Hagaman (Abraham) memoir [manuscript]
By: Hagaman, Abraham
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Mixed materialsOrganization and Arrangement of Materials: .Description: 0.20.Subject(s): Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysss Simpson), 1822-1885 | Surget, Francis | Princeton University | Agriculture -- Louisiana -- Archival resources | Education -- Louisiana -- East Carroll Parish -- Archival resources | Education -- Mississippi -- Adams County -- Archival resources | Education -- New Jersey -- Mercer County -- Archival resources | Education -- Virginia -- Roanoke County -- Archival resources | Plantation owners -- Louisiana -- Archival resources | Plantations -- Louisiana -- Archival resources | Presbyterian Church -- Clergy -- Archival resources | Presbyterian Church -- Louisiana -- Archival resources | Presbyterian Church -- Mississippi -- Archival resources | Presbyterian Church -- Missouri -- Archival resources | Presbyterians -- Biography | Secession -- Archival resources | Slavery -- Louisiana -- Archival resources | Confederate States of America -- Politics and government -- Archival resources | Louisiana -- History -- 1803-1865 -- Sources | Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources | Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources | Missouri -- History -- 19th century -- Sources | New Jersey -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Sources | Southern States -- Description and travel -- 19th century -- Archival resources | Southern States -- Economic conditions -- 19th century -- Archival resources | Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865 -- Archival resources | Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1865 -- Archival resources | Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate | Mississippi -- History -- 1817-1832 | Mississippi -- History -- 1833-1844 | Beekman family -- Archives | Hagaman family -- ArchivesGenre/Form: AutobiographiesOnline resources: Collection description Photocopy of original memoir is available for reference use.Summary: The eighty-three-page manuscript copy of the memoir of Abraham Hagaman written in June, 1873, provides an articulate account of his experiences and impressions as an undergraduate and seminarian at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University); as an educator in Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana; as a Presbyterian minister in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri; and as a businessman and planter in Louisiana. Hagaman's memoir provides documentation for the agricultural, economic, educational, political, religious, and social history of the antebellum South, especially for Louisiana and Mississippi; his experiences during the Civil War in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Missouri; his sympathetic views toward slavery and secession; and his abiding faith in God. The memoir also contains a very detailed genealogy of the Hagaman and Beekman families.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1857.000/F/Folder 2 | Available | B40314 |
Access to original is restricted.
The eighty-three-page manuscript copy of the memoir of Abraham Hagaman written in June, 1873, provides an articulate account of his experiences and impressions as an undergraduate and seminarian at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University); as an educator in Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana; as a Presbyterian minister in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri; and as a businessman and planter in Louisiana. Hagaman's memoir provides documentation for the agricultural, economic, educational, political, religious, and social history of the antebellum South, especially for Louisiana and Mississippi; his experiences during the Civil War in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Missouri; his sympathetic views toward slavery and secession; and his abiding faith in God. The memoir also contains a very detailed genealogy of the Hagaman and Beekman families.
Cite as: Z/1857.000: Hagaman (Abraham) Memoir.
Photocopy of original memoir is available for reference use.
Gift of R. L. Hagaman and Anna Rosena Hagaman Ware, Jackson, Mississippi, November 20, 1989.
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