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A Guide to the Jacob F. Baum Papers, 1854-1898
Biographical NoteBaum married Ellen Chambers, the daughter of Dr. Rowland Chambers and Eleanor Miles Chambers, and served as alderman in Vicksburg during the early 1870's. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsCollection documents the personal and business affairs of Baum, a Vicksburg, Mississippi businessman, and his family. Correspondence includes two letters discussing "scalawags" and "Yankee cupidity" during the Reconstruction era; letters from Baum's relatives in Huron, Ohio, and Nauvoo, Illinois, describing local farming conditions (1866-1874); and correspondence from several of Baum's children attending out-of-town schools (1874-1878). The financial records document Baum's business interests including his fruit enterprise (1871-1874) as well as daily household expenditures. Also included are recipes for home medical remedies. Forms part of the Natchez Trace Collection. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsUnrestricted access. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationJacob F. Baum Papers, 1854-1898, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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