Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History

Howard (Nathan G.) papers [manuscript]

Online resources: Collection description Summary: Correspondence and legal papers of Nathan G. Howard, a lawyer of Ellsworth, Maine; Lawrenceburgh, Ind.; and Warrenton, Vicksburg, Brandon, and Jackson, Miss. The papers indicate that Howard left Maine in 1825 and went to New York, N.Y.; Baltimore, Md.; Cincinnati, Ohio; and reached Lawrenceburgh, Ind., late in 1825 or early in 1826. In 1828 he arrived at Warrenton and on January 31 was licensed by Judge Edward Turner to practice law in Mississippi. He was preceded to the state by his brother, William R. Howard, who settled at Fayette. After two or three years in Warren County, Nathan G. Howard moved to Brandon and in 1833 to Jackson. He was a member from Rankin County of the Constitutional Convention of 1832.
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/0110.000/S/Box 1 B1/R81/B1/S5 Available B94386
Archive Request Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Manuscript Collections Archival Reading Room Z/0110.000/S/Box 2 Box 2 Available B94387

Correspondence and legal papers of Nathan G. Howard, a lawyer of Ellsworth, Maine; Lawrenceburgh, Ind.; and Warrenton, Vicksburg, Brandon, and Jackson, Miss. The papers indicate that Howard left Maine in 1825 and went to New York, N.Y.; Baltimore, Md.; Cincinnati, Ohio; and reached Lawrenceburgh, Ind., late in 1825 or early in 1826. In 1828 he arrived at Warrenton and on January 31 was licensed by Judge Edward Turner to practice law in Mississippi. He was preceded to the state by his brother, William R. Howard, who settled at Fayette. After two or three years in Warren County, Nathan G. Howard moved to Brandon and in 1833 to Jackson. He was a member from Rankin County of the Constitutional Convention of 1832.

Cite as: Z/0110.000: Howard (Nathan G.) Papers.