Descriptive Summary
Billingslea, Sarah.
Sarah Billingslea
Papers
1844-1891 Materials
are written in English.
85-311
31197523
1 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Papers document
Billingslea's plantation in Warren County, Mississippi.
Scope and ContentsPapers document Billingslea's plantation
in Warren County, Mississippi. Included are records of cotton sales
(1844-1866), an itemized tax receipt (1852), and correspondence (1885-1891)
with attorney Gilbert Moyers concerning Billinglea's claim against the
government for property appropriated by the U. S. Army during the Civil War.
ArrangementCotton sales records, tax receipts, and
correspondence arranged chronologically.
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Use RestrictionsUnrestricted use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Billingslea, Sarah.
Subjects
Cotton trade--Mississippi.
Plantations--Mississippi.
United States--History--Civil
War, 1861-1865 -- Claims.
Warren County
(Miss.)--History--19th century--Sources.
Places
Warren County
(Miss.)
Preferred CitationSarah Billingslea Papers, 1844-1891,
Natchez Trace Collection, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas
at Austin.
Related MaterialForms part of the
Natchez Trace
Collection.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2E551
Sarah Billingslea Papers,
1844-1891