. 19 August 1899

D. M. Featherston

Letter sent from Holly Springs, Mississippi; regarding Featherston divorce.
Letter from James H. Capers to General Featherston. 11 October 1897 19 March 1897

James H. Capers

Letter sent from Richmond, Virginia; regarding collection of oil portraits of great officers and gallant soldiers for R. E. Lee Camp Hall in Richmond, Virginia. Attached: printed circular dated on above topic.
J. J. Armistead to Anna Eliza Gage Evans (21 November 1896)

J. J. Armistead and Anna Elizabeth Gage Evans

J. J. Armistead writing to his sister Liza concerning the death of her husband, Judge Evans
Chapin M. Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1892 April 25)

Chapin M. Gerdine

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
Mrs. Chattie Beall to Emily Chapin (1891 April 25)

Chattie Beally

Mrs. Beall writes to Emily McKinstry Chapin about Roxana's recent stroke and condition
Joe Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1891 April 28)

Joseph Gerdine

Joe Gerdine (Roxana's step-son) writes to Emily about his step-mother's stroke and general condition.
Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Carra Chapin (1891 April 16)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine

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
Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1891 March 11)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine

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
Letter from C. L. Goodspeed to S. M. Featherston. 2 October 1891

C. L. Goodspeed

Letter sent from Chicago, Illinois; regarding steel plate of W.S. Featherston used in Memoirs of Mississippi.
Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1890 December 28)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine

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
Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1890 March 9)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Roxana writes a very moving letter to Emily about the death of her eldest son Tom Gerdine
Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (23 November 1890)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine

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
Chapin M. Gerdine to Clint Chapin (1889 November 2)

Chapin M. Gerdine

Chapin writes to his cousin Clint about purchasing an "oxidized handle walking stick" and sending it to him in Mississippi
Letter from J. Z. George to W. S. Featherston. 15 January 1888

J. Z. George

Letter sent from Washington, DC; regarding endorsement of Featherston's gubernatorial candidacy.
Letter dated from G. A. Montgomery to W. S. Featherston. 26 January 1888

G. A. Montgomery

Letter sent from Rosedale, Mississippi; regarding lands claimed by children, lands bought by the railroads. Envelope.
Letter from E. P. Alexander to Featherston. 29 October 1887 12 September 1866

E. P. Alexander

Letter sent from Columbia; on back of printed letter dated from E. P. Alexander in Columbia, South Carolina, regarding history of General Longstreet's command during the Civil War, battle of Chancellorsville. Envelope.
Letter from Marcus J. Wright to W. S. Featherston. 14 July 1887 1861

Marcus J. Wright

Letter sent from Washington, DC; regarding data of United States population, Union troops furnished by state, number of Confederate troops. Attached: handwritten notes on above topics; Statement of Number of Men Called for by the President of the United States, and Number Furnished by Each State, Territory, and District of Columbia, from April 15, 1861, to Close of War of the Rebellion (1880) with handwritten notations. Envelope.
Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1886 February 7)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Roxana writes of "Brother Edward" her son Chapin going to school, possibly to Amherst College in MA; Clint Chapin; and Joe Chapin
Letter dated from W. S. Featherston to "My Dear Son." 12 June 1885

Winfield Scott Featherston

Letter sent from Holly Springs, Mississippi; re: school examination results, chair of elocution at university
Victoria Gage to Ada Augustus Gage Dobbs (16 November 1885)

Victoria Gage and Ada Augustus Gage Dobbs

Letter between sisters, possibly Victoria Gage (Vick) to Ada Augustus Gage Dobbs concerning illness and their belief in God.
H. W. Purnell to Unknown (25 July 1885)

H. W. Purnell

Concerning mortality and religion
Letter from W. S. Featherston to "My Dear Son." 21 October 1884

Winfield Scott Featherston

Letter sent from Holly Springs, Mississippi; regarding congestive fever in area, death of Jersey heifer, real estate philosophy, son's homesickness, morality, Chalmers and Morgan speeches.
Letter from W. S. Featherston to "My Dear Son." 4 August 1884

Winfield Scott Featherston

Letter sent from Pontotoc, Mississippi; regarding travel schedule, court duty.
Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (15 January 1882)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Roxana describes the unusually rainy winter they have had; gathering rents from the plantation and estate matters; her children's health and smallpox scares in Mississippi; their half-brother Edward's financial difficulties, and Emily's fellowship meetings.
Letter from Albert Hess to "Friend Styles." 21 June 1882

