"An Act for Setling the Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty" was passed on July 30, 1653. The court was given jurisdiction over all cases involving maritime commerce, including ships and their equipment, the provisioning of seagoing vessels,...
From the Kitson (John) Letters. Letter to John Kitson, dated February 23, 1826. It is a reply to an inquiry by Kitson concerning several legal matters, including the details of an unnamed will and problems concerning the executors of the document. ...
Letter from E.D. Walcott of Walnut Hills, Mississippi,to his "brother" Hugh White of Allentown, Pennsylvania, containing family and economic news along with political comments about Andrew Jackson, dated 3 September 1828.
From the Kitson (John) Letters. Letter addressed to John Kitson at the Registry Office, Norwich, dated March 2, 1831. Written by Alex Stewart, a lawyer based in Dumfries, Scotland, the letter concerns the affairs of James Craig, also of Dumfries,...
Letter from James Whitfield in New York to W. H. (Henry) Buchannon in Columbus, Mississippi, dated 19 October 1838, concerning Whitfield's buying trip to New York and Philadelphia. Mentioned are prices, vendors, shipment procedures, debt...
From the Weston (John) Letters. Letter from John Weston to Gersham B. Weston of Duxbury, Massachusetts, dated 16 June 1845, includes a listing of Weston family names obtained from Commer Weston of Plymouth.
From the Spight (Thomas) Letters. Letter from Mrs. F.A. Barnett to her daughter Virginia Barnett, who is visiting relatives. In this letter written from Ripley, Mississippi, and dated 25 June 1858, Mrs. Barnett writes about family matters and news...
From the Spight (Thomas) Letters. Letter from L.D. Holcombe to Thomas Spight, dated 15 May 1860. Holcombe writes from Ripley, Mississippi, about preparations for war and news of their friends.
From the Harris (Merry B.) Papers. This document contains 15 articles dealing with the organization of the company, election of officers, procedural questions, and responsibilities of members. Harris was a resident of Copiah County, Mississippi. He...
Call me not back from the Echoless Shore. Reply to "Rock me to Sleep Mother." Song with chorus and lullaby ad lib. Words by Chas. C. Sawyer. Music by Henry Tucker.
