Wills.

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Revolutionary War pension applications, wills, Bible records, Civil War letters.

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...

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Last will and testament of Leflore, April 1833 (probated October 1833), plus a quit claim deed by Leflore family to Thomas G. Blewett, 1835 (recorded 1840). Copies.

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Last will and testament of James K. Polk, February 28, 1849. Probated November 21, 1849, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Photostat copy of typed will recorded in Yalobusha County Courthouse, Coffeeville, Mississippi.

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Letters and narrative (1861-1865) concerning Samuel Rankin Latta and family of Dyersburg, Tennessee, from Tennessee (including one from Shiloh), Mississippi and other Civil War sites. Also a will from Franklin County, Mississippi.

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The Daniel Williams family papers document the history of the family from 1823 to 1966, most notably Campbell “Cammie” Williams and his brother, Mims Williams. The papers consist of correspondence, Civil War tax documents, bills and account statements, contracts, newspaper clippings, genealogical material, essays, poetry, cards, and miscellany.

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Copy of will of Nathaniel Norwood of Granville County, North Carolina, 1779; copy of book on the biography and genealogy of the Woodfin family.