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181537595Washington D.C.: n.p. 1815. First edition. Removed. A very good copy with a War Department stamp on title. 6 pp. 8vo. Shaw & Shoemaker 36393. n.p. unknown books
181637599Washington D.C.: Printed by William A. Davis 1816. First edition. Removed. A very good copy with a War Department stamp on title light foxing mostly to margins. 6 pp. 8vo. Shaw & Shoemaker 39618. [Printed by William A. Davis] unknown books
180411324Washington 1804. 8vo. 140 of 156 pp. <br><br>Via this agreement Georgia turned over to the U.S. its claim to land south of Tennessee and west of the "Chatahochie" River for the express purpose of creating the future state of Mississippi. In return it received the sum of $1250000. The new territory would result in the creation of Alabama and Mississippi. A sticking point but ultimately resolved was the problem of land in Georgia set aside for the Creek Indians by a treaty in 1798. It is common to find the Message without its accompanying documents but this copy is complete: p. 1-8: Message. p. 9-28: Report of the Commissioners appointed in pursuance of An Act for the Amicable Settlement of Limits with the States of Georgia . : 29th November 1804; p. 29-140: Documents accompanying the Report of the Commissioners on the Georgia Mississippi Territory Ceded to the United States: Feb. 10 1803. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 7452. Removed from a nonce volume in need of restiching. "Message" separated from the other pages. Lacks text of document L. A good copy. unknown books
1898WRCAM52771Omaha 1898. Broadside approximately 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. Previously folded some separations along old fold lines. Tanned corners slightly chipped. Good. A curious survival from the 1898 Trans- Mississippi Exposition held in Omaha promoting the sale of Mongolian jade carvings at a booth in the International Hall of the fair. The advertisement emphasizes the obscurity of the region of origin "the Chinese population could not understand their Mongolian brothers except through writing" and the convoluted journey of the artwork to America "carried in wicker baskets suspended on a pole resting on the shoulders of two men". "Were it not for the fact that the workers receive but a small daily wage hundreds of dollars would be represented in many of the pieces; as it is it is possible to dispose of them at moderate prices. An opportunity is thus offered to lovers of the curious and the beautiful to secure something entirely new in the art world something too of great artistic merit." unknown books
1858714Jefferson County State of Mississippi 1858. 4to. 315 x 200mm. 12 ½ x 8 inches. 2 pp. Docket on verso. Blue legal paper; folds edges browned and slightly frayed; top page cut 2 inches shorter no loss. The first page dated July 27 1858 shows the value of two slaves Juda and Emma owned by the named wards to be valued at $40 together. The three appraisers of the above slave property signed their names on the first page. The second page is an application of Mary Shaw dated April 9 guardian of the four Killingsworth wards to appoint the appraisers for the slaves. It is signed by Albert N. Ford clerk. There is an interesting story behind these records. William Anderson Killingsworth owner of about thirty slaves was born 1821 in Tennessee. He married Nancy Ann Shaw who was born 1820 in Mississippi and died 23 June 1853 in Jefferson County MS. Their children were Francis Horace Valencia William and Albert. On July 19 1854 William Killingsworth was murdered by two of his slaves named Jesse and Albert. Two more slaves Bill and Charles were accused of torching the house. Unnamed slaves retrieved William's body and his three children from the burning house. The slaves' trial was in the fall of 1854. Jesse and Albert were hung November 21 1854. Jesse confessed that he alone committed the murder. This information is recorded in a diary written by Susan Sillers Darden which began in January 1854.  Darden was thirty-eight years old when she wrote the diary. The diary reads in part; "July 20 1854: There was an awful murder committed at Killingsworth's last night. He was murdered by his negroes and the house burned down; he had four children but the house was discovered and taken out." "November 21 1854: Our negroes went to Fayette to see Jesse and Albert hung for murdering their master W. Killingsworth. Jesse confessed that he had done it all that no one helped to do it; exhorted his fellow servants to be faithful and do their duty." Since both parents were deceased the Killingsworth children were the wards of their grandmother Mary Shaw and Uncle William Shaw. Frances Chalmers Killingsworth 1842-1910 was the oldest child.  See The Diary of Susan Sillers Darden on-line at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Jackson Mississippi. . unknown books
