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1910WRCAM41659Cleveland Ms 1910. Single card 2 x 3 3/4 inches. Minor soiling and creasing. Very good. A business card for the Gordin House in Cleveland Mississippi Mrs. S.S. Floyd proprietress. The card indicates: "Special attention paid to traveling men." Patrons can stay for a mere two dollars per day. In all likelihood the advertised establishment was in fact a whorehouse. Cleveland Mississippi established in 1887 and named for President Grover Cleveland is a small town in the Mississippi Delta. unknown books
1811WRCAM31622Washington 1811. 4pp. on. folded quarto sheet string-tied. Folded edge a bit rough. Near fine. One of Mississippi's first attempts at statehood. "It and other attempts.were unsuccessful largely because of the interruption of the War of 1812 and because agreement could not be reached over the question of whether or not to divide the Territory" - Library of Congress. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24203. LC MISSISSIPPI EXHIBITION 82. OCLC 10311395. unknown books
1824WRCAM31617Washington: Gales & Seaton 1824. 3pp. Dbd. Minute edge wear. Small one-inch tear near head of spine. Very good. An impassioned petition from Cowles Mead of the Mississippi legislature imploring Congress to affirm its claim to land opposite the Tombigbee River. In the memorial Mead challenges Alabama's claim to the land and argues that the territory might be more appealing if it were enlarged through two proposed purchases of land from the Chickasaw Indians. Scarce. Gales & Seaton unknown books
1811WRCAM31624Washington 1811. 6pp. Dbd. Near fine. The committee finds that for reasons of population commerce and the integrity of the Union statehood should be encouraged for Mississippi. They resolve that a constitutional convention be called in the territory as a necessary step to statehood. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24270. OCLC 27967980. 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
1865WRCAM31892Meridian Ms.: J.J. Shannon & Co. 1865. 71pp. Contemporary printed wrappers. Spine nearly perished moderate wear to wrappers. Minor foxing. Overall very good. The laws of Mississippi passed at a special session during the final year of the Civil War issued a month before the final collapse of the Confederacy. Laws treat the appropriation of funds for soldiers' families special taxes to support the war effort and sundry mundane duties such as acts of incorporation for various parties. Scarce. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 3297. OCLC 7189433. J.J. Shannon & Co. unknown books
185232118Jackson: Palmer & Pickett 1852. pp 3 vii-xvi 219pp. Bound in later buckram institutional bookplate. Title and certification leaves reinforced with some creasing. Lightly toned some spotting. About Good.<br/>Babbitt 266. Palmer & Pickett unknown books
186512930Meridian Miss.: J.J. Shannon. 1865. 71 1 blank pp.Disbound lacks printed wrappers. Moderately foxed. Good. <br/><br/> One of the last Mississippi confederate imprints. Among its Acts are the emancipation of the "male slave Loyd" for his bravery on the field of battle in recovering the body of his mortally wounded master; and an Act authorizing the governor to call out the militia to arrest deserters from the Confederate army; Resolutions urge the return to active duty of General Joseph Johnston and thank Nathan Bedford Forrest for his decision to have stragglers and absentees returned to their commands. <br/>FIRST EDITION. P&W 3297. Crandall 1664. J.J. Shannon. unknown books
1841WRCAM53486Jackson Ms 1841. 302pp. Modern buckram spine gilt lettered. Initial leaves somewhat rumpled and slightly dampstained. Light dust soiling and scattered foxing throughout. Good. Official printing of laws passed by the Mississippi state legislature in early 1841. Contains several laws relating to slavery. Only two copies located by OCLC at Yale and the University of Minnesota. hardcover books
1820WRCAM25515Adams County Mississippi 1820. Printed form 12 3/4 x 8 inches. Old crease marks bit tanned. Overall quite good. Manuscript note on verso: "Mr. Forvor " An unused printed court form issued for the Circuit Court of Adams County Mississippi. unknown books
