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Leslie Hall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-41
Scope and Contents Deeds, wills, other legal papers, receipts, marriage certification and record of births and deaths. Papers concern the land acquisitions, land sales and estates of Nancy F. Davis (b. 1798-ca. 1869), widow of John P. Davis Sr. (d. 1845) and her children: James P. (b. 1820); Martha Davis Turner (b. 1825); Thomas G. (b. 1833); Rebecca Gayerre; and Jeannette Davis Hall (1828-1905), wife of Farar A. Hall (d. 1875), metal manufacturer of Kosciusko and Atlanta. The papers also document the lots...
Dates: 1841-1929 and undated
Found in: Manuscripts

George A. Smythe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-66
Scope and Contents These papers mostly concern George A. Smythe, an Englishman who obtained U.S. citizenship in 1859 and settled in Jackson; and correspondence (1892-1943) of Ella V. Hipple and other family members.Includes deeds, tax receipts, and other business and legal papers (1839-1938) of George A. Smythe, Arthur W. Smythe, and Ella V. (Smythe) Hipple; ledger (1836-1865) of the firm Daly and McKee, Jackson, Miss.; other items many dealing with the antebellum, Civil War, and reconstruction...
Dates: 1836 - 1943
Found in: Manuscripts