Lewis (Seth) family memoirs [manuscript]
Online resources: Collection description Summary: Autobiographical memoir of Judge Seth Lewis; memoirs of Mrs. Amelia Thomson, daughter of Seth Lewis, and of Mrs. Amelia Thomson Watts, grand-daughter of Seth Lewis. Judge Lewis practiced law in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and was Chief Justice of Mississippi Territory, 1800-1803, and attorney general, Natchez District, 1807-1808. He moved back to Louisiana in 1810, and died there on November 15, 1848. Also of interest is Mrs. Thomson's description of a summer on a Louisiana cotton plantation in 1832, and the sections dealing with Civil War experiences.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Media Open Shelf | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Media Room | Z/0900.000/M/Roll 36088 | Not for loan | B98759 |
MDAH only has microfilm.
Autobiographical memoir of Judge Seth Lewis; memoirs of Mrs. Amelia Thomson, daughter of Seth Lewis, and of Mrs. Amelia Thomson Watts, grand-daughter of Seth Lewis. Judge Lewis practiced law in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and was Chief Justice of Mississippi Territory, 1800-1803, and attorney general, Natchez District, 1807-1808. He moved back to Louisiana in 1810, and died there on November 15, 1848. Also of interest is Mrs. Thomson's description of a summer on a Louisiana cotton plantation in 1832, and the sections dealing with Civil War experiences.
Cite as: Z/0900.000: Lewis (Seth) Family Memoirs.