Geography: Mississippi

A business letter dated November 27, 1884, from E. W. Terry to M. Levy & Sons, commission merchants and cotton factors in New Orleans, Louisiana. The letter discusses cotton prices and is written on Levy & Sons' letterhead. A second image shows the reverse of the letter.

Invoice from The Schwab Clothing Co., manufacturers located at 803 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Dated September 28, 1888. The bill details the purchase of several items from the clothing company, including a list of various items with quantities, prices, and a total amount. The billhead displays ornate lettering. The billhead contains a list of item descriptions and quantities with associated prices, and the total cost is calculated by hand. There is a large, bold handwritten signature at the bottom.

Two-page letter written on Confederate States of America, War Department stationery from Judah P. Benjamin, Secretary of War, to John J. Pettus, Governor of Mississippi, requesting troops under the recently passed act of the Confederate Congress. Although the letter bears a printed date of 1861, the '1' has been crossed out and replaced with a '2', making the most likely date February 1, 1862. This letter is significant in the context of Mississippi's secession from the Union and the early days of the American Civil War.