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Wallace Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-682

Scope and Content

Farm and estate records of the Wallace family of Noxubee and Winston Counties, Mississippi include a journal which was kept by Isaiah Wallace in the 1830s. The balance of the collection includes account statements, promissory notes and other financial records, and modern history writings. In addition, an 1859 agreement mentions slave Harriet and an 1861 promissory note documents the hire of slave Barthuney. A cased tintype and photographic copy of same depicts James R. Wallace in April 1862 upon his enlistment in the 35th Mississippi Regiment, Company D (Fort Donelson Avengers).

Dates

  • 1939 - 2009

Extent

.37 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

MSS 142 Thomas Wallace Civil War Diary

Processing Note

This finding aid is currently in progress. Please contact sp_coll@library.msstate.edu for more information.

Title
Wallace Family Papers
Status
In Progress
Author
Shell by Carrie P. Mastley.
Date
February 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts Repository

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