1874249706Jackson Miss: Pilot Publishing Co 1874. First Edition. 8 pp. 8vo. Printed wrappers.Some staining throughout and wear at back cover with some loss. Good copy only. First Edition. 8 pp. 8vo. Union General and Carpebagging military govenor senator and civilian governor of Mississippi. 1874-1876 It was in 1874 he was elected governor and in December there were riots in Vicksburg that started a series of reprisals against many Republican supporters most of them black. This is in part his answer to these riots. 1 copy World Cat Syracuse Univ Pilot Publishing Co unknown books
186330260Memphis 1863. Broadside 9" x 11". Lined paper with columns in blue and red inks entirely in manuscript. Two large stains at left edge moderate dusting to right edge on verso. A few small edge chips old folds with archival tape repairs of short splits on verso. Good to Good.<br/><br/> The Mississippi Central Railroad Company was chartered in 1852; construction began in 1853 and was completed in 1860. The road ran from Canton Mississippi to Jackson Tennessee; it connected to the New Orleans Jackson and Great Northern Railroads at Canton; the Memphis and Charleston Railroad at Grand Junction Tennessee; and the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Jackson Tennessee. The Mississippi Central Railroad was the scene of several military actions during 1862-1863 and was severely damaged.<br/> R.S. Taylor & Co. of Memphis Tennessee advertised as Cotton Factors and Grocers "We have a large and well selected stock of Groceries and Flour among which is the old favorite Grafton 000 and Reincke's Elegant." THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL VOLUME 31 NUMBER 67 FEBRUARY 22 1871 Page 1. unknown books
184528130Claiborne County MS 1845. Folio manuscript broadside 8" x 13" in a neat legible hand. With a detailed plat drawing at head. Lightly tanned and worn. Small corner tear costing a couple of letters. A few expert tape repairs to fold splits no text loss. Good. <br/><br/> The document shows several tracts along Kennison's Bayou which is likely what is now known as Kennison Creek running between Bayou Pierre River and Big Black River. Kennison's Creek was the site of a Civil War skirmish on May 3 1863 between Grant's Union forces and Bowen's Confederate forces. <br/> The 1850 Federal Census for District #3 of Claiborne Mississippi lists James A. Hutchinson as a planter aged 53 born in Georgia; and Wm. Dotson as a planter aged 55 born in South Carolina. Dotson Hutchinson Turpin and Shelby were all listed in the 1850 Federal Slave Schedules as owning slaves with Hutchinson and Turpin each owning more than thirty such. Shelby and Dotson are also listed in the Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Database as having served with the 1st Regiment Mississippi during the War. unknown books
187732913Copiah County MS 1877. Broadside 4-1/4" x9-1/4". Illustration of American Screaming Eagle at head of title. Light wear Very Good.<br/> <br/> The unrecorded and probably unique political ticket is from Copiah County Mississippi: the candidates on the underticket-- Sheriff County Treasurer Assessor and Surveyor-- were all from Copiah County. They won the election. <br/> Mississippi Republicans-- whom white Mississippians viewed as pariahs-- did not nominate a candidate for governor in 1877. The contest was between the regular Democrats who nominated John M. Stone for governor and old-timer Albert Gallatin Brown who had been Mississippi's governor a generation earlier. Brown was nominated by the People's Party Mississippi's brief experiment with Populism. He lost overwhelmingly to Stone. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that the election results showed "that the Radicals have lost all their influence" and that "several negroes who last year voted the Radical ticket this year voted with the Democrats." The Times-Picayune Friday Aug. 31 1877 page 2 and Sunday Nov. 11 1877 page 11. <br/> Brown 1813-1880 had been Governor Congressman U.S. Senator and Confederate Senator. He had been an integral part of Mississippi politics for nearly forty years. Kinloch Kinlock Falconer 1838-1878 was a lawyer from Holly Springs editor of the Holly Springs Reporter and one time mayor. During the Civil War he served with the 9th Regiment Mississippi Infantry and was assigned to General Bragg's headquarters. He was Secretary of the State in 1878 and died that year during the Holly Springs yellow fever epidemic. <br/> Silvester Gwin 1830-1891 of Lawrence County was Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County before winning the Auditor's position. During the Civil War he was Captain of Co. A 22nd Mississippi Infantry. William L. Hemingway 1839-1925 of Hinds County was 2d Lieut. of Co. K 11th Mississippi Infantry. He held the position of Mississippi State Treasurer from 1875-1890. In 1890 he was tried on charges of embezzlement when he was unable to account for a shortage of over $315000. He was found guilty and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary.<br/> Thomas C. Catching Catchings 1847-1927 of Hinds County Mississippi joined the Confederate Army in 1861; was admitted to the bar in 1866 and was a perennial politician. unknown books
