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Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

University of Texas, Center for American History

A Guide to the Joseph Devenport Papers, 1855-1865



Descriptive Summary

CreatorDevenport, Joseph
TitleDEVENPORT (JOSEPH) PAPERS,
Dates: 1855-1865
AbstractPapers document the affairs of Devenport, owner of the Ark Plantation, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Forms part of the Natchez Trace Collection.
OCLC Record No.34921746
Extent1/2 in.
LanguageEnglish.
RepositoryCenter for American HistoryThe University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents

Papers document the affairs of Devenport, owner of the Ark Plantation, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Included are freight receipts for goods shipped by the Grand Gulf and Port Gibson Railroad Company.

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Arrangement

Accounts, receipts, and probate records arranged chronologically.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

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Index Terms

Subjects (Persons)
Devenport, Joseph.
Places
Ark Plantation (Miss.)--History--Sources.
Claiborne County (Miss.)--History--Sources.
Port Gibson (Miss.)--History--Sources.
Subjects
Decedents' estates--Mississippi.
Plantations--Mississippi--Archival resources.

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Related Material

Forms part of the Natchez Trace Collection.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Joseph Devenport Papers, 1855-1865, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

2E556 Joseph Devenport Papers, 1855-1865

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