Collection Details:
Creator/Collector: Thomas Scott Owen; and others.
Date(s): 1882; 1899 – 1919.
Size: 5.33 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH Staff; Inventory by Will Pickering, 2022.
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Richard Baxter Wilson, of Jackson, MS, June 9, 1976; Z/U/1976.025.
Repository: Archives & Records Services Division, Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

Rights and Access:
Access restrictions: Collection is open for research. Photocopying and duplication is not permitted per request of the donor.

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Preferred citation: Thomas Scott Owen Papers, Z/1815.000/S, Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

Biography/History:

Thomas Scott Owen was born November 5, 1870, to James and Martha Scott Owen at Glenwood, a plantation on Lake Beulah, Bolivar County, Mississippi. He was orphaned in his early childhood and was reared by his brother-in-law and guardian, Walter Sillers, Sr. Owen attended the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Starkville, and later studied law under Sillers. After passing the state bar examination, he became Sillers' law partner. By 1900, Sillers and Owen shared law offices at both Rosedale and Cleveland. Walter Sillers, Jr., later joined the firm. Owen was at one time a close associate and legal representative of Thad Lampton. His relationship with the Lampton family was based on business involving Delta real estate interests.

Owen served as alderman of Rosedale in 1894 and as Bolivar County Superintendent of Education from 1896 to 1912. He was also the mayor and fire chief of Cleveland from 1911 to 1912. In addition to his career as a lawyer and public servant, Owen also had real estate and farming interests in Bolivar County. He married Miriam Roby in 1905, and they were the parents of one daughter, Katherine Sillers Owen. Owen died of the Spanish influenza in Cleveland, in November 1918.

Scope and Content:

The collection consists of the correspondence and legal papers of the law practice of Thomas S. Owen. It reflects the legal activities within a small Delta town in the early twentieth century. The business correspondence relates Owen's and Sillers' relationship with various Mississippi attorneys, and of special significance are the letters referring to the proposed drainage district and the endorsements and canvassing strategies in Bolivar County for the LeRoy Percy senatorial campaign in 1911.

The general correspondence consists of letters from various clients concerning legal matters from 1904 to 1917. Some of this correspondence reflects the political climate in the Delta, especially concerning the issue of convict leasing and the proposed drainage district. There is no personal correspondence within the collection; thus, there is a lack of personal information concerning Owen and his family.

The financial papers contain various documents such as tax receipts, promissory notes, cotton factor statements, and insurance policies. These documents were kept by Owen for his clients. There are also several bills and receipts from various dry goods stores and cotton factors within the collection having scattered dates from 1905 to 1918.

Series Identification:

1. Series 1: Business Correspondence (Incoming and Outgoing). 1904–1917.

   This series contains the scattered business correspondence of Thomas S. Owen from 1904 to 1917. However, most of the letters are of the period from 1911 to 1912. The correspondence is heavily weighted with banking matters and real estate transactions handled through numerous Mississippi law firms in conjunction with Sillers and Owen. There are also several letters from Governor Edmond F. Noel to Owen concerning a levee board appointment and petitions for pardon on behalf of one of Owen's clients from October 1911 to January 1912. There are also several letters from the LeRoy Percy senatorial campaign committee chairman, William Crump, to Owen regarding Owen's involvement in canvassing of Bolivar County voters. Included is a statewide plan of organization for the Percy senatorial campaign committees. There are also several letters to Owen from Walter Sillers, Sr., and Walter Sillers, Jr., all regarding their law practice. Arranged alphabetically.

   Boxes 1-5

2. Series 2: General Correspondence (Incoming and Outgoing). 1904–1910; 1911; 1912; 1914–1919.

   This series primarily consists of correspondence of the Sillers and Owen law firm. The correspondence reflects the legal case loads the firm handled in Bolivar County. Some letters reflect the state political climate, especially matters concerning the Delta region. There is one letter from Senator LeRoy Percy dated August 9, 1911, that expresses his interest in the construction of a canal in their district for agricultural purposes. There are also letters to Owen regarding convict leasing and the influence of Theodore G. Bilbo and James K. Vardaman within state. Arranged chronologically.

