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Daniel Williams Papers

The Daniel Williams family papers digital collection contains selected materials from the physical collection. The collection document the history of the family from 1823 to1966. The papers consist of correspondence, Civil War tax documents, bills and account statements, contracts, newspaper clippings, genealogical material, essays, poetry, cards, and miscellany. The bulk of the materials is dated from 1870 to1914. Most of the correspondence in the collection consists of letters between the brothers, their friends, and other family members. The collection provides valuable insight into one family’s experience during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in Mississippi, from the Civil War and a yellow fever epidemic to college life and politics.For more information, contact the Special Collections faculty and staff at this link

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  • Letter to Cammie Williams by George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, George H. Douglas, in Morgan City, Louisiana.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, George H. Douglas, in Morgan City, Louisiana.

  • Order Form from Paragon Nurseries by S. H. Robinson

    Order Form from Paragon Nurseries

    S. H. Robinson

    Order form for Cammie Williams from Paragon Nurseries in Nashville, Tennessee.

  • Warrant for Arrest by C. Standifer

    Warrant for Arrest

    C. Standifer

    Warrant for the arrest of Jim Butler in Hinds County, Mississippi, issued by Justice of the Peace C. Standifer.

  • Sharecropping Contract by Campbell Williams

    Sharecropping Contract

    Campbell Williams

    Contract between Cammie Williams and Lem Walker, witnessed by W.E. Jones.

  • Sharecropping Contract by Campbell Williams

    Sharecropping Contract

    Campbell Williams

    Handwritten contract between Virginia Williams and Bob Sherman, for 450 pounds of baled cotton in exchange for rented land.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Mims Williams

    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.

  • Sharecropping Contract

    Sharecropping Contract

    Contract between Cammie Williams and Martin Banks, witnessed by Sue Hollingsworth, exchanging one fourth of raised crops for rented land.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by C. V. Hill

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    C. V. Hill

    Letter to Cammie Williams from C. V. Hill in Long Beach, Mississippi, regarding courtship, crops, and families from Honduras.

  • Sharecropping Contract by Campbell Williams

    Sharecropping Contract

    Campbell Williams

    Contract between Cammie Williams and Wade Wilks, exchanging one fourth of the crop for rented land.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother, Mims Williams, at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding books he has read, political matters, his opposition to women's suffrage, and a Natchez pastor found out to be homosexual.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother Mims Williams, who was attending Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Most of the letter is about books and authors.

  • Letter to Hattie Carmichael

    Letter to Hattie Carmichael

    Letter to Hattie Carmichael from her cousin, Bettie, in Bear Creek, Mississippi, regarding mutual acquaintances and local events.

  • Letter to Hattie Carmichael

    Letter to Hattie Carmichael

    Letter to Hattie Carmichael Williams from her friend Lola, regarding various people and events in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.

  • Sharecropping Contract

    Sharecropping Contract

    Contract between Cammie Williams and Martin Banks, witnessed by Sue Hollingsworth, exchanging one fourth of raised crops for rented land.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by C. V. Hill

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    C. V. Hill

    Letter to Cammie Williams from C. V. Hill in Punta Gorda, British Honduras (present-day Belize). Hill mentions a "tariff bill" that probably refers to the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act of August, 1894. "Breckenridge" probably refers to Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, an Arkansas Congressman from 1883-1894, briefly unseated due to a scandal involving voter fraud and assassination of another candidate.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by L. K. Hill

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    L. K. Hill

    Letter to Cammie Williams from L. K. Hill in Punta Gorda, British Honduras (present-day Belize), 1894.

  • Sharecropping Contract by Campbell Williams

    Sharecropping Contract

    Campbell Williams

    Contract between Cammie Williams and Wade Wilks, exchanging one fourth of raised crops for rented land.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother, Mims Williams, who was attending Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Written on stationery from the college's Lamar Literary Society.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother, Mims Williams, who was attending Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and working over the summer at the Davis-Ellis Co. in Terry, Mississippi.

  • Medicine for Horse Colic

    Medicine for Horse Colic

    Handwritten recipe for a cure for Horse Colic.

  • Letter from Postmaster General by John Wanamaker

    Letter from Postmaster General

    John Wanamaker

    Letter from John Wanamaker, Postmaster General of the United States, to the postmaster of Dry Grove, Mississippi, 1893.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Mims Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother, Mims Williams, attending Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by L. H. Hill

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    L. H. Hill

    Letter to Cammie Williams from L. H. Hill in Long Beach, Mississippi, regarding his and his family's new life there.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Willie R. Hollingsworth

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Willie R. Hollingsworth

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, Willie R. Hollingsworth, in Chicago, Illinois, regarding politics and his support of Grover Cleveland over the Republican (Benjamin Harrison) and Populist (James Weaver) party candidates.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Willie R. Hollingsworth

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Willie R. Hollingsworth

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, Willie R. Hollingsworth, in Chicago, Illinois, regarding courtship and politics - particularly his support of the Democratic party and Grover Cleveland.

