University of Mississippi Digital Collections

Northern Steamship Company: The depreciation problem in the nineteenth century
Northern Steamship Company;Depreciation allowances -- History
In 1889 a New Zealand company had to write down its paid-up capital by 27 percent, because, the Chairman stated, previous management had failed to allow for depreciation as an expense. An investigation was conducted to see if this capital reduction...
Academy of Accounting Historians

Audits of government contractors (1983);
Public contracts -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Public contracts -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;
AICPA historical collection

Ethical standards of the accounting profession
Accountants -- Professional ethics -- Standards -- United States
o call this book a revision of John L. Carey's Professional Ethics of Certified Public Accountants, published in 1956, is an understatement requiring some explanation. It is true that the current version, like its predecessor, has three main parts...
AICPA historical collection

"If there are leaks they ought to be plugged up!"
Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941; United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century; United States. Congress. Senate.;
Standing in front of a doorway and behind an overturned chair, Pat Harrison grasps a crumpled paper. Through the doorway, a man identified as "Lawson" walks away on crutches.
C.K. Berryman Cartoons

Jeremiah Gage to Mary Gage (6 October 1857)
University of Mississippi -- Students; Dormitories; Man-woman relationships; Feminine beauty (Aesthetics); Families; Brothers and sisters;
Concerning Jeremiah's life in Oxford, notably dormitories and women; also discusses their father's crops and recent purchase of a buggy.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Camp Dick Garnett Letterbook
Prisoners of war; Military deserters; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies
The letterbook contains letters from Confederate Army Lieutenant and Assistant Adjutant General Joseph C. Robert and his colleague, Colonel Edward Dillon, written from Camp Dick Garnett in the District of South West Mississippi and East Louisiana....
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

W.F. Stearns to William Cowper Nelson (7 August 1857)
Education; University of Mississippi -- Students; Southern States -- Identity;
Outlines the advantages of William going to the University of Mississippi instead of Yale; Forbes mentions sectional differences.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (8 June 1862)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Troop movements;
Roberts describes their move from Corinth to their new campsite near Saltillo and tells anecdotes about his experience.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Sister Mary to Jeremiah Gage (11 February 1858)
Cross-cousin marriage; Brