Baker (T. Otis) and family papers, 1822-1909 [manuscript].
Online resources: Collection description Summary: This collection contains materials used in writing the book "Rolls of the Several Military Organizations Which Entered the Service of the Confederate States." The remainder is comprised mostly of papers concerning Mr. Baker's various clients.Summary: Box contents are as follows: Box 1: Rolls of several Confederate military organizations Accounts of yellow fever epidemic in Natchez in 1905; Confederate bonds; Concordia Parish, bonds; Dunbarton Plantation (Concordia Parish, Louisiana); Civil War papers; Box 2: Forrest Hill Plantation (Wilkinson County); Holly Kowne Plantation; Arlington Heights (city); St. Calhoune Bend Levee; Duncan-Homochitto Plantation; Hamilton Plantation (Adams County); Natchez plats; Ivanoe Plantation (Adams County); Box 3: Hollywood Plantation (Adams County); John C. Eustis Spring Hill Plantation (Adams County); Blackwater Plantation (Tensas Parish, Louisiana); Box 4: Mt. Caronel Place (Adams County); Hermitage Plantation (Concordia, Louisiana); Good Hope Plantation; St. Alban's Plantation (Claiborne County); Box 5: Magnolia Plantation (Folder 101) Activities of Jefferson College in 1887; Plantations near Washington (Adams County); Kennelworth (Natchez); Oakland Plantation (Adams County); Retirement (Adams County); Smithland Plantation (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana); Deerfield Plantation (Adams County); Williston Plantation (Jefferson County); Box 6: Home Place Plantation; Garden Plantation; Innisfail Plantation; (Concordia Parish, Louisiana); Box 7: Personal comments on Civil War and war in general; Quote from the London Index on the Civil War; Southerner's analysis of Northern sentiment in Civil War; General political essays, especially on secession; Advertisement card for a New Orleans dry goods store; Box 8: Oak Ridge Plantation (Adams County); Wilton Plantation; land records and maps; Confederate States of America bonds.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/0072.000/S/Box 1 | Box 1 | Available | B92652 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/0072.000/S/Box 2 | Box 2 | Available | B92653 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/0072.000/S/Box 3 | Box 3 | Available | B92654 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/0072.000/S/Box 4 | Box 4 | Available | B92655 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/0072.000/S/Box 5 | Box 5 | Available | B92656 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/0072.000/S/Box 6 | Box 6 | Available | B92657 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/0072.000/S/Box 7 | Box 7 | Available | B92658 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/0072.000/S/Box 8 | Box 8 | Available | B92659 |
This collection contains materials used in writing the book "Rolls of the Several Military Organizations Which Entered the Service of the Confederate States." The remainder is comprised mostly of papers concerning Mr. Baker's various clients.
Box contents are as follows: Box 1: Rolls of several Confederate military organizations Accounts of yellow fever epidemic in Natchez in 1905; Confederate bonds; Concordia Parish, bonds; Dunbarton Plantation (Concordia Parish, Louisiana); Civil War papers; Box 2: Forrest Hill Plantation (Wilkinson County); Holly Kowne Plantation; Arlington Heights (city); St. Calhoune Bend Levee; Duncan-Homochitto Plantation; Hamilton Plantation (Adams County); Natchez plats; Ivanoe Plantation (Adams County); Box 3: Hollywood Plantation (Adams County); John C. Eustis Spring Hill Plantation (Adams County); Blackwater Plantation (Tensas Parish, Louisiana); Box 4: Mt. Caronel Place (Adams County); Hermitage Plantation (Concordia, Louisiana); Good Hope Plantation; St. Alban's Plantation (Claiborne County); Box 5: Magnolia Plantation (Folder 101) Activities of Jefferson College in 1887; Plantations near Washington (Adams County); Kennelworth (Natchez); Oakland Plantation (Adams County); Retirement (Adams County); Smithland Plantation (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana); Deerfield Plantation (Adams County); Williston Plantation (Jefferson County); Box 6: Home Place Plantation; Garden Plantation; Innisfail Plantation; (Concordia Parish, Louisiana); Box 7: Personal comments on Civil War and war in general; Quote from the London Index on the Civil War; Southerner's analysis of Northern sentiment in Civil War; General political essays, especially on secession; Advertisement card for a New Orleans dry goods store; Box 8: Oak Ridge Plantation (Adams County); Wilton Plantation; land records and maps; Confederate States of America bonds.
Cite as: Z/0072.000: Baker (T. Otis) and Family Papers.
T. Otis Baker was a prominent lawyer of Natchez. He also served as a lieutenant in the Confederate Army and later in the Adams Light Infantry.