Holmes (David) papers [manuscript]
Online resources: Collection description Summary: Letters, certificates, and commissions of David Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory and the state of Mississippi and United States senator from Mississippi. The certificates of appointment, commissions and other papers pertaining to appointments are as follows: Parmenias Briscoe, ranger, Claiborne County; John Coulter, chief justice of the Orphans' Court, Wilkinson County; Joseph Johnston, register of the Orphans' Court, Wilkinson County; William Mason, justice of the quorum, Monroe County; Robert H. Morrow, justice of the peace, Adams County; James Stigler, justice of the quorum, Lawrence County; nominations for the Legislative Council, Feb. 15, 1815, Robert Beaty, David Williams, Robert Cocks, and Cato West; and appointments of census takers, 1810, Daniel Beasley, Jefferson County; Andrew Glass, Warren County; Joseph Montgomery, Franklin County; Thomas G. Percy, Wilkinson County; John Richards, Amite County; Louis Winston, Madison County; and David Greenleaf and Dr. Alexander E. McConnell, surgeon, United States Navy.| 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/0458.000/F/Folder 1 | Available | B97773 |
Letters, certificates, and commissions of David Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory and the state of Mississippi and United States senator from Mississippi. The certificates of appointment, commissions and other papers pertaining to appointments are as follows: Parmenias Briscoe, ranger, Claiborne County; John Coulter, chief justice of the Orphans' Court, Wilkinson County; Joseph Johnston, register of the Orphans' Court, Wilkinson County; William Mason, justice of the quorum, Monroe County; Robert H. Morrow, justice of the peace, Adams County; James Stigler, justice of the quorum, Lawrence County; nominations for the Legislative Council, Feb. 15, 1815, Robert Beaty, David Williams, Robert Cocks, and Cato West; and appointments of census takers, 1810, Daniel Beasley, Jefferson County; Andrew Glass, Warren County; Joseph Montgomery, Franklin County; Thomas G. Percy, Wilkinson County; John Richards, Amite County; Louis Winston, Madison County; and David Greenleaf and Dr. Alexander E. McConnell, surgeon, United States Navy.
Cite as: Z/0458.000: Holmes (David) Papers.