Z 1028.000
DAVIS (JOSEPH E. AND FAMILY) PAPERS
1865 - 1877
Xerox copies of letters and legal papers of Joseph E. Davis (17841870),
mostly concerning the recovery of his lands after the Civil War and various
lawsuits in which Davis sued or was being sued. The papers are arranged
as follows:
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Box 1: (ff. 13) Correspondence about and complaints against the Freedman's
Bureau, 1865; (ff. 46) concerning the Arkansas Lands of Jefferson and Joseph
E. Davis; (ff. 7-12) Ben Montgomery letters; (ff. 13) Efforts to recover
lands
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Box 2: (ff. 1417) Catchings Suit. Letters from William L. Yerger, C. E.
Hooker, E. L. Miles, and U. M. Young; (ff. 18) Hinds County Property. E.
P. Smith; (ff. 19) Court Papers, Catchings vs. Joseph E. Davis; (ff. 20)
Van Bentheson correspondence; (ff. 21) DeHaven Correspondence; (ff. 22)
McKay vs. Joseph E. and Jefferson Davis. Banks vs. Joseph E. Davis. Rucks
vs. Joseph E. Davis; (ff. 23) Joseph E. Davis vs. Dixon Estate; (ff. 24)
Winn vs. Joseph E. Davis; (ff. 25) Finances. J. U. Payne correspondence,
18661877; (ff. 26 Miscellaneous correspondence, 18671869; (ff. 27) Checks,
Bank Books, Receipts and Memoranda.