Aaron Spell Papers

Papers of early Holmes County, Mississippi, pioneer Aaron Spell (1793-1853), who purchased land in the county in 1831. Included are deeds, cotton sales and transportation accounts and correspondence, records for purchases for goods, and court, tax and banking records. Papers document the cotton trade between Mississippi and New Orleans as well as economic conditions for Mississippi planters 1833-1949. Includes photos of Aaron Spell's son, Jeremiah Spell (1829-1906) and his wife Martha Ann Williams Spell (1834-1921) and biographical and genealogical notes contributed by Al and Carolyn Evans. Photocopies and digital images. Addition to the papers comprise personal items of Frances Ree Rogers Frost. Includes correspondence, scrapbook, financial records and newspaper clippings.