Abstract
MSS. 66. 1836-1943. 1 reel microfilm. Collection of L. E. Nelson, clergyman and lawyer of Jackson, Mississippi. Includes deeds, tax receipts, and other business and legal papers (1839-1938) of George A. Smythe, Arthur W. Smythe, and Ella V. (Smythe) Hipple; ledger (1836-1865) of the firm Daly and McKee, Jackson; other items many dealing with the antebellum, Civil War, and reconstruction period in Jackson. These papers mostly concern George A. Smythe, an Englishman who obtained U.S. citizenship in 1859 and settled in Jackson; and correspondence (1892-1943) of Ella V. Hipple and other family members.
Publication Date
9-30-2019
College
University Libraries
Keywords
manuscripts, finding aids, Special Collections, African-American History, Civil War, Law
Recommended Citation
Mississippi State University Libraries, "Nelson (L. E.) collection" (2019). Special Collections Finding Aids. 231.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/spcoll-findingaids/231