187514747New York: George Nesbitt 1875. Original printed wrappers front wrap detached with erasure of old institutional mark rear wrap illustrated with 'The Great Highway and Railroad Three Span Steel Bridge over the Mississippi River at Saint Louis Missouri'. Small map on page 3 shows the Road's locations. 22pp two folding tables. Good or so. FIRST EDITION. George Nesbitt unknown books
18581100Cincinnati: Enquirer Print 1858. Good. Broadside approximately 14.5 x 7 inches. Matted. Internal tear near top edge slightly affecting text. Light dust soiling heavier at foot; some creasing and foxing at edges. An attractive broadside advertisement for the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad promoting its newly completed line from Cincinnati to St. Louis. The broadside highlights the O&M as the "Shortest and Quickest" route from Cincinnati to Indianapolis Vincennes and St. Louis travelling on the "Only Wide Gauge in the West" with two trains leaving Cincinnati daily and arriving in St. Louis "two hours in advance of any other route." Ohio & Mississippi passengers enjoy "wide and spacious Saloon Cars unattainable on narrow gauge Roads and cross the River at Illinoistown on arrival." By contrast the dimwitted passengers of the Terre Haute and Alton "wait on bank of River one hour before crossing." With a woodcut illustration and a bracing combination of woodcut types. Not in OCLC; the line was completed at the end of 1857. Enquirer Print unknown books
181411409Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1814. 8vo. 20 pp. <br><br>Concerns claims to territory ceded to the United States by the state of Georgia on 24 April 1802. The Yazoo land fiasco. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 33299; Eberstadt 133:456. Removed from a nonce volume. Very good condition. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
183557663Northampton MA 1835. Whole number 293. folio pp. 4. Page 3 contains a story about a "negro insurrection in Mississippi". Paper toned folded good. unknown books
1839WRCAM31975Washington Ms 1839. Broadside 15 1/2 x 13 inches. Separated at vertical center fold. Slight chipping at edges. Light tanning and dampstaining. Good. A prospectus for Jefferson College providing course information and names of professors most notably Jacob Ammen who was a West Pointer teacher of military engineering and eventually lieutenant colonel in the 12th Ohio Volunteers under McClellan. A key point is the argument that the local boys must be kept close to home and away from the evil influence of the abolitionists of the North. Wales writes: <br> <br> "At this very moment a formidable contest has commenced between North and South from the possible results of which the eye of the patriot instinctively revolts.it surely becomes us to preserve our children from any influence that might mislead their judgement or weaken their patriotism. To do this effectively WE MUST KEEP THEM AT HOME!" <br> <br> Good evidence of defending regional education in the antebellum South. Rare with only three copies located by OCLC at the University of Virginia the Clements Library and the American Antiquarian Society. HUMMEL SOUTHEASTERN BROADSIDES 1088. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 56588. unknown books
184411435Washington: Blair & Rives pr. 1844. 8vo. 2 p. <br><br>The Mississippians urge their senators and congressmen "zealously and perservingly" to bring about the annexation of Texas immediately and indissolubly. Government document: 28th Cong. 1st sess. H.R. Doc. 189. Removed from a nonce volume. Good condition. Blair & Rives, pr. unknown books
181111387Washington: A. & G. Way printers 1811. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>Unsuccessful petition to admit the Mississippi Territory into the union. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 24203. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; edges darkened three pages with a couple of small brown spots. Leaves separated. A. & G. Way, printers unknown books
181536029Washington City: Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. . . . Roger C. Weightman 1815. 8vo 21 cm; 8.375". 4 pp. <br><br>This resolution dated 27 December 1814 with a print date of 21 January 1815 expresses the Mississippi territory's outrage at British demands during negotiations to end the War of 1812 probably in relation to Great Britain's desire to travel freely on the Mississippi River. "We prefer a sacrifice of our lives and fortunes to the surrender of our rights or our national dignity. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 36405. Removed from a nonce volume; some very minor chipping around edges. Pencilling on title-page. Second and fourth page blank. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. . . . Roger C. Weightman unknown books