188136639Saint Louis: Great Western Printing Co. 1881. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy extremities worn front hinge starting foxing to endpapers and fore edge presentation stamp on title. 244 pp. 8vo. "Together with a Memorial to Congress prepared by the Committee of Twenty-One as Authorized by the Convention." Gift copy with stamp reading: "Compliments of George L. Wright Secretary" who ran the meeting. Great Western Printing Co. hardcover books
184127529Jackson: G.M. Price State Printer 1841. Contemporary plain pale pink wrappers worn at extremities and spine stitched. 302pp. Early leaves with a margin spot. Clean text. Very Good. <br/><br/> This collection of the Laws prints Mississippi's Constitution of 1832 which replaced the original Constitution of 1817 and which governed Mississippi until Reconstruction. The Laws include a detailed Table of Contents and Index with Laws and Resolutions on fugitive slaves banking corporations police courts internal improvements voluntary associations state and local government. <br/>AI 41-3563 5. G.M. Price, State Printer unknown books
1803WRCAM31621Washington 1803. 6pp. Dbd. Near fine. The memorialists appeal to the U.S. Congress for assistance in resolving their difficulties with the Spanish government regarding the deposit of merchandise at the port of New Orleans. In December 1802 the Spanish governor at New Orleans had revoked the right of deposit granted by Pinckney's Treaty. The issue was one of the motivating factors in the conclusion of the Louisiana Purchase a few months later. OCLC locates three copies; Shaw and Shoemaker add two more. Scarce. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 5479. OCLC 31333742. unknown books
188436643Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office 1884. Second edition. Cloth. A very good copy spine ends worn boards rubbed plates fine and quite uncommonly except for two small marginal tears without blemish. 2407-2901 pp. i.e 494 pp. plates. Illus. with 61 folding b/w plates 3 other plates and occasional in-text drawings. 8vo. Published first as part of "48th Congress 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc.; No. 37." [U.S.] Government Printing Office hardcover books
3395Columbus Miss.: Headquaters 1895. . Handbill 11 x 5 1/2 inches Two copies only located one at Virginia Historical and one at the University of South Caroline which came from a scrapbook put together by Col. Benjamin Franklin Eshleman 1830-1909 a West Point graduate born in Pennsylvania but moved to Louisiana as a child and fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War. The scrap book was a gift of Jack and Mindy Castles; Mr. Castle's grandfather having married a daughter of Eshleman. This copy has been digitized. The handbill contains a plea to Confederate Veterans to contribute to a fund for a memorial in Richmond: Battle "As well said by Comrade Rouss: "The mementos of the struggle of the South.are scattered broadcast over the country. Should they not be collected and provision be made for their preservation.Then as our ranks are being rapidly thinnned by the Scythe of Time let the comparatively few of us that remain at once take the matter in hand and labor for the realization of the prophetic vision and joyous hope of the patriot orator Senator Daniel of Virginia--in the consummation of a completed Battle Abbey.which would beÊÊAn undying memorial of the people who fought their own battles in their own way for their own liberty as they conceived it for their own independence as they desired it and who need give to the world no other reason why." Signed in print by two ex-Confederate generals Stephen D. Lee and Edward Turner Sykes. Columbus, Miss.: Headquaters, 1895. unknown books
