October 2, 1827 letter from Joseph Watson to Philip Hickey insisting he cooperate with the investigations into the kidnapped African American children. He asks that Hickey provide any information pertaining to the Pickards and describes the evidence…
Letter from Vilet Lester to her former owner, Pastey Patterson, briefly describing her chain of owners since she left Patterson. She inquires about several individuals, including her daughter, whom Lester’s new owner agreed to buy in order to reunite…
The Locust Grove Plantation Ledger contains the names, marriages, births, and deaths of enslaved peoples on a plantation which internal evidence suggests was Locust Grove Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Ledger also contains cotton…
Deed transferring Fort Hill farm from Floride Calhoun and Cornelia M. Calhoun to Andrew P. Calhoun including a schedule of the slaves with their names and ages.
The Locust Grove Plantation Ledger contains the names, marriages, births, and deaths of enslaved peoples on a plantation which internal evidence suggests was Locust Grove Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Ledger also contains cotton…