1811WRCAM40132Washington City: R.C. Weightman 1811. 4pp. Dbd. Minor foxing stain in upper corner. Very good. A letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives dated "January 3d 1811." The letter requests further compensation for the time and duties of the land commissioners of Mississippi Territory. Mississippi Territory encompassed the present states of Mississippi and Alabama until it declared statehood in 1817 at which time Alabama became its own territory. Very scarce. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24188. R.C. Weightman unknown books
1801WRCAM35410Washington 1801. 16pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards spine gilt. Very light foxing. Near fine. A very early work on Mississippi territorial law printed in Washington in 1801 and containing ten laws that were eventually published "by order of the House of Representatives" after some local controversy over their content. The laws from the second half of 1799 range in subject matter from distempered cattle to divorce. These were added to the twenty-five laws already passed by the territorial legislature. The House of Representatives published this volume to assist in the "enquiry into the official conduct of Winthrop Sargent governor of the Mississippi territory" p.1. Thomas Jefferson removed Sargent from office later that year. SABIN 49519. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 1515. LC MISSISSIPPI. A SESQUICENTENNIAL OF STATEHOOD 1967 60. GOODSPEED 141:351 161:683. hardcover books
1818WRCAM28488Washington: E. De Krafft 1818. 11pp. Modern quarter red cloth maroon gilt label on spine. Slight foxing. Very good. The report of Secretary of the Treasury William Crawford to James Monroe regarding the status of the surveying and subdivision of the lands within the Mississippi Territory including ample descriptions of the land with particular attention paid to bodies of water such as the Cyprus and Tennessee rivers and Muscle Shoals. E. De Krafft hardcover books
1801WRCAM36255Washington 1801. 4pp. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript page inscription and early stain in upper outer corner not affecting text. Light offsetting. Else very good. Congressional report declaring that the Mississippi Territory in entitled to elect a delegate to Congress "with the right to debate but not to vote" and that Narsworthy Hunter has been duly elected to serve in that capacity in the Seventh Congress. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 1539. unknown books
181211748MAY 29 1812. Washington: Way. 1812. 4pp bound in attractive modern quarter calf and marbled boards. Very Good. <br/><br/> The Committee attempts to cure the uncertain status of land titles that resulted from the Spanish evacuation of the Mississippi Territory. "Many persons holding lands" under Spanish authority "who were either ignorant of the transfer of the country to the United States or of any legal defect in their titles neglected to obtain patents for their lands" although under Spanish law they had evidently perfected their titles. The Committee recommends respecting those titles especially as "the claims are generally for small tracts of land and in many instances the lands have been inhabited and cultivated for a number of years." <br/>AI 27326 2. Not in Eberstadt Decker. Way. unknown books
181423532Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman 1814. 10 2 blank pp. Folded untrimmed uncut. Two pinholes in blank left margin lightly tanned and foxed. Very Good. <br/><br/> An unsophisticated copy of this plea by landowners in the Yazoo area of Mississippi Territory for federal assistance in quieting titles to land that they purchased from Spain. Others had been granted the same land by England during the prior British ownership of the Territory. The Report explains the history of the Spanish and British claims to the area and lists the British grants of land filed with the register of the land office. <br/>AI 33474 5. Printed by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
181525113Washington 1815. 6pp caption title as issued disbound and toned. Good. <br/><br/> Considering the terms of the Georgia Cession of the Mississippi Territory to the United States the Committee recommends admission. <br/>AI 36393 2. Not in De Renne. unknown books
