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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 14 November 1867
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the settlement of estate, sale of house, offer on plantation land, auction of furniture, recent election.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 15 June 1867
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the market for land, settlement of estate.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 23 September 1867
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the settlement of estate, crops on plantation, loss of all cattle due to theft by freedmen, sale of house.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 25 July 1867
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; re: prospects of renting land.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 25 September 1867
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding terms of house sale.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 26 July 1867
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding law suit by William Lowery for recovery of lands sold by the administrator of his father's estate.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 4 August 1867
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding Lowry's law suit, estate debts, cotton crop, furniture.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 5 July 1867
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the settlement of estate, cotton crop, loan from General Williams.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 9 June 1867
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding the settlement of estate, kitchen furniture, taxes.
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Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to Kinloch Falconer (16 June 1867)
Joseph E. Johnston and Kinloch Falconer
Concerning General Hood's allegation of suppressing the loss of 7000 prisoners of war.
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Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to Kinloch Falconer (21 October 1867)
Joseph E. Johnston and Kinloch Falconer
Requesting clarification of Confederate troop losses and POW's
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Letter from J. A. Orr to General W. S. Featherston. 20 May 1867
J. A. Orr
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding request for a character resolution on conduct during the Civil War, military bill, Congress, Republican Party.
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Letter from David G. Parker to Thomas W. Harris. 14 September 1867
David G. Parker
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.
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Letter from Attorney General. 24-25 October 1867
Author Unknown
Letter sent from Holly Springs; regarding wrapper with annotations on letter in Folder 5.4, [Letter from W.S. Featherston to "Board of Registrars of Marshall County, Mississippi." 24 October 1867].
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Letter from Blair to Colonel Thomas W. Harris. 21 September 1867
Author Unknown
Letter sent from Columbus, Mississippi; regarding African American votes.
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Letter from "Sallie" to "Dear Brother." 20 May 1867
Author Unknown
Regarding the settlement of estate, improvements to land in form of cabins and corn cribs, timber land for sale, land sale near Crawfordville.
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Letter from Mrs. W. S. Featherston to Mrs. L. Virginia French. 8 August 1866
Lizzie McEwen Featherston
Letter sent from Holly Springs; regarding creation of a "Ladies Home," the South and the North, regional periodicals.
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Joe Gerdine to Roxana Chapin Gerdine (1866 September 9)
Joseph Gerdine
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
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Letter dated from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 16 March 1866
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding father's health, "meat crop," General Featherston, Governor Whitfield's statement on the company.
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Letter dated from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 2 March 1866
S. H. Harris
Handwritten letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother," regarding father's ill health.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear Brother." 13 October 1866
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Crawfordville; regaring land sale, land rents, gin, crop.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 16 September 1866
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding crop damage, meat, sale of house in Columbus.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 18 June 1866
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding dividing furniture between them, lack of meat, crop, death of Julius Butler.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 25 September 1866
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding sale of house in Columbus, price of land sale.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 2 February 1866
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Columbus; regarding employment of freedmen on plantation, small pox, loss of bed sheets to former slaves, father's health.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "Dear brother." 7 August 1866
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding crops, meat, finances, farming land next year, present price of land, house.
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Letter from S. H. Harris to "My dear brother." 9 September 1866
S. H. Harris
Letter sent from Crawfordville; regarding loss of crop due to weather and pests, possible sale of house in Columbus, Governor Whitfield's land sale.
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Letter from N. J. Shrine to "Harris." 31 August 1866
N. J. Shrine
Letter sent from Homewood, Mississippi; regarding Harris's loss of arm during the war, acquaintances, current holdings, politics, national convention, state offices, Robert Lowry.
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Letter from Brigadier General W. S. Featherston to Capt. Gale. 25 April 1865 28 July 1864 15 September 1864
Winfield Scott Featherston
Letter sent from "Hd. Qu. Loring Div.;" regarding report of the operations of Loring's Division in and around Atlanta, Georgia from the to while under the command of Brigadier General Featherston.
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Letter from Brigadier General W. S. Featherston to Major R. W. Millsaps. 21 April 1865 30 September 1864 10 January 1865
Winfield Scott Featherston
Handwritten letter sent from "Head Quarters Featherston Brigade in camp near Greensboro, N.C.;" regarding account of the campaign through northern Georgia and Tennessee from through at Tupelo, Mississippi [includes one typed copy].
