221 letters, 1064 manuscript pp., (121 retained mailing envelopes); letters dated 10 May 1892 to 20 June 1926; the bulk date from 1892 to 1909 and only 2 letters written after 1909, those being from 1911 and 1926. more >
Quarto, three pages, plus stamp less address leaf, formerly folded, postal markings, some staining and some minor damage caused when the letter was first opened, else very good. more >
Six letters, 19 manuscript pages, dated 1840-44, quarto and folio, some war, staining and dust soiling, few short tears, and defects, else in good legible condition, despite Dixon’s idiosyncratic spelling. more >
folio, 210 manuscript pp., bound in ¼ calf, marbled paper covered boards, measures 8” x 12 ½”, dated 29 Oct 1852 to 30 May 1855; covers and spine poor, very worn, spine chipped, text block split in half, couple of signatures loose;… more >
18 letters, 28 manuscript pages, mainly quarto and folio, some old tape repairs at fold joints, generally in good legible condition, despite the idiosyncratic handwriting of Francis and several of the correspondents in the collection. more >
quarto, 4pp., including stampless address leaf, separated at most folds, but repaired with non-archival tape, with only slight loss of a few words of text more >
Dramatic eyewitness account of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn’s early morning surprise attack on Holly Springs, Mississippi, the resulting capture by the narrator, a cotton buyer from Rhode Island, and the destruction at the Union supply hub