  • Land Survey by W. H. Sims

    Land Survey

    W. H. Sims

    Land survey and personal note written on a letterhead from the Hinds County Chancery Court, 1892.

  • Letter to Sister

    Letter to Sister

    Letter from an unidentified woman (surnamed Hutchins) in Egypt, Mississippi, to her sister. Note "From Mrs. Williams' family."

  • Bill from Hollingsworth Bros.

    Bill from Hollingsworth Bros.

    Bill for Henry Butler from Hollingsworth Bros., dealers in general merchandise and plantation supplies in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, 1890. This is a corrected version of a previous bill.

  • Bill from Hollingsworth Bros.

    Bill from Hollingsworth Bros.

    Bill for Cammie Williams from Hollingsworth Bros., dealers in general merchandise and plantation supplies in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, 1890. This is a corrected version of a previous bill.

  • Letter from M.

    Letter from M.

    Letter from "M." to her sister, mostly about local couples and flirtations.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams from "TB," regarding jobs in and around Dry Grove and Ben Lomond, Mississippi, 1890.

  • Letter to Hattie Carmichael

    Letter to Hattie Carmichael

    Letter to Hattie Carmichael from an unknown friend in Forest, Mississippi; pages are missing. The letter is mostly about various men and flirtations.

  • Lewis T. Fitzhugh

    Lewis T. Fitzhugh

    Drawing of L. F. Fitzhugh, President of Whitworth Female College in Brookhaven, Mississippi. On the back is a map of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway System. Though the caption says "L. F. Fitzhugh," this must refer to Lewis T. Fitzhugh, who was President of Whitworth Female College until 1893 and opened Belhaven College (Jackson, Miss.) in 1894.

  • Chancery Court Document by W. W. Downing

    Chancery Court Document

    W. W. Downing

    Sectional map of Townships 3 and 4, Ranges 2W and 3W, from the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi. Note to Cam Williams discloses that the map apparently relates to a petition concerning the land area of Chapel Hill, Mississippi.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his friend Herbert in Morgan City, Louisiana.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, George H. Douglas, in Morgan City, Louisiana, regarding a recent storm, family illnesses, and life in southern Louisiana.

  • Letter from Punta Gorda by L. K. Hill

    Letter from Punta Gorda

    L. K. Hill

    Letter from L. K. Hill, a Mississippi native living in Punta Gorda, British Honduras (present-day Belize) to "Nick." Hill describes the people and culture of Punta Gorda for his friend in Mississippi.

  • Letter to Hattie Carmichael

    Letter to Hattie Carmichael

    Letter to Hattie Carmichael from her father in Bear Creek, Mississippi.

  • Invitation to Commencement Exercises by Whitworth Female College.

    Invitation to Commencement Exercises

    Whitworth Female College.

    Invitation to the commencement exercises of Whitworth Female College in Brookhaven, Mississippi, including a list of the graduates. Events took place June 19-21, though no year is stated. Lewis T. Fitzhugh was President of the college from 1886-1893, and Robert L. Taylor was governor of Tennessee from January 1887 to January 1891.

  • Tax Collector's Deed

    Tax Collector's Deed

    Tax collector's deed and land survey for Cal Williams in Dry Grove, Mississippi.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Willie R. Hollingsworth

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Willie R. Hollingsworth

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, W. R. Hollingsworth, in Clinton, Mississippi, regarding farming, keeping books, and courtship.

  • Invitation to Dry Grove Social Club Ball

    Invitation to Dry Grove Social Club Ball

    Invitation to the First Annual Ball of the Dry Grove Social Club, held at McClelland's Hall on Friday, October 19, 1883.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, George H. Douglas, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Douglas mentions joining the Vaudry Rifles, a division of the Crescent City Battalion.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Lizzie N. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Lizzie N. Douglas

    Incomplete letter to Cammie Williams from Lizzie N. Douglas at Calvary Rectory in New Orleans, Louisiana. She writes about Mardi Gras and their local church.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Letter to Cammie Williams from "A. P." [?] about the arrest of a man surnamed Miller.

  • Survey Map

    Survey Map

    Land surveyor's map and coordinates on a Whitworth Female College (of Brookhaven, Mississippi) letterhead.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    George H. Douglas

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, George H. Douglas, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • Letter to Cammie Williams by Willie R. Hollingsworth

    Letter to Cammie Williams

    Willie R. Hollingsworth

    Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, Willie R. Hollingsworth, in Fairfield, Texas, 1878.

  • Letter about Yellow Fever Quarantine by John Calvin Williams

    Letter about Yellow Fever Quarantine

    John Calvin Williams

    Letter from John Calvin Williams to his brother, regarding the yellow fever quarantine in Dry Grove, Mississippi, 1878.

  • Yellow Fever Journal by John Calvin Williams

    Yellow Fever Journal

    John Calvin Williams

    Small journal kept by John Calvin Williams during the yellow fever epidemic in Dry Grove, Mississippi, in 1878. According to the note pasted later into the front of the journal, Williams himself died of the fever on October 31, 1878.

