A Guide to the John Carmichael Jenkins Family Papers, 1836-1900
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| Creator | Jenkins, John Carmichael |
| Title | JENKINS (JOHN CARMICHAEL) FAMILY PAPERS, |
| Dates: | 1836-1900 |
| Abstract | John Carmichael Jenkins was a planter in Adams County, Mississippi. Financial records, correspondence, reports, and newspaper clippings relate to the family and estate of Jenkins, his son John F. and his daughter Alice. The Jenkins Family Papers form part of the Natchez Trace Collection. |
| Accession Number | 85-311 |
| Extent | 5 in. |
| Language | English. |
| Repository | Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin |
John Carmichael Jenkins was a planter in Adams County, Mississippi.
Financial records, correspondence, reports, and newspaper clippings relate to the family and estate of Jenkins, his son John F. and his daughter Alice. Included are receipts from Alice's mercantile purchases; a stock book for Elgin, the family plantation; a letterpress book and reports signed by Robert E. Lee while president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia.
Access Restrictions
Urestricted access.
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| Subjects (Persons) |
| | Jenkins, John Carmichael, 1809-1855--Archives. |
| | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. |
| Subjects (Organizations) |
| | Washington College (Lexington, Va.) |
| | Elgin Plantation (Miss.) |
| Places |
| | Adams County (Miss.)--History--Sources. |
| Subjects |
| | Cotton growing--Mississippi--History--Sources. |
| | Plantation owners--Mississippi--Adams County-- |
| | History--Sources. |
| | Plantations--Mississippi--Adams County--History--Sources. |
| Other Names |
| | Jenkins, Alice D.--Archives. |
| | Jenkins, John F.--Archives. |
| | Jenkins family--Archives. |
John Carmichael Jenkins Family Papers, 1836-1900, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Financial records:
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| 2E510 | | | John C. Jenkins, 1836-1856 and undated |
| | | Stock book for Elgin, 1842-1849 |
| | | Alice D. Jenkins: |
| | | | 1857-1866 |
| | | | 1867-1869 and undated |
| | | John F. Jenkins, 1867-1894 and undated |
| | | W. D. Jenkins, 1879 |
| | | Winchester Jenkins, 1899-1900 |
| | | John C. Jenkins, 1899, 1900 |
| | | Letterpress book, 1894-1898 |
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Correspondence:
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| 2E510 | | | John F. Jenkins, 1860-1895 and undated |
| | | Alice D. Jenkins, 1863-1887 and undated |
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Reports:
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| 2E510 | | | John F. Jenkins, Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 1867-1868 |
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Printed material:
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| 2E510 | | | Newspaper clippings, 1886 and undated |
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Oversized material:
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| 2.325/V23 | | | Exchange market reports, 1879, 1894 |
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