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Certificate of Kappa Sigma initiation for General W.S. Featherston

Certificate of Kappa Sigma initiation for General W.S. Featherston. 12 February 1881.
Certificate regarding the appointment of W.S. Featherston to office of Circuit Judge

Certificate regarding the appointment of W.S. Featherston to office of Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial District of the State of Mississippi.
Deposit of W. S. Featherston's Presidential Proclamation

Certificate regarding deposit of W.S. Featherston's Presidential Proclamation, 7 September 1867.
Envelope containing locks of hair

Envelope contains 6 locks of hair, wrapped in paper.
Grand jury report on alleged election fraud

Manuscript: Grand jury report on alleged election fraud.
Printed calling card.

Printed calling card "Compliments of L. Virginia French."
Statements upon death of General W.S. Featherston.

Manuscripts: Statements upon death of General W.S. Featherston.
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.
Letter from Mary Caruthey. Undated

Mary Caruthey

Handwritten letter, undated, from Mary Caruthey, regarding a failure to procure Evangeline.
County Convention Address [in] Marshall County, October 1879

Winfield Scott Featherston

Broadside, "County Convention! Address of the Democratic-Conservative Executive Committee to the Voters of Marshall County", October 1879.
General Featherston Withdraws

Winfield Scott Featherston

Broadside, "Reporter Supplement: General Featherston Withdraws".
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.
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.
Hymn [at the] Dedication of the New Presbyterian Church

Author Unknown

Broadside, "Hymn Sung by the Congregation on the occasion of the Dedication of the New Presbyterian Church", 28 March 1868; composed by the pastor
Letter from J. C. W. to Mrs. Featherston. Undated

Author Unknown

Regarding filling a special order for a dress.
Manuscript.

Author Unknown

Regarding the mailing address for D. M. Faith Venables in England.
Manuscript with seal "Bar Meeting...At a meeting of the Kosciusko Bar and officers of the Circuit Court..."

Author Unknown

Regarding appreciation of services of W.S. Featherston for presiding over court.
Series 9. Miscellaneous Documents & Correspondence: Box 9: Folder 22

Author Unknown

Handwritten manuscript with seal, "Bar Meeting- At a meeting of the Kosciusko Bar and officers of the Circuit Court".
Various ground passes

Author Unknown
Letter from Robert C. Finlay to Mrs. Hering. 15 May 1952

Robert C. Finlay

Regarding thesis on General Featherston.
Letter from J. D. Williams to Mrs. Earl L. Hering. 16 May 1952

J. D. Williams

Regarding thanks for letting Finlay use Featherston papers.
Letter from E. B. Featherston to D. M. Featherston. 22 August 1927

E. B. Featherston

Letter sent from Aspermont, Texas; regarding history of Featherston family, request for photograph of W.S. Featherston. Envelope.
Letter from Pat Harrison to D. M. Featherston. 4 January 1922

Pat Harrison

Letter sent from Washington, D.C.; regarding the pension case of Samira Wooten. Envelope.
Letter from Aikens & Judge to D. M. Featherston. 15 May 1900 8 May 1900

Aikens & Judge

Letter sent from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; regarding Featherston divorce. Attached: typed document dated complaint of Corinne Connell Featherston against Dudley McEwen Featherston for divorce.
Letter from Aikens & Judge to D. M. Featherston. 26 January 1900

Aikens & Judge

Letter sent from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; regarding Featherston divorce.
Letter from Aikens & Judge to D. M. Featherston. 27 March 1900

Aikens & Judge

Letter sent from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; regarding Featherston divorce.
Letter from Aikens & Judge to D. M. Featherston. 30 June 1900

Aikens & Judge

Letter sent from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; regarding fees for handling Featherston divorce. Envelope.
Letter from Aikens & Judge to D. M. Featherston. 7 May 1900

Aikens & Judge

Letter sent from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; regarding Featherston divorce.
Letter from Aikens & Judge to D. M. Featherston. 8 June 1900

Aikens & Judge

Letter sent from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; regarding Featherston divorce. Envelope.
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.
Divorce bill. 15 December 1892

Handwritten copy of Corinne Connell Featherston and Dudley McEwan Featherston divorce bill, 15 December 1892.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
List of Grand Jurors for Marshall County. October 1881

Manuscript: List of Grand Jurors for Marshall County (Mississippi), October 1881.