Eustis (Horatio) letters [manuscript]
Online resources: Collection description Summary: Two letters from Horatio Eustis of Natchez to his father, General A. Eustis. Horatio Eustis, son-in-law of Major Henry Chotard, was a lawyer and owner of Somerset plantation of Natchez. The first letter describes the financial condition of the state and mentions fear of the Mississippi River's flooding. The second letter gives a vivid description of the tornado that hit Natchez May 7, 1840.| 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/0413.000/F/Folder 1 | Available | B97725 |
Two letters from Horatio Eustis of Natchez to his father, General A. Eustis. Horatio Eustis, son-in-law of Major Henry Chotard, was a lawyer and owner of Somerset plantation of Natchez. The first letter describes the financial condition of the state and mentions fear of the Mississippi River's flooding. The second letter gives a vivid description of the tornado that hit Natchez May 7, 1840.
Cite as: Z/0413.000: Eustis (Horatio) Letters.