   Boxes 6-11

3. Series 3: Financial Papers. 1882; 1899–1912; 1920.

   This series contains assorted financial papers of Owen and Sillers and their clients including state, county, and levee tax receipts, 1882; promissory notes; cotton factor statements; dry goods statements; stock certificates; insurance policies; and a United States government thrift card, 1920. Arranged chronologically.

   Box 12

4. Series 4: Legal Papers. 1882–1918.

   This series contains a variety of legal documents including land deeds, contracts, leases, titles, bills of cost, indentures, and writs of replevin. The majority of the documents belong to Owen's clients. However, there is also one tornado insurance policy Owen purchased in 1917. Arranged chronologically.

   Boxes 13-15

5. Series 5: Bills and Receipts. 1905–1910; 1912; 1914; 1917–1918.

   This series contains merchandise and dry goods receipts from businesses in Cleveland. There are also several cotton marketing statements, 1914. Arranged chronologically.

   Box 16

Box List:

• Box 1

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Alexander and Alexander, attorneys, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Alexander and Alexander, attorneys, 1911, scattered.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, S. P. Alexander, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, S. P. Alexander, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Charles Banks, 1911.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Charles Banks, 1911.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Barney & Hines, land sales, 1911-1912.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Barney & Hines, land sales, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Bedford & Allen, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Bedford & Allen, attorneys, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Peney Bell, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Peney Bell, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 13: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.S. Biles & Co., land sales, 1911-1912.
  Folder 14: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.S. Biles & Co. land sales, 1911-1912.
  Folder 15: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Boddie & Farish, attorneys, 1911.
  Folder 16: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Boddie & Farish, attorneys, 1911.
  Folder 17: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Brewer & Watkins, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 18: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Brewer & Watkins, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 19: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, E.H. Brown, 1911-1912.
  Folder 20: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, E.H. Brown, 1911-1912.
  Folder 21: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Brunini & Hirsch, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 22: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen Business, Brunini & Hirsch, attorneys, 1911, scattered.
  Folder 23: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Caldwell & Smith, mortgage loans, 1912.
  Folder 24: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Caldwell & Smith, mortgage loans, 1911-1912.
  Folder 25: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Calvert Mortgage & Deposit Co., 1911.
  Folder 26: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Calvert Mortgage & Deposit Co., 1911.
  Folder 27: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Carroll, Scott & Fisher, attorneys, 1910-1912.
  Folder 28: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Carroll, Scott & Fisher, attorneys, 1911.
  Folder 29: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Drs. Cheek & Wilson, 1911-1912.
  Folder 30: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Drs. Cheek & Wilson, 1911-1912.
  Folder 31: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.J. Chrisman, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 32: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.J. Chrisman, 1911-1912.
  Folder 33: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Charles Clark, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 34: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Charles Clark, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 35: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, William Connell, General Merchandise, 1911.
  Folder 36: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, William Connell, General Merchandise, 1911.
  Folder 37: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Nicholas Cornet, lawyer, 1911-1912.
  Folder 38: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Nicholas Cornet, lawyer, 1912.
  Folder 39: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Ben F. Cox & Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 40: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Ben F. Cox & Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 41: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, James W. & Edward C. Craig, attorneys, 1910, 1912.
  Folder 42: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, James W. & Edward C. Craig, attorneys, 1912.
  Folder 43: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Mell Crews, 1911.
  Folder 44: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Mell Crews, 1911.
  Folder 45: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, John Cutrer, attorney, 1910-1912.
  Folder 46: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, John Cutrer, attorney, 1910-1912.
  Folder 47: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Delta Farms Co., 1912.
  Folder 48: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Delta Grocery & Cotton Co. 1911-1912.
  Folder 49: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Delta Grocery & Cotton Co. 1911-1912.
  Folder 50: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, M.E. Denton, Judge & Banker, 1911.
  Folder 51: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, M.E. Denton, Judge & Banker, 1911-1912.
  Folder 52: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Dockery & Donelson, Factors and Merchants, 1911-1912.
  Folder 53: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Dockery & Donelson, Factors and Merchants, 1911-1912.

