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Mississippi - Law and legal history

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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