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 >
Folio, includes 44 manuscript pages, plus blanks, bound in full leather, hinges cracked, worn, scuffed, rubbed, corners of boards worn through, written in ink in a very legible hand, dated 1786 to 1810, with gaps. more >
Two items, as follows:
1. Account Book of David Meredith, 20 manuscript pages, dated 26 May 1819 to 23 April 1823; with 16 manuscript receipts laid in, dated 1817-1823. Some of these receipts match entries in the account book.
2. Account Book of William… 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