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Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1865-1878)
Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana mentions that she is not so enthusiastic about travel as she gets older; they have rented out the plantation to freedmen; mentions the trend of plantation owners to rent out their plantations to freedmen; they pay with cotton for their rent; mentions the scarcity of schools and churches; and talks about the death of her step-daughter Lizzie's baby
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Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1865-1878 January 14)
Roxana Chapin Gerdine
In this letter Roxana discusses family business matters; she responds to the family's question regarding how much she spent on Lucy's doctors and burial; division of assets; their "Mother"(step-mother Sarah); mentions how the South was not "whipped enough" in the war; and ends with a description of what she sees as a dangerous society
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Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1865 April 5)
Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana writes about the "Fall of Selma, [AL]" [April 2, 1865]; talks of sons in service; describes how it was almost impossible to send mail through the lines now; her tiredness in feeding so many Confederate soldiers; a law passed by the Confederate Congress which took half their cotton; need of greenbacks; and guerrilla warfare tactics
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Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1865 June 22)
Roxana Chapin Gerdine
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
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Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1865 March 4)
Roxana Chapin Gerdine
Roxana writes of wanting the image Emily has of "Pet" her daughter who died in on October 17, 1863; this letter was possibly written after the death of their father Titus Chapin in 1865 as Roxana speaks about division of assets; Roxana is clear that she does not want to accept any money from her family for caring for their sister Lucy Chapin before her death
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Letter from J. E. Johnston to Major General Loring. 30 April 1865
J. E. Johnston
Handwritten letter from J.E. Johnston to Major General Loring; sent from Greensboro
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William C. Nelson to Maria C. Nelson (4 February 1865)
William Cowper Nelson
Describes his Christmas in Virginia; wanting to marry quite a bit and hoping to get mother's permission; possibility of transfer down to Mississippi; expedition down in southern Virginia and raiding; L. Q. C. Lamar; religion; having to close due to marching orders being called
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William C. Nelson to Maria C. Nelson (8&10 March 1865)
William Cowper Nelson
Rejects idea of marriage for the present; his duties are to God, his country, and his immediate family; will stay in Virginia to fight; J. W. C. Watson; travel down to Richmond; Butler's famous canal at Dutch Gap; brass band serenaded the President; news of family
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Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (12 February 1865)
Charles Roberts
Roberts writes that the Yankees have cut the road between Augusta and Branchville and that Sherman is threatening the worst if he is able to capture Charleston and overrun South Carolina. Roberts predicts that the Yankees will soon acknowledge Confederate independence as long as they agree to gradual emancipation.
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Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (14 January 1865)
Charles Roberts
Tells Maggie of more travels, including a ferry ride with several mules on the Tombigbee River. He tells her that his campaign is stationed in Tupelo and Okolona and that their losses have been severe.
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Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (15 March 1865)
Charles Roberts
Tells Maggie of his travels through South Carolina, where Roberts is now waiting for the Army to pass him. He tells of washing clothes and repairing boots to hopefully last him until he is able to return home. He complains of the increase of drunkeness of officers and soldiers in the army, complaining that morals are degenerating and that it is a sign the war must end.
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Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (1 January 1865)
Charles Roberts
Roberts writes that he has moved for the past week due to Union raids. He says that these travels have been difficult because of blood boils so he is hoping not to move out of camps until they are gone. Roberts fears that the Yankees have control of much of Tennessee, as well as Savannah and therefore prospects are not bright for the Confederates.
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Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (1 March 1865)
Charles Roberts
Writes to Maggie that rain has troubled his journey and made it hard for Roberts to join his Command. He also tells her that along his travels to Macon he was able to see the destruction that Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah did to the towns and women along the way and that he thinks it is the worst of outrages.
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Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (21 August 1865)
Charles Roberts
Writes to Maggie about business Roberts has done in Oxford, arranging for his career and for the family.
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Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (21 January 1865)
Charles Roberts
Tells Maggie that after his last letter Roberts was sent to the Hospital because he had risings that made it impossible for him to ride or walk, but has since recovered. Now he will be going with Lee's Corps to Augusta, Georgia. He predicts that Sherman will keep all troops in Georgia busy and states that he would much rather remain in Mississippi. Roberts then tells stories of the hospital and how sad it made him to see sick people without a friend or family with them.
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Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (5 March 1865)
Charles Roberts
Tells Maggie of the harsh conditions Roberts has suffered traveling through mud and rain to meet up with the army, which is located near Charlotte, NC. He writes that he is happy to know Genl Jos E Johnston is in Command of the Army again.
