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22 March 1852
Gibson, Claude, fl. 1852-1858
to Tobias Gibson
He is preparing for examinations and does not have time to write very often. He tells of a dream which he believes means he should learn to play the flute.
GLC04501.065
3 May 1852
McKinley, E., fl. 1852
[to Tobias Gibson]
He is ill and asks to borrow five dollars so he can visit the doctor.
GLC04501.066
13 July 1852
Gibson, Tobias, fl. 1861-1865
to Preston Gibson
He urges Preston to do something with his life. Writes that uncle William is ill, his daughter Loula has worms, and Hart and Claude are on their way home. He concludes by commenting on the pageantry of Mr. Clay's funeral.
GLC04501.067
January 15, 1853
to Randall Lee Gibson
Discusses plantation business. They are still digging ditches in an attempt to make the place healthier. He discusses the debates concerning the annexation of Cuba. Sarah will soon have to make a decision between J.H. (Joseph Humphreys) and T.G.R...
GLC04501.068
17 January 1853
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875
to Mrs. Breckinridge
He reports on the health of family members.
GLC04501.069
29 March 1853
Todd, James, fl. 1853
[to Joseph Humphreys]
Writes that he has just arrived in Memphis. Discusses friends and news.
GLC04501.070
11 October 1853
to Joseph A. Humphreys
He has decided to stay in Lexington for a while. Sarah (Gibson Humphreys) writes the second page of the letter and teases her husband about being away from home.
GLC04501.071
November 1853
Humphreys, Sarah Gibson, fl. 1853
to her father Tobias Gibson
The date of the letter is taken from the docket. Writes that Loula is doing much better. Sarah discusses the visitors she entertained last week. Reports Mat Ward was arrested for murder. At first he was placed in a debtor's cell but a mob...
GLC04501.072
13 February 1854
Rowlands, Alfred, fl. 1854
[Receipt for purchase of Frank, an enslaved man]
One receipt belonging to Alfred A. Rowlands for the amount of $1,250 to purchase an enslaved man, Frank from Rowlands. Docket indicates Frank was sold as property by Tobias Gibson on behalf of his daughter, Sarah [Gibson] Humphreys.
GLC04501.073
8 December 1854
Writes about plantation business. He hopes Randall and Preston will write to him from New Orleans.
GLC04501.074
30 December 1855
Gibson, Hart, fl. 1855
to his sister Sarah Gibson
The first letter is written by Hart Gibson. He informs his sister of his progress in school. He writes about the family and his displeasure with President elect Polk. He also reports that Miss Webster, Toby and Claude's old teacher, has been...
GLC04501.075
28 January 1855
Hart has graduated but his father feels he was a lazy and sluggish student. He mentions the sugar and molasses crops.
GLC04501.076
28 May 1856
to his son
Family news and problems with the sugar crop.
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September 1866
Carpenter & Mullen Magnolia Gallery
Carte de visite [Gibson family]
Image of McKinley Gibson, Louisiana Hart Gibson, Maria (Ridie) Tevis, and Margaret Howard Preston playing backgammon. The circular pattern on Ms. Preston's dress has been drawn with ink.
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31 October 1856
Breckenridge, W.L., fl. 1856
to his sister
The "Old Lady's" health has improved but her memory is slipping. He thinks his trip to Texas has greatly improved his health.
GLC04501.079
13 December 1856
London credit account sheet of Dr. Hart Gibson and William Hoge & Co.
Indicates that interest is paid at 7%. Includes amounts dating from December 1855 to December 1856. The debt totals 1,625.67.
GLC04501.080
13 January 1857
Humphreys, Joseph, fl. 1845
to Sarah Gibson Humphreys
Written on verso of Bill of Exchange [dated 12/6/56] belonging to Samuel Humphreys. Joseph tells his wife of the hardships on his trip including running out of sugar and having to substitute "whiskey & water" for coffee. He is sending Bob back for...
GLC04501.081
18 May 1857
Gibson, Alfred, fl. 1857
Hailstorms ruined some of the cotton crop. The cotton gin processes about 12 bales a day. Sickness on the plantation has taken the lives of five slaves, all under the age of four. Albert lost two slaves, one 17 years old and the other 20. A...
