Power (J. L.) and family papers, 1800-1958 [manuscript].
By: Power, J. L. (John Logan)
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Subject(s): Power, J. L. 1834-1901 (John Logan)Online resources: Collection description Summary: This microfilm copy of papers of John Logan Power and family includes correspondence; a diary; legal records; articles and essays; newspaper isssues; newsclippings; and miscellaneous materials. Among the letters filmed are those of J. L. Power to his wife and daughter, written from August 14 to November 18, 1878, and two from Jefferson Davis to Power written in 1884 and 1887. There is also a diary of Power, kept from May 15, 1862, through July 25, 1863, that includes an 1863 muster roll and discharges. Legal records in the collection include an account settlement made in Adams County with jailer William Wells on August 6, 1800; an Adams County marriage record of 1817; a Holmes County deed of mortgage by Levi Noble; a certificate of naturalization for Power dated June 9, 1856; and indentures dating from 1839 through 1847. The collection also contains a description of meetings attended by Power in 1888, and articles written by J. L. Power: "Jackson as I first saw it," "Mississippi Secession Convention," and "The Black and Tan Convention." There is also a chapter on the demonstrations of the enemy in the Yazoo, concerning the operations of Sanderson's Battery; an essay by Anabel Power on "The Old Sharon Cemetery;" and data provided by Anabel Power on the old Power home. Included as well are materials concerning the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson; issues of the Clarion Extra from 1878; newsclippings; and miscellaneous material.
| 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/1401.000/M/Roll 36183 | Not for loan | B100538 |
MDAH only has microfilm.
This microfilm copy of papers of John Logan Power and family includes correspondence; a diary; legal records; articles and essays; newspaper isssues; newsclippings; and miscellaneous materials. Among the letters filmed are those of J. L. Power to his wife and daughter, written from August 14 to November 18, 1878, and two from Jefferson Davis to Power written in 1884 and 1887. There is also a diary of Power, kept from May 15, 1862, through July 25, 1863, that includes an 1863 muster roll and discharges. Legal records in the collection include an account settlement made in Adams County with jailer William Wells on August 6, 1800; an Adams County marriage record of 1817; a Holmes County deed of mortgage by Levi Noble; a certificate of naturalization for Power dated June 9, 1856; and indentures dating from 1839 through 1847. The collection also contains a description of meetings attended by Power in 1888, and articles written by J. L. Power: "Jackson as I first saw it," "Mississippi Secession Convention," and "The Black and Tan Convention." There is also a chapter on the demonstrations of the enemy in the Yazoo, concerning the operations of Sanderson's Battery; an essay by Anabel Power on "The Old Sharon Cemetery;" and data provided by Anabel Power on the old Power home. Included as well are materials concerning the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson; issues of the Clarion Extra from 1878; newsclippings; and miscellaneous material.
Cite as: Z/1401.000: Power (John Logan) and Family Papers.
Colonel J. L. Power was born in Ireland in 1834. In his sixteenth year he came to the United States. For four years he lived in the town of Lockport in Western New York. He then went to New Orleans, where he remained only a few months, moving finally to Jackson, Mississippi, in April, 1855. At the outbreak of the Civil War he entered the Confederate army in Company A, of Wither's regiment. In 1864 he was made superintendent of army records, with the rank of colonel. After the war, he helped establish the Mississippi Standard, which was later merged into the Clarion (1866), and finally into the Clarion-Ledger (1888). Colonel Power was elected secretary of state by the citizens of Mississippi in 1895, and was re-elected in 1899.