  • Letter to Lulu by Fletcher E. Starr

    Letter to Lulu

    Fletcher E. Starr

    Letter to "Lulu" (Martha Louisa Starr) from her father in Nacoochee, Georgia.

  • Letter to Pa

    Letter to Pa

    Letter to "Pa" (M. A. Banks in Westville, Mississippi) from "Cal & Jennie," regarding their cotton crop, a hailstorm, and family news.

  • Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Blind Institute by Sarah B. Merrill

    Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Blind Institute

    Sarah B. Merrill

    Pamphlet published by Alcorn & Fisher, Mississippi state printers, in 1872, containing the 1871 annual report by Sarah B. Merrill, superintendent of the State Blind Institute. The pamphlet includes the names of the pupils in 1871, their places of residence, and the causes of their blindness.

  • Tribute of Respect by R. H. Wingate

    Tribute of Respect

    R. H. Wingate

    Tribute of Respect for John Curtis Williams, whose funeral was hold at Masonic Lodge 321 in Dry Grove, Mississippi, 1872.

  • Letter from Lulu by Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter from Lulu

    Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter from "Lulu" (Martha Louisa Starr) in Charleston, South Carolina, to her fiance. They were married in December of 1870, and Wednesday fell on May 4 in 1870. She mentions meeting Robert E. Lee; he died only five months later.

  • Letter from Lulu by Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter from Lulu

    Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter from "Lulu" (Martha Louisa Starr) in Nacoochee, Georgia, to her sister, Mamie.

  • Letter from Lulu by Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter from Lulu

    Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter from "Lulu" (Martha Louisa Starr) in Nacoochee, Georgia, to her Aunt Sarah.

  • Tax on Naval Stores, Wines, Etc.

    Tax on Naval Stores, Wines, Etc.

    Confederate tax form signed by J. M. Ragland of Simpson County, Mississippi, and witnessed by assessor Laban Harper.

  • Confederate Tax Receipt by Joseph Bennett

    Confederate Tax Receipt

    Joseph Bennett

    Receipt for Joseph Bennett's payment of the Confederate tax for Mississippi District 40 to tax collector M. A. Banks in Westville, Mississippi, 1864.

  • Schedule of Articles of Taxation

    Schedule of Articles of Taxation

    Confederate taxation form signed by M. B. Chandler of Simpson County, Mississippi, and witnessed by assessor Laban Harper.

  • Tax on Naval Stores, Wines, Etc.

    Tax on Naval Stores, Wines, Etc.

    Confederate tax form signed by M. B. Chandler of Simpson County, Mississippi, and witnessed by assessor Laban Harper.

  • Notice to Confederate Taxpayers by M. A. Banks

    Notice to Confederate Taxpayers

    M. A. Banks

    Notice to Confederate taxpayers from Simpson County Confederate tax collector M.A. Banks, regarding a visit to Westville, Mississippi. The notice lists various occupations and taxable goods.

  • Note from Confederate Soldier by Joseph T. Owens

    Note from Confederate Soldier

    Joseph T. Owens

    Dan Williams left a note with this document: "My great grandmother & great grand father gave aid to Civil War soldier trying to find his way home from Vicksburg. This note he left to them."

  • Letter to Lulu by George W. Williams

    Letter to Lulu

    George W. Williams

    Letter to "Lulu" (Martha Louisa Starr) from her uncle, George W. Williams, in Charleston, South Carolina, 1863. Williams mentions knowing the authoress Sue Petigru Bowen King. He also mentions meeting and shaking hands with Jefferson Davis.

  • Letter from Lulu to Her Mother by Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter from Lulu to Her Mother

    Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter from "Lulu" (Martha Louisa Starr) to her mother in Nacoochee, Georgia, 1861.

  • Letter to M. A. Banks by H. F. Johnson

    Letter to M. A. Banks

    H. F. Johnson

    Letter to M. A. Banks from H. F. Johnson in Fayette, Mississippi, requesting payment for legal services he provided.

  • Letter to Hannah by Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter to Hannah

    Martha Louisa Starr

    Letter to Hannah from her daughter "Lulu" and "Aunt Mat," who Lulu is staying with in Fairforest, South Carolina, 1860. "Mossgiel" must be the name of the house or plantation. A later note identifies Lulu as Martha Louisa Starr, grandmother of Mrs. Daniel Williams.

  • Letter from State Auditor by George T. Swann

    Letter from State Auditor

    George T. Swann

    Letter to M. A. Banks in Simpson County, Mississippi, from George T. Swann, the state auditor. Includes possible reference to President Zachary Taylor.

  • New Year by E. Ford

    New Year

    E. Ford

    A handwritten poem titled "New Year."

  • The Picture by E. Ford

    The Picture

    E. Ford

    A handwritten poem called "The Picture." Grouped with another poem by "E. Ford," dated in 1846.

  • Land Sale Certificate

    Land Sale Certificate

    Land sale certificate for Thomas S. Maxwell of Franklin County, Mississippi, signed by President James Monroe. The land described is "the Southeast quarter of section two, in township six of range four /east) Containing one hundred & sixty acres & eighty one hundredths of an acre."

 
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