GLC04501.082
1 September 1857
Miller, Eliza, fl. 1857
[to her brother Tobias Gibson]
Recipient is inferred from content of the letter. Eliza describes her stay at the Battery Hotel and hopes that such resorts in the South will prevent Southerners from going north "in search of pleasure or comfort."
GLC04501.083
14 December 1857
Higgins, R., fl. 1857
Announces that he has married Ann. He encourages Tobias to remarry after the death of Louisiana Gibson (see GLC04501.100).
GLC04501.084
2 February 1858
[Account of Mr. Hart Gibson]
Account of debt owed to Hamilt and Company.
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15 August 1858
Slaughter, Atticus, fl. 1858
to [Tobias] Gibson
He writes about his wife Virginia and plantation business.
GLC04501.086
7 October 1858
to Sarah [Gibson] Humphreys
Writes that he has just arrived and that both the cash crop and the provision crops are doing well. He wishes he could bring surplus hands from Sumners Forest to Live Oak to help with the sugar grinding. He feels guilty about leaving Loula and Hart...
GLC04501.087
8 October 1858
He, Toby and John McKinley Gibson are studying in Heidelberg. Mr. Preston has been appointed Minister to Spain.
GLC04501.088
10 July 1860
Gibson, John McKinley, fl. 1860
Writes that he and Toby are going to Switzerland in September. He justifies the trip by stating that the universities in Switzerland are as good as those in Germany and French is spoken there "even better than in Paris." They intend to go to...
GLC04501.089
25 July 1860 to 29 July 1860
Journal entries
Journal entries taken from a book. The first leaf appears to be journal or diary entries from Blue Lick Springs. It contains information about the weather, news about various people, and illness. Second leaf dated April 30th (no year) contains a...
GLC04501.090
26 November 1860
Humphreys, D.C., fl. 1845
Writes that he will not be able to come home as soon as he expected to.
GLC04501.091
4 February 1863
Gibson, William P., fl. 1862-1863
[to his sister Mary Humphreys]
Briefly describes his journey from New York to Cincinnati.
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21 April 1864
Smith, Edward, fl. 1863
Dated at "Cotton Press No. 4." Smith, a member of the 2nd LA Cavalry, Co. G, informs Gibson of his being wounded, captured and imprisoned. He requests $200-$300 in city funds.
GLC04501.096
12 October 1856
A letter written at school which discusses the strictness of his instructor, asks for an allowance, declares that he neither smokes nor swears, and asks his father for permission to talk to girls.
GLC04501.098
20 February 1871
A melancholy letter discussing the difficulty of running a profitable plantation. Tobias worries over his children and his failings. He mentions the death of his wife, 20 years ago to the day. He writes of another woman he fell in love with after...
GLC04501.100
29 March circa 1840
Humphreys, Sarah, fl. 1830-1840
Writing to her son, she recounts the family's experiences in the city. Her daughters have attended so many parties they are running out of clothes. She wishes for a lock of her son's hair to make a bracelet. Writes that she has been to see...
GLC04501.101
1861-1865
[to Sarah Gibson]
Writes to her niece that she is feeling better and sends news of other family members.
GLC04501.102
Writes to her niece about family news, particularly concerning a cousin who just married and Nathaniel, who is very ill.
GLC04501.103
[to Sarah Gibson Humphreys]
He discusses social activities in Lexington. He also instructs Sarah to forward his letters if she and Mr. Humphreys cannot come to Lexington.
GLC04501.104
Humphreys, Marian, ?
to Sallie
News concerning family members. Contents suggest these are probably Sarah Gibson Humphreys' children. The letter is partly cross-written.
GLC04501.105
May 6, 1857
Extract of a dispatch from Mr. Crawford to Lord Clarendon
A manuscript extract from a May 6, 1857 dispatch from British consul at Havana, Joseph T. Crawford, to Lord Clarendon, giving names and tonnage of five American vessels sent to Havana, presumably for the slave trade. The ships are the schooner...