181426463Mississippi Territory 1814. Broadside injunction oblong 11.5" x 7.25". Printed with names dates and details in manuscript. The signature 'Theodore Stark' appears in the left margin. Theodore Stark was a notary in the Mississippi Territory. Tanned light wear Very Good.<br/><br/> This is a rare legal writ from the Superior Court in the early Mississippi Territory. The writ prohibits Morgan from proceeding with a suit to recover possession of a house and lot from Terrell and Isler. Judge Walter Leake from whose court the writ issued became Mississippi's U.S. Senator from 1817-20 and Governor from 1822-1825. The first settler of Mt. Salus he owned at least two dozen slaves according to census reports. <br/> Brigadier General Morgan whom the court enjoined from prosecuting the suit would command the 'Brigade of Louisiana and Mississippi Drafted Militia' during the Battle of New Orleans. His co-defendant Edward Turner a lawyer was Aide-de-Camp and private secretary to Governor Claiborne of the Mississippi Territory. <br/> Peter Isler who was in possession of the house and lot was a printer to the Mississippi Territory and later to the State. He established the Mississippi Republican newspaper in 1810. Richard Terrell of Adams County is listed in the Mississippi and Territory Census of 1816 as owning twelve slaves. unknown books
183630108Natchez Mississippi: Printed at the Mississippi Free Trader office 1836. Small broadside 2.5" x 6.5". Printed document completed in manuscript. Signed by C.W. Lancaster as Tax Collector. Mounted in cardboard frame. Very Good. Printed at the Mississippi Free Trader office unknown books
183231198Franklin County Mississippi 1832. Folio 7.5" x 13". 4 pp folded. Completely in ink manuscript docketed on final page. Minor edgewear old folds. The writing on either side of each leaf is visible from the other side making the document difficult to read. Wax seal in interior blank margin of third page. Several small wormholes along one fold several letters affected. Signed on behalf of the plaintiff by an attorney with the surname of Stuart. Overall Good. <br/><br/> Claibourn Read 1807-1845 and Thomas Lassiter 1772-1844 were related by marriage Read having married Lassiter's daughter Nancy 1805-1865 in 1826. Duncan Magee c.1799-1890 was the son of Willis Magee 1763-1827 one of the first settlers of Franklin County and father of Judge Thomas A. Magee1822-1891 after whom a cemetery was named in 1878. Gabriel Scott may have been related to the Magee family as Duncan's mother was Asha Scott Magee. unknown books
183231197Franklin County MS 1832. Folio 7.75" x 12.25". 4 pp folded entirely in manuscript. The writing on either side of the first leaf is visible from the other side but everything is legible. Oneal's Complaint appears on the first two pages and on five lines of page three where it is signed by his lawyer. A nine-line summary of the case in different handwriting is also on page 3. Page 4 contains defendant's scribbled answer by his attorney R.W. Webber; an accounting of the costs incurred in the case; a notation of defendant's verdict; attorneys' signatures; and docketing information. Age toned old folds several small holes along top fold loss of a few words. Signatures of attorneys appear on final page on panel with defendant's answer. Good or so.<br/> <br/> John Cade 1788-1839 lived in Franklin County. The parties were probably local farmers. Richard W. Webber c.1798-1843 Cade's lawyer was born in Virginia and settled in Franklin County. A Whig and State representative he ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1830. He was for a time the editor of the Jackson Independent Journal. JOURNAL OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY Vol. 7 Page 148; and Volume 21-22 Page 34. unknown books
1860348981860. Folio sheet folded to 7-1/2" x 9-3/4". Manuscript on first and final pages interior pages blank. Docketed on final page with certification by Joshua Stanford Justice of the Peace on August 20 1856; filed and recorded January1859. Old folds light tanning with a few small spots. Very Good.<br/> 2 "KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT HIRAM STEWART OF THE COUNTY AND STATE ABOVE TEN DOLLARS AND THE LOVE GOOD WILL AND AFFECTION WHICH I HAVE FOR MY BELOVED SON HAMPTON S. STEWART. CERTAIN LOT OF NEGRO SLAVES. VIZ A NEGRO MAN NAMED FRANK AGED ABOUT SIXTEEN YEARS GEORGE AGED ABOUT THIRTY NINE WOMAN LETTICE AGED ABOUT FORTY YEARS MAN NELSON AGED ABOUT THIRTY SEVEN YEARS BOY MINGO AGED ABOUT SIX YEARS BOY HENRY AGED ABOUT FIVE YEARS HENRY AGED ABOUT FOUR YEARS JACOB ABOUT TWO YEARS OF AGE. October 16 1859. Signed HIRAM STEWART Witnessed B.H. HUMPHREY GEORGE W. MOODY AND H.H. ASKEW. Folio broadsheet 8" x 12 1/2". 2 pp. Completely in ink manuscript blue paper blindstamp seal of the Marion County Probate Court. Certified by John Moody Justice of the Peace October 19 1859. Certification of receipt and filing by J.P. Ramis Clerk of the Probate Court March 29 1860. Minor edgewear old folds with a few short splits at fold ends no text loss. Very Good.<br/><br/> Hiram Stewart Jr. 1801- 1861 was the husband of Frances Bounds and father of Hampton Sullivan Stewart 1829-1862. Hampton Stewart was born in Mississippi and was a Private in Company A of the 21st Louisiana Infantry Confederate States Army. The 21st Infantry Regiment was mustered into Confederate service in February 1862. unknown books
