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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
184834983Hinds County MS 1848. Folio 8" x 13" blue unlined paper completely in ink manuscript. Very Good. <br/><br/> In addition to the slaves the inventory lists many household items The verso is a sworn statement from C.R. Clifton that he posted notices of the Sale. Attested to and signed by J.T. Aldham as Justice of the Peace. Docketed: "Exhibit B - Administrators Sale/ Filed February 13th 1849 W.H. Hampton Clk."<br/> Col. William Campbell Demoss 1790-1845 born in Virginia owned plantations simultaneously in Madison County Louisiana and Hinds County Mississippi. He was appointed Associate Justice of the Hinds County Court in 1830 elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1833 and was county sheriff. He was a partner in the mercantile firm of A. Coleman & Co. D.M. Dancy was a physician in Raymond Hinds County Mississippi. The Clerk of the Probate Court William H. Hampton was 2nd Lieutenant with the "Raymond Fencibles" Company G of the First Regiment Mississippi Rifles at the Battles of Monterey and Buena Vista during the Mexican American War. Caswell R. Clifton became Judge of the Circuit Court and Clerk of the High Court of Appeals. unknown books
196394753Washington: the Commission 1963. Pamphlet. 33p. wraps ex library newspaper library with stamp on title page and front wrap and one page on police conduct heavily bracketed in ballpoint; else good condition. Cover title - "Report on Mississippi the Commission 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
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
328535 x7 3/4 inches lower half of larger sheet removed. Folded as for filing; two finger-tip size ink spots one obscuring part of two letters in Bruce's name. Bruce rose rapidly in politics. Having attended Oberlin College he moved to Mississippi in 1868 to begin his life as a planter; he was named sergeant-at-arms of the state senate in 1870 was appointed assessor of Bolivar County in 1871 became the sheriff in 1872 and was elected to the U.S. Senate two years later. "He served creditably for six years from 1875-1881" DAB. From 1881 until his death he served in several official posts including recorder of deeds in Washington D.C. His autograph from the Washington years is readily available; those from his years as a public official in Mississippi quite scarce. <br/><br/> unknown books