• Box 2

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, R.M. Edwards, 1911.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, R.M. Edwards, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen, 1919.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen, 1911.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Peter Feldheiser & Sons, Contractors, 1911-1912.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Peter Feldheiser & Sons, Contractors, 1911.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Godfrey Frank Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Godfrey Frank Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.A. Gage & Co., Contractors, 1911-1912.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.A. Gage & Co. Cotton Factors, 1911-1912.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, H.B. Greaves, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, H.B. Greaves, attorney, 1912.
  Folder 13: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.G. Hardee, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 14: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.G. Hardee, attorney, 1911.
  Folder 15: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Hessig & Ellis Drug Co., 1911.
  Folder 16: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Hessig & Ellis Drug Co., 1911.
  Folder 17: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, E.J. Hilliard, 1911.
  Folder 18: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, E.J. Hilliard, 1911.
  Folder 19: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Hirsh, Dent & Landan, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 20: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Hirsh, Dent & Landan, attorneys, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 21: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, S.S. Hudson, MS. Attorney General, 1911.
  Folder 22: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, S.S. Hudson, MS. Attorney General, 1911.
  Folder 23: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Ingram, Hollen & Massen, attorney, 1911.
  Folder 24: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, International Order of Twelve of Knights & Daughters of Tabor, 1911-1912.
  Folder 25: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, International Order of Twelve of Knights & Daughters of Tabor, 1911-1912.
  Folder 26: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, T.H. Lamastus, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 27: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, T.H. Lamastus, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 28: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, M.D. Landan Bankruptcy Referee, 1911-1912.
  Folder 29: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, M.D. Landan Bankruptcy Referee, 1911-1912.
  Folder 30: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Bank of Leland, Mississippi, 1911-1912.
  Folder 31: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Bank of Leland, Mississippi, 1911-1912.
  Folder 32: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Licking County [Ohio] Building & Savings Co., 1910-1911.
  Folder 33: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Licking County [Ohio] Building & Savings Co., 1912.
  Folder 34: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Licking County [Ohio] Building & Savings Co., 1911-1912.

• Box 3

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Masonic Associations, 1911-1912.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Masonic Associations, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.M. Mathis, real estate, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.M. Mathis, real estate, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Maynard & Fitzgerald, attorneys, 1910-1912.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Maynard & Fitzgerald, attorneys, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, James McDowell, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, James McDowell, attorney, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, McLaurin, Armistead & Brien, attorneys, 1912.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, McLaurin, Armistead & Brien, attorneys, 1912, scattered.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, McNutt & Bain Lawyers, 1911-1912.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, McNutt & Bain Lawyers, 1911-1912.
  Folder 13: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, R.H. & G.A. McWilliams, Drainage Contractors, 1911-1912.
  Folder 14: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, R.H. & G.A. McWilliams, Drainage Contractors, 1911-1912.
  Folder 15: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Merchants & Planters Bank, 1911-1912.
  Folder 16: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Merchants & Planters Bank, 1911.
  Folder 17: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Merkle-Wiley Broom Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 18: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Merkle-Wiley Broom Co., 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 19: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Mississippi Executive Department, 1911-1912.
  Folder 20: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Mississippi Executive Department, 1911-1912.
  Folder 21: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.E. Mollison, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 22: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.E. Mollison, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 23: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, F.A. Montgomery, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 24: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, F.A. Montgomery, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 25: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Isaiah T. Montgomery, 1910-1912.
  Folder 26: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Isaiah T. Montgomery, 1910-1912.
  Folder 27: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Bank of Mound Bayou, 1911-1912.
  Folder 28: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Bank of Mound Bayou, 1911-1912.
  Folder 29: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, George C. Myers, Clerk of Mississippi Supreme Court, 1911 scattered.
  Folder 30: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, George C. Myers, Clerk of Mississippi Supreme Court, 1911-1912 scattered.
  Folder 31: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, S.D. Neill, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 32: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, S.D. Neill, attorney, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 33: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, D.R. Wiver, 1911.
  Folder 34: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, D.R. Wiver, 1911.