186927316Jackson Miss. 1869. Ten Special Orders May 6-8 10 12-18 1869. Each 2-4 pages. Special Orders Nos. 93 94 95 96 98 99 100 101 102 103. Several manuscript emendations. Each signed in type and manuscript at the end by William Atwood Aide-de-Camp and Acting Assistant Adjutant General. Light wear light spotting Very Good.<br/><br/> Mississippi's Reconstruction occurred under military rule. As evidenced by these Special Orders the military authorities appointed and removed Justices of the Peace members of the Board of Police Marshals Constables District Attorneys Clerks County Treasurers Mayors and other officers normally elected by the people or appointed by civil authorities. unknown books
1856WRCAM26203Jackson: E. Barksdale State Printer 1856. xvi455pp. Original marbled boards and sheep corners rebacked in modern cloth. Good. Over 200 amendments resolutions and acts ranging from marriage licenses to town charters. Bound in is an unrecorded broadside advocating the "American Ticket" of E.M. Yerger for governor and a ticket of other offices. Printed on blue ruled paper this evidently relates to the election of 1856. It is bound after page 34 of the text. E. Barksdale, State Printer hardcover books
183825609Jackson Mi.: B.D. Howard State Printer 1838. Later plain wrappers light spine wear stitched. viii 1 blank 9-368pp. Some tan and fox Good.<br/><br/> These early Mississippi laws treat a variety of subjects including banking incorporation police courts internal improvements voluntary associations state and local government. O<br/> One law relieves Henry Foote later a U.S. Senator from Mississippi from the penalties incurred for dueling; those penalties would have barred him from holding public office.<br/>AI 51717 5. B.D. Howard, State Printer unknown books
183625610Jackson Mi.: G.R. & J.S. Fall State Printers 1836. Contemporary plain wrappers worn stitched. viii 9-440pp. Early and late leaves foxed tanned. Else light scattered foxing. Good.<br/><br/> These early Mississippi laws treat a variety of subjects including banking incorporation police courts internal improvements voluntary associations state and local government. One Resolve urges the non-slaveholding States to prevent abolitionists "from associating plotting or conspiring to undermine disturb or abolish our institution of domestic slavery." A detailed Index is included.<br/>AI 39009 5. G.R. & J.S. Fall, State Printers unknown books
186035027Hinds County Miss. 1860. Folio three sheets attached end to end 7 1/4" x 31". First two sheets white and unlined third sheet blue and lined. Completely in ink manuscript. The top section is an "Account of Sale of the Balance of Estate of Wm. B. Mower." the second is "Copy of Notice of Executors Sale" with certification at bottom by Justice of the Peace J.W. Welborn that the notice was posted by Robert P. Paris in two public places. The third attests to the posting of the notice. Other names mentioned within this document are G.H. Jones R.P. & C. Parish Clerk. Signed at end by S.J. Thigpen as Clerk of the Probate Court. <br/><br/> William B. Mower 1810-1860 was born in New York. He worked as a saddler in Hinds County and owned at least eight slaves by 1850 as noted in the U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedule. Justice of the Peace Johnson W. Welborne 1824-1872 was a merchant and planter in Clinton Hinds County. At one time he owned about 2000 acres of land and 90 slaves. He was a Trustee of the Central Female Institute of Clinton as of 1871 and the Mississippi College in Clinton. During the Civil War he was Captain of the Mississippi College Rifles Company E 18th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers C.S.A. He received a wound to his neck on October 21 1861 during the Battle of Ball's Bluff.<br/> Clerk S.J. Thigpen was likely Samuel James Thigpen 1833-1884. A Samuel Thigpen was elected as judge of the probate court of Rowland Hinds County Mississippi during the 1859 elections. Olsen: POLITICAL CULTURE AND SECESSION IN MISSISSIPPI. 2002 page 107 accessed at Google books on 6/11/2018. unknown books
3190Jackson Miss.: Clarion Book and Job Printing 1869. . 8vo disbound gutter showing evidence of previous pamphlet binding Two copies in OCLC: Harvard Law and the University of Mississippi. Wiley Pope Harris 1818 -1891 was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. He attended the University of Virginia and graduated from the Law Department of Transylvania College Lexington Kentucky in 1840. Harris was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress March 4 1853-March 3 1855. He declined renomination in 1854 and consequently resumed his law practice in Jackson Jackson, Miss.: Clarion Book and Job Printing, 1869. unknown books
