Rodney (Thomas) papers [manuscript]
Online resources: Collection description Summary: This collection is composed of a diary, a letter, and a holographic will. The diary is the account of Rodney's journey through the country around Natchez, M.T., from September 8-27, 1804. Among the early Natchez settlers mentioned are William Dunbar, Anthony Hutchins, William B. Shields, Abner Green, John Ellis, Benajah Osman, John Collins, and Ferdinand L. Claiborne. This diary was published in The Journal of Mississippi History, volume 8, number 2 (April, 1945). A typescript of the diary presumably prepared for that publication, is included in the collection. The letter (ALS) was written by Rodney to Dr. William Lattimore, Territorial Representative in the U.S. Congress concerning Rodney's work with land claims as Land Commissioner of Lands west of the Pearl River. The holographic will is dated September, 1785, and revokes all other wills theretofore made by him.| 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/0587.000/F/Folder 1 | Available | B98193 |
This collection is composed of a diary, a letter, and a holographic will. The diary is the account of Rodney's journey through the country around Natchez, M.T., from September 8-27, 1804. Among the early Natchez settlers mentioned are William Dunbar, Anthony Hutchins, William B. Shields, Abner Green, John Ellis, Benajah Osman, John Collins, and Ferdinand L. Claiborne. This diary was published in The Journal of Mississippi History, volume 8, number 2 (April, 1945). A typescript of the diary presumably prepared for that publication, is included in the collection. The letter (ALS) was written by Rodney to Dr. William Lattimore, Territorial Representative in the U.S. Congress concerning Rodney's work with land claims as Land Commissioner of Lands west of the Pearl River. The holographic will is dated September, 1785, and revokes all other wills theretofore made by him.
Cite as: Z/0587.000: Rodney (Thomas) Papers.