Box 1
Container
Contains 81 Results:
1853-1859
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
1793-1930
1820-1829
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
1793-1930
Smylie Family
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Object: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
1793-1930
Presbyterian Church
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Object: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
1793-1930
Yellow fever, 1853
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, Object: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
Other: 1853
Case of killing of enslaved person, 02/08/1854
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, Object: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
Other: 02/08/1854
State politics, 10/04/1855
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, Object: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
Other: 10/04/1855
Health
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, Object: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
1793-1930
Business
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, Object: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
1793-1930
1861-1865
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence, financial, and legal records of several families from the Port Gibson, Mississippi region. Among the themes reflected in the collection are the Presbyterian Church and its activities in Mississippi; economic pursuits especially plantation management; relations with African Americans as both enslaved people and freedmen; and health concerns including recurring yellow fever epidemics. The major figures represented in this collection are James Smylie,...
Dates:
1793-1930