Secession.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
W. B. Augustus Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-156
Scope and Contents
First accession includes the following letters: Governor John M. Stone to W. B. Augustus, Sept. 9, 1881 (photocopy); Blanche Colton Williams, London, to Anne H. Augustus, Aug. 1, 1938. Documents: draft of resolution by W.B. Augustus concerning secession (photocopy); appointment of W. B. Augustus as trustee of A & M College, 1878. Clippings (2). Periodicals: Confederate Veteran, Feb. 1905; Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia, Apr. 1923; A Christmas Book, edited by Blanche C....
Dates:
1860 - 1938
Found in:
Manuscripts
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W. B. Augustus Papers
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
Found in:
Manuscripts
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Hugh R. Miller Papers