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William Alfred Dockery Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-507
Scope and Contents
The William Alfred Dockery family papers document the establishment and management of William Alfred Dockery’s cotton plantation in the town named after him: Dockery, Mississippi. Most of the collection consists of family correspondence from 1887 to 1906 and undated, particularly between Dockery and his wife, Hughla Rice Dockery. There is a great deal of content about the business of managing a large farm. The letters also contain numerous references (many disparaging) to Dockery’s...
Dates:
1881 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1887 - 1906
Found in:
Manuscripts
Daniel Williams Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-20
Abstract
The Daniel Williams family papers document the history of the family from 1823 to 1966, most notably Campbell “Cammie” Williams and his brother, Mims Williams. The papers consist of correspondence, Civil War tax documents, bills and account statements, contracts, newspaper clippings, genealogical material, essays, poetry, cards, and miscellany.
Dates:
1823 - 1966
Found in:
Manuscripts
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- Subject: Farm tenancy -- Mississippi -- History. X
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- African Americans -- Mississippi -- History. 1
- Agriculture -- Mississippi -- History. 1
- Bills of sale -- United States -- Forms. 1
- Blind -- Education -- History -- 19th century. 1
- Business -- Mississippi -- History. 1
- College students -- Mississippi -- History. 1
- Cotton. 1
- Courtship -- Mississippi -- History. 1
- Diaries 1
- Dockery (Miss.) 1
- Education -- Mississippi -- History. 1
- Racism -- Mississippi -- History. 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc. -- American -- Women authors. 1
- Taxation -- Confederate States of America. 1
- Taxation -- Law and legislation. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 1
- Universities and colleges -- Mississippi. 1
- Wills. 1
- Women -- Education -- Mississippi. 1
- Yellow fever -- Mississippi. 1 ∧ less
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- Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 22nd 1
- Dockery family. 1
- Dockery, Hughla Rice 1
- Dockery, Joe Rice 1
- Dockery, Thomas Covington 1
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