• Box 4

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.B. Parks, General Merchandise, 1911-1912.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.B. Parks, General Merchandise, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, A.G. Paxton - Cotton Planter, 1911-1912.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Cotton Planter, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Senator William A. Percy Campaign Committee 1911.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, William A. Percy of Moody & Percy, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, William A. Percy of Moody & Percy, attorneys, 1911.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, William A. Percy – Miscellaneous 1911-1912 scattered.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Mrs. N.E. Pitre, 1910-1911, scattered.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Mrs. N.E. Pitre, 1911.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, T.J. Poitevent, 1911-1912.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, T.J. Poitevent, 1911-1912.
  Folder 13: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.W. Power, Mississippi Secretary of State, 1911.
  Folder 14: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.W. Power, Mississippi Secretary of State, 1911-1912.
  Folder 15: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Prentiss Co. - Band Sawed Lumber, 1911.
  Folder 16: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Prentiss Co. - Band Sawed Lumber, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 17: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, D.M. Quinn, Lawyer, 1911.
  Folder 18: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, D.M. Quinn, Lawyer, 1911.
  Folder 19: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.C. Rainer in connection with: Rainer Co., Rainer-Connell Co., Rainer-Connell & McFarland Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 20: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.C. Rainer in connection with: Rainer Co., Rainer-Connell Co., Rainer-Connell & McFarland Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 21: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Roane & Roane, attorneys, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 22: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Roane & Roane, attorneys, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 23: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Charles Scott, Jr., attorney – D.A. Scott & A.D. Somerville, attorneys – T.R. Scott- Scott, Sykes & Somerville, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 24: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Charles Scott, Jr., attorney – D.A. Scott & A.D. Somerville, attorneys – T.R. Scott- Scott, Sykes & Somerville, attorneys – Scott, Woods, & Somerville, attorneys, 1910-1912.
  Folder 25: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Scott, Woods, & Somerville, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 26: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, D.P. Shelby, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 27: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, D.P. Shelby, 1911-1912, scattered.
  Folder 28: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Shelby Oil Co., 1909, scattered; 1911-1912.
  Folder 29: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Shelby Oil Co., 1909, scattered, 1911-1912.
  Folder 30: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Walter Sillers, 1910; 1911 January-June.
  Folder 31: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Walter Sillers, 1911, July-December.
  Folder 32: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Walter Sillers, 1911.
  Folder 33: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Walter Sillers, 1912, January-June.
  Folder 34: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Walter Sillers, 1912.
  Folder 35: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Walter Sillers, Jr., 1911-1912.
  Folder 36: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Walter Sillers, Jr., 1911-1912.

• Box 5

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Southern Abstract and Loan Co., 1911 January-February.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Southern Abstract and Loan Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Southern Abstract and Loan Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Southern Coal Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Southern Coal Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Squier Land Co., 1911.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Squier Land Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, S.C. Taylor - Planter & Ginner, 1911-1912.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, S.C. Taylor - Planter & Ginner, 1911-1912.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.B. Thomas, General Merchandise, 1911-1912.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.B. Thomas, General Merchandise, 1911-1912.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Frank Trimble & Co. Realtors, 1910-1911.
  Folder 13: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Frank Trimble & Co. Realtors, 1911.
  Folder 14: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Trowbridge & Niver Co., Municipal Bonds, 1911-1912.
  Folder 15: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Trowbridge & Niver Co., Municipal Bonds, 1911.
  Folder 16: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Union Central Life Insurance Co., 1911.
  Folder 17: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Union Central Life Insurance Co., 1911.
  Folder 18: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co., 1911; 1912 January-June.
  Folder 19: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 20: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Walker & Gibert, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 21: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Walker & Gibert, attorneys, 1911-1912.
  Folder 22: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, G.Q. Whitfeld, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 23: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, G.Q. Whitfeld, attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 24: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.N. Wilkerson & Co., 1911.
  Folder 25: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, W.N. Wilkerson & Co., 1911.
  Folder 26: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Wilkinson & Roberts, attorneys, 1907; 1911.
  Folder 27: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Wilkinson & Roberts, attorneys, 1911.
  Folder 28: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Wilkinson & Roberts, attorneys, 1912 January-May.
  Folder 29: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Wilkinson & Roberts, attorneys, 1912.
  Folder 30: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.M. Williamson, 1904; 1911; 1912.
  Folder 31: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, J.M. Williamson, 1911-1912.
  Folder 32: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Julian C. Wilson, Judge & attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 33: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Julian C. Wilson, Judge & attorney, 1911-1912.
  Folder 34: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, H.E. Winterton Gum Co., 1909; 1911.
  Folder 35: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, H.E. Winterton Gum Co., 1911-1912.
  Folder 36: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, 1905-1910.
  Folder 37: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, 1911.
  Folder 38: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, 1912.
  Folder 39: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Business, Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, 1911-1912.