GLC05832.01
12 October 1857
Davidson, Hunter, 1827-1913
to William McBlair
Lt. Davidson of the USS "Dale" reports on his official interview with Commodore Wise, commander of the H.M.S. "Vesuvius," regarding Wise's capture of the slaveship "Bremen" on October 10, 1857. Davidson interviewed Wise by order of the captain of the...
GLC05832.02
October 19. 1857
Conover, Thomas A., 1794-1864
Directing McBlair to proceed to the Congo River area to suppress the illegal traffic in slaves and ordering him to cooperate with British naval forces already in the area. Sends "private instructions" (possibly related to GLC00722.04) on how to deal...
GLC05832.03
13 November 1857
Burgess, George F., 1827-1860
[Statement regarding slave ship capture]
Clerical copy of a statement by British commander George F. Burgess recording the capture of the slave ship "Joseph H Record" by HMS "Antelope" on September 3, 1857. The vessel had "191 Slaves on board - and had a crew of Spaniards & Italians - or...
GLC05832.04
1857 circa
Pike, John W., fl. 1857
Information regarding slavers, received from the master of the "Jupiter" captured by Her M S "Antelope"
Clerical copy of a deposition taken by Lt. John W. Pike, captain of the HMS "Antelope," from the master of the "Jupiter," an illegal slaver captured by the "Antelope" in June of 1857. The statement describes the operation of an illegal slave ship...
GLC05832.05
24 November 1862
Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917
to his parents and sister
Writes that he and Darius have received money by way of Mrs. Warner, their captain's wife. He reports that General Dumont is issuing a notice in the papers identifying men who have deserted and offering a reward for their return. In response, the...
GLC07460.006
2 April 1863
to his parents, [brother-in-law], and sister
He thanks his family for the letters and food they've sent. Complains that Uncle Sam owes him eighty dollars but thinks that he will get paid some of the amount tomorrow. Mentions to his family that they should set out an orchard on which they...
GLC07460.023
17 April 1863
to his sister Martha
Writes that he would like to hire Welly (his nephew Wellington Spohn) at five cents a day to help with the harvest. Reports that rebels are camped nearby and that he is anxious toget rid of them. Discusses the feeling of brotherhood amongst the...
GLC07460.024
25 April 1863
to his sister Martha [Spohn]
Hopes that more men will be drafted to fill the regiments. Writes that he would like to see the North "whip" the South entirely with volunteers. He describes a reported rebel attack on a Union picket that forced the picket to retreat. Wheeler also...
GLC07460.025
1 April 1817
McCarthy, Charles, ?-1824
[Bill of exchange related to captured slaves in Sierra Leone]
McCarthy, Colonial Governor of Sierra Leone, instructs commissioners of the British Treasury to pay Major Donald McKenzie four hundred pounds, for "the expences of the Captured Negroes of this Colony." Partially printed, and housed within GLC 8059...
GLC08059.02
1 December 1839
Gerry, James T., 1797-1854
to Emily L. Gerry
Slave trade to Cuba and the evils of the slave traders. Details the methods used by traders who bring slaves to Cuba, and the horrible acts they have committed. Also discusses personal and family affairs, events in his daily life, and happenings in...
GLC09099.04
December 1839
to Ann T. Gerry
Desires to be a captain, and believes he may soon attain the role, though the Commodore, whom he dislikes, is making matters difficult for him. Describes Havana, Key West and the local flora, discusses slave traders and their evil ways. Believes...
GLC09099.05
15 March 1866
McSherry, Anna, 1833-?
to Henry F. McSherry [incomplete]
Written by Anna to her brother Henry. Says she is sorry she sent her last letter, which reported that Henry's resignation was accepted and that another surgeon was being sent to replace him. Says it is not true. Says Admirals Lee and De Clymer both...
GLC03523.21.52
28 March 1866
McSherry, Richard M., 1792-?
to Henry F. McSherry
Written by Richard to his son Henry. Makes reference to Henry's sister Anna returning from Washington where bureaucratic infighting involving Henry's resignation was taking place. Says reports of intemperance were stated against him. Says "Do my dear...
GLC03523.21.54
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