Mrs. Mary C. Rambo Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-256

Staff Only

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

Creator

Rambo, Mary C. (Creator, Person)

Access Restrictions

Open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions

Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian for Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Extent

0.08 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Calendar

July 16, 1843. Record of account of T.C. White meat sales for July, 1843. Downell & White, Columbus, Miss. Mar. 7, 1853. Record of sale of an enslaved person and two children to James White, Giles County, Tenn. Recorded by county clerk. Apr. 12, 1862. Letter, E.A. Beasley to wife. 2pp. Feb. 9, 1864. Permit for supplies in Supply District, given to Mrs. Mary Beasley. Statement of purchases made from M.C. Sulzbacher, Nashville, Tenn., by Mrs. Mary Beasley. 2 pieces. Mar. 25, 1867. Letter from Benj. White, Weston, Collen County, Texas. 2 pp. Mar. 25, 1867. Letter from George White, Weston, Collen County, Texas to “Dear Brother.” 2 pp. Jan. 1, 1871. Contract between James White and Horace Kerr for ‘share-cropping.’ Feb. 28, 1874. Letter from Acting Commissioner of Pensions, Dept. of the Interior, Washington, D.C., to Hon. W.C. Whitthorne, M.C., concerning James White’s pension. Endorsement on back. May 22, 1876. Letter from Commissioner of Pensions, Dept. of the Interior, Washington, D.C., to W.C. Witthorne, M.C. 2 pp. 3 circulars concerning pensions.