• Box 6

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1904-1907.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1908-1909.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1910, January-June.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1910, July-December.

• Box 7

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, January 1-15.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, January 1-15.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, January 16-31.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, January 16-20.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, January 21-31.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, February 1-10.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, February 11-15.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, February 1-15.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, February 16-20.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, February 21-28.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, February 16-27.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, February 28.
  Folder 13: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, March 1-10.
  Folder 14: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, March 1-13.
  Folder 15: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, March 11-17.
  Folder 16: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, March 14-15.
  Folder 17: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, March 18-31.
  Folder 18: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, March 16-31.
  Folder 19: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, April 1-15.
  Folder 20: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, April 1-15.
  Folder 21: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, April 16-30.
  Folder 22: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, April 16-30.
  Folder 23: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, May 1-15.
  Folder 24: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, May 16-31.
  Folder 25: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, May 12-31.

• Box 8 Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, June 1-10.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, June 11-20.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, June 1-15.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, June 16-19.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, June 21-30.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, June 20-30.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, July 1-10.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, July 11-31.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, July-August.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, August 1-20.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, August 21-31.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, September 1-10.
  Folder 13: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, September 1-11.
  Folder 14: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, September 11-20.
  Folder 15: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, September 11-20.
  Folder 16: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, September 21-30.
  Folder 17: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, September 21-30.
• Box 9

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 1-10.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 1-10.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 11-15.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 11-15.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 16-21.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 16-21.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 22-25.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 26-31.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 22-30.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, October 31.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, November 1-5.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, November 1-5.
  Folder 13: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, November 6-10.
  Folder 14: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, November 6-10.
  Folder 15: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, November 11-16.
  Folder 16: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, November 11-16.
  Folder 17: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, November 17-30.
  Folder 18: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, November 17-30.
  Folder 19: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, December 1-10.
  Folder 20: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, December 11-15.
  Folder 21: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, December 16-24.
  Folder 22: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, December 25-31.
  Folder 23: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1911, December 9-27.

• Box 10

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, January 1-10.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, January 1-10.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, January 11-15.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, January 16-20.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, January 16-20.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, January 21-31.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, January 22-31.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, February 1-10.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, February 1-10.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, February 11-20.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, February 12-29.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, February 11-29.
  Folder 13: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, March 1-10.
  Folder 14: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, March 11-15.
  Folder 15: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, March 1-15.
  Folder 16: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, March 16-22.
  Folder 17: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, March 16-31.
  Folder 18: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, March 11-30.
  Folder 19: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, March 23-25.
  Folder 20: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, March 26-31.
  Folder 21: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, April 1-10.
  Folder 22: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, April.
  Folder 23: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General.
  Folder 24: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, May 1-27.
  Folder 25: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, May 21-31.
  Folder 26: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, May 28-31.
  Folder 27: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, June-July.
  Folder 28: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1912, June.

• Box 11

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1914.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1914.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1915.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1916.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, General, 1919.

• Box 12

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1882; 1884-1885; 1899; 1900-1901.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1902.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1903-1904.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1905.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1906.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1907-1908.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1904-1911.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1912.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1913-1919.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Financial, 1920.

• Box 13

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1901; 1903.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1882; 1888; 1891; 1899.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1904-1905.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1906, January.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1906, April; May; July; December.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1902, January-April.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1907, May-December.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1908, January-February.
  Folder 9: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1908, March; June; August.
  Folder 10: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1909, January-June.
  Folder 11: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1909, July-December.
  Folder 12: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1910.

• Box 14

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1911, March.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1911, May; July; September; November.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1912.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1913, January; April.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1913, May.
  Folder 6: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1913, December.
  Folder 7: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1914.
  Folder 8: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1915.

• Box 15

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1916, April.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1916, December.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1917, January-November.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1917, December.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Legal, 1918.

• Box 16

  Folder 1: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Bills & Receipts, 1905-1910.
  Folder 2: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Bills & Receipts, 1911.
  Folder 3: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Bills & Receipts, 1912.
  Folder 4: Correspondence Sent, Thomas S. Owen, Bills & Receipts, 1913.
  Folder 5: Correspondence Received, Thomas S. Owen, Bills & Receipts, 1914-1918.