Joseph Embree and family papers, 1826-1884.

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Joseph Embree and family papers, 1826-1884.

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Letters and statements of accounts submitted by the various cotton brokers with whom Joseph Embree dealt comprise the bulk of the papers. Early items pertain to Embree's father-in-law, Benjamin Rawlins, and include land deeds, receipts, and documents relating to the settlement of Rawlins' estate. Embree's papers consist of, among other things, land deeds; contracts and agreements with Jonathan Embree, members of the Rawlins and Lanehart families, and various freedmen; receipts for taxes, tuition (Clinton Female Seminary), and medical services; slave bills of sale; bills for merchandise; and a report by the Wilkinson County (Miss.) Board of Trustees for Township 2 Range 1 West listing subjects taught, number of schools, amount paid teachers, and more. The volume contains information regarding William Heatherington's account with Embree for the years 1853, 1859, and 1860. Postbellum family letters to Mrs. Joseph Embree and Mrs. Lizzie Wall and a few of Ira B. Wall's business papers are also included, as are printed advertisements, a printed list of the 1879 Democratic state ticket, and an undated manuscript concerning the United States Constitution.

1 linear ft. (805 items; 1 v.)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6709632

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Embree, Joseph.

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Joseph Embree operated a cotton plantation near Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, during the 1840s and 1850s. He conducted business with several New Orleans cotton brokers including Nalle, Cox & Co.; Edward Nalle & Co.; Hawkins & Norwood; and Flower & Maes. Embree was married to Jamesy Rawlins, and they had at least one child, Lizzie, who wed Ira B. Wall. Embree and his family moved to Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, in 1859. Embree served in Company A, 1st Lou...

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