Creel Richardson Collection, 1814-1877

 
Containers:
Folder 1
Scope and content:

1814. Photocopies from the Joseph Graham Papers on the Creek Indian War, 1814; manuscript drawings of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 27 March 1814 and drawings of Fort Jackson.

1844. Photocopy, A.L.S., March 1, 1844, Conecuh County, Ala., James Jones to his brother, John Jones, Troy, Ala., concerning illness of son, trip to Pensacola, sale of cotton, prices at Pensacola. 3 photocopy leaves.

1848. Photocopy, A.L.S., January 1, 1848, James Jones to John Jones (similar to 1844 letter), with news of family, bridge repairs, wages of negroes, cotton market, plans to go to Pensacola to sell cotton. 4 photocopy leaves.

1848. Photocopy, A.L.S., June 3, 1848, James Jones to John Jones, news on court case, trip to Pensacola to sell cotton, news of people in area including births, deaths. 3 photocopy leaves.

1860. Photocopy, A.L.S., November 7, 1860, James Jones to John Jones, concerning state of crops, damage to bridge by C. P. Levy, Pensacola; changes in Pensacola and railroad, shipping, construction of Mobile Railroad, votes in Presidential election locally, comments on Bell, etc. 4 photocopy leaves.

1861. Photocopies of New York Times, January 1, 1861; April 15, 1861; November 27, 1861. All are cuts of Fort Pickens and Pensacola Harbor. 3 photocopy leaves.

1877 (?). Photocopy, typescript biography of Dr. George Columbus Reynolds (1832-18770, with history of Perote area (Pike County, Ala.). 2 photocopy leaves.

[12 pieces]

Access and use

Parent restrictions:
Open to researchers, dependent on our compliance with U.S. Copyright Law, HIPPA requirements, donor agreements and other applicable state and federal statutes. Occasionally we may need to review a collection before permitting immediate access.
Parent terms of access:
Digital photography, scanning, and photocopying of materials is prohibited. Permission may be granted by the Special Collections Librarian for such reprography dependent on issues of copyright, ownership, condition, donor agreements, etc. In general, staff do not make reproductions of copyright materials or materials for which title is not owned by the institution. Recent revisions in the U.S. Copyright Law extended the copyright of correspondence, letters, and other personal papers to the life of the author plus seventy years.
Location of this collection:
University Archives and West Florida History Center
11000 University Pkwy
Pensacola
FL
32514
USA