A Guide to the Sarah Billingslea Papers, 1844-1891, in the Natchez Trace Collection
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Billingslea, Sarah. | |
| Title: | Sarah Billingslea Papers | |
| Dates: | 1844-1891 | |
| Abstract: | Papers document Billingslea's plantation in Warren County, Mississippi. | |
| Accession No.: | 85-311 | |
| OCLC No.: | 31197523 | |
| Extent: | 1 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Scope and Contents
Papers 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.
Arrangement | ||
| Cotton sales records, tax receipts, and correspondence arranged chronologically. | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
Unrestricted 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.) | ||
Related Material
Forms part of the Natchez Trace Collection. |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Sarah Billingslea Papers, 1844-1891, Natchez Trace Collection, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
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| 2E551 | Sarah Billingslea Papers, 1844-1891 | ||||||||||||