Albert Hess

Letter sent from Holly Springs; regarding building a kiln for stoneware, sale of beer in town, birth of daughter.
Letter from Thomas McCarthy to Featherston. 21 November 1882

Thomas McCarthy

Letter sent from New Orleans; regarding request for letter to assist in obtaining city employment.
Letter from Thomas McCarthy to W. S. Featherston. 17 June 1882

Thomas McCarthy

Letter sent from New Orleans; regarding appreciation of help, need a leg. Envelope.
Letter from W. S. Featherston to Col. Thomas E. Cannon. June 1881

Winfield Scott Featherston

Regarding Democratic Party, platform, Mississippi railroads
Letter from Maj. E. Barksdale to Gen. W. S. Featherston. 8 July 1880

E. Barksdale

Letter sent from Jackson, Mississippi; regarding convention platform, currency issues, press reaction; clipping attached to letter "Honest Money Defined" which mentioned Featherston's role at convention on currency wording.
Letter from James B. Beck to "The Editor of the Post." 1 June 1880

James B. Beck

Letter sent from Washington [D.C.]; regarding nomination of Major General Winfield Hancock, 1868 resolution in the House of Representatives thanking Hancock for service in the Fifth Military District restoring civil law; note that this is a copy of the letter.
Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1878-)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Roxana writes about the end of the school semester and returning to the plantation. She notes the loneliness of the plantation (Mr. Gerdine would have died after 1878); she mentions Greenwood Cemetery; her step-daughter Lucy coming to visit from Florida where she was teaching; mentions her interest in Emily's daughter Carra
Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1878 December 4)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine

Roxana writes about her school; financial affairs; high rate of taxes; the cotton crop; the financial problems of their half-brother Edward and she advises him to sell Aunt Roxey's place
Tom Gerdine to Roxana Chapin Gerdine (1878 August 20)

Thomas Cobb Gerdine

Most likely written by Tom Gerdine, Roxana and W.L.C. Gerdine's first born son, while she was on vacation up north visiting family. Tom mentions town events, and talks about his father's grave and Greenwood Cemetery
Letter from W. S. Featherston to John T. Hull. 16 May 1878

Winfield Scott Featherston

Note: this is a copy of the letter; Letter sent from Holly Springs, Mississippi; regarding nomination of candidates for public offices, new organization of Democratic party, Democratic platform. Envelope.
Letter from N. H. Harris to General W. S. Featherston. 26 January 1878

N. H. Harris

Letter sent from Vicksburg; regarding enclosed papers from General E. P. Alexander for use in preparation of narrative for Colonel Claiborne.
Letter from J.C. Johnston to General Featherston. 9 February 1878

J. C. Johnston

Letter sent from Jackson, Mississippi; regarding copy of organization of regiments (First and Second Mississippi battalions).
Correction on Holly Springs Reporter letterhead dated. 29 August 1878

Author Unknown

Regarding renouncing present funding system of bonds.
Letters from M. E. Gill to W. S. Featherston. 8 April 1876/May 13, 1876

M. E. Gill

Note: this is a copy of the handwritten letters; regarding Featherston's service as president of the school board, party politics, Gill's child, equal rights, women's rights, education of African Americans. Envelope.
Letter from L. Q. C. Lamar to Col. Van. H. Manning. 10 May 1876

L. Q. C. Lamar

Letter sent from Hernando, Mississippi; regarding support of Taylor in senate election, candidates for congressional election and preference for Taylor, Manning's candidacy
Letter from W. S. Featherston to "My Dear Son." 8 January 1875

Winfield Scott Featherston

Letter sent from Jackson on Mississippi House of Representatives letterhead; regarding enjoyed letter, parents and children, church attendance, religion.
Letter from A. H. Garland to W. S. Featherston. 21 October 1875

A. H. Garland

Letter sent from Little Rock; regarding schools, constitution. Envelope.
James L. Goodloe to Louisa Caroline Gage (19 June 1875)

James L. Goodloe and Louisa Caroline Gage

Poem concerning James' loss and affection for Jeremiah
James L. Goodloe to Louisa Caroline Gage (15 December 1874)

James L. Goodloe and Louisa Caroline Gage

Concerning fond memories and a request for a picture of Jeremiah
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to Kinloch Falconer (20 June 1874)

Joseph E. Johnston and Kinloch Falconer

Concerning questionable reports of events at New Hope Church and setting the historical record