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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
to Tobias Gibson
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
[to Tobias Gibson]
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.
GLC04501.085
15 August 1858
Slaughter, Atticus, fl. 1858
to [Tobias] Gibson
He writes about his wife Virginia and plantation business.
GLC04501.086
7 October 1858
Gibson, Tobias, fl. 1861-1865
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
Gibson, Claude, fl. 1852-1858
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
to Joseph A. Humphreys
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.
GLC04501.093
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
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