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Hugh R. Miller Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-35
Scope and Contents
A small quantity of letters written to Judge Hugh R. Miller of Pontotoc, Mississippi, on a variety of topics, mostly about matters of real estate or probate. Notable pieces include two very long letters from a widow named Eliza Merritt detailing the harassment of herself, her family and her enslaved persons by a man named Green Merritt (possibly one of her in-laws) and his enslaved persons.
Dates:
1834 - 1879
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Manuscripts
Nannie Herndon Rice Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-24
Dates:
1824 - 1963
Found in:
Manuscripts
Mrs. Mary C. Rambo Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-256
Scope and Contents
Bill of sale for enslaved persons, 1 Civil War letter, permit for supplies and statement of purchases, 2 letters from Texas, 1 contract for share-cropping, letters concerning a War of 1812 pension which was cancelled because of sympathy with the Confederacy. Chiefly Tennessee.
Dates:
1843 - 1866
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Manuscripts
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