Robinson (Nancy McDougall) papers, 1832-1873 [manuscript].
Online resources: Collection description Summary: This collection contains Robinson's diaries, 1832-1873; correspondence, 1858-1868; n.d. (folder 1); slave lists and accounts, 1861-1862 (folder 2); an envelope containing birth and death records (folder 3); miscellaneous recipes (folder 4); photographs of Alfred Basset and Nancy McDougall Robinson (folder 5); certification by the clerk of the Chancery Court of Coahoma County concerning photocopies of the Robinson Bible, owned by Jerry Falls (folder 6); payment receipts, 1858-1860 (folder 7); and photocopies of marriages, births, and deaths taken from the William H. Fitzgerald Bible (folder 8).| 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/1308.000/S/Box 1 | Available | B100184 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1308.000/S/Box 2 | Available | B100185 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1308.000/S/Box 3 | Available | B100186 | |
| Media Open Shelf | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Media Room | Z/1308.000/M/Roll 36167 | Not for loan | B100187 |
This collection contains Robinson's diaries, 1832-1873; correspondence, 1858-1868; n.d. (folder 1); slave lists and accounts, 1861-1862 (folder 2); an envelope containing birth and death records (folder 3); miscellaneous recipes (folder 4); photographs of Alfred Basset and Nancy McDougall Robinson (folder 5); certification by the clerk of the Chancery Court of Coahoma County concerning photocopies of the Robinson Bible, owned by Jerry Falls (folder 6); payment receipts, 1858-1860 (folder 7); and photocopies of marriages, births, and deaths taken from the William H. Fitzgerald Bible (folder 8).
Cite as: Z/1308.000: Robinson (Nancy McDougall) Papers.
Nancy McDougall was the eldest child of Judge Nicholas and Elizabeth McEvers Rouse McDougall. She was born in Hamilton, Canada, on November 27, 1808. McDougall was educated in Marietta, Ohio. She later moved with her family to Claiborne County, Mississippi. McDougall married Alfred Bassett Robinson, son of John and Sarah Edwards Robinson, on December 31, 1832. Nancy McDougall Robinson began keeping her diaries in July of 1832. She wrote of friends, life, and events in early Mississippi.