Vignettes - People
Governor Fulwar Skipwith’s Speech
1810 Gentlemen of the Senate, And of the House of Representatives, CALLED by your joint and unanimous suffrages, to fill the office of chief magistrate, under the constitution adopted by the people of this commonwealth, I repair with a full sense of my own imperfect qualifications, to that critical and honorable post, believing it to… (read more)
J. M. Foxworth Diary
A RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS AT CAMP LOVELL SHIELDSBORO, BAY ST. LOUIS MISSISSIPPI BY; J.M. FOXWORTH, 2ND LIEUTENANT THE JEFF DAVIS SHARP-SHOOTERS – COMPANY D THE 7TH RIGIMENT OF MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEERS COMMENCED THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1862 J,M, FOXWORTH, RECORDER (Greek letters) KNOW THYSELF EDITORIAL PREFACE This jounal has not been edited… (read more)
The Diary of Christian Koch 1831-1836
Introduction Our eighty-six year old Aunt Nettie cherished a withered little beech twig which is now one hundred and twenty years old. It belonged to her father, Christian Koch, who, having been apprenticed to a sea captain to learn navigation was on a ship as a cabin boy. While the ship was still within… (read more)