Thomas Reed papers, 1787-1926 (bulk 1840-1890).

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Reed, Thomas, 1817-1891. Thomas Reed papers, 1787-1926 (bulk 1840-1890).

Thomas Reed papers, 1787-1926 (bulk 1840-1890).

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Papers include a claim by the city of Natchez for 30 acres of land; copies of three letters regarding Reed (1825); a sketch of the floor of the United States Senate with names of state senators (1836); certificates allowing Reed to practice law (1840); papers of the Agricultural Society of the County of Adams (1845); a muster roll of officers and enlisted men of the Jefferson Artillery, the 1st Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers (1865); Reed's discharge from military service; and his oath of amnesty. Most personal letters are from members of the Reed family. Several letters (1849-1864) are written by James B. Reed from San Antonio, Texas and concern secession and the Civil War. One letter comments on the dangers of travel through Comanche Indian territory in Texas. A letter by John A. Quitman, a captain of the Natchez Fencibles, remarks on his nomination to Congress and his return to public life (1855). Letters discuss the preparation of biographies of Quitman and Colonel Cate West. Correspondence of Richard F. Reed chiefly concerns the genealogy of the Reed family. The collection includes several genealogies of the Reed family; maps; newspaper clippings; items related to the political career of Richard F. Reed; poems; and notes on Natchez history including the history of a military unit, the Natchez Fencibles. Manuscript volumes include a notebook concerning "Blackstone's Commentary" (1839) and a bank book of Britton & Koontz of Natchez with cash entries for the Hard Bargain Plantation (1882-1894).

243 items.8 v.

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