Hunt, Abijah, papers, 1800-1821, 1880.

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Hunt, Abijah, papers, 1800-1821, 1880.

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The Abijah Hunt Papers, 1800-1821, 1880, contains legal documents, financial documents, and a biography of Abijah Hunt.

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Hunt, Abijah, -1811

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Abijah Hunt, a native of New Jersey, formed a business partnership with his brothers Jeremiah and Jess Hunt, and Elijah Smith. He came to Natchez in 1798 as a sutler, or licensed merchant, for the United States Army stationed along the lower Mississippi River. Hunt immersed himself in local politics as an outspoken Federalist, and became embroiled in a conflict with George Poindexter, a Democratic Republican who later became Governor of Mississippi. The two fought a duel on the west bank of the ...