Letter to Cammie Williams

Authors

Mims Williams

Files

Description

Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother, Mims Williams, in Terry, Mississippi, urging him to try to break a contract with a "worthless and rascally negro" named Lew Berry in favor of a man named Bob Sherman.

Publication Date

4-7-1896

Time Period

1890-1899

Subjects

African Americans--Mississippi--Social conditions--19th century.; Contracts--Mississippi--History.; Farm tenancy--Mississippi--History.

Keywords

CHARM

Geographic Location

Terry (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

3-page letter; 24.2 x 15.3 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

20-302

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Williams (Daniel) Papers, Box 1, Excellent student letters (Millsaps College) 1890s

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Williams (Daniel) Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Williams, Mims, "Letter to Cammie Williams" (1896). Daniel Williams Papers. 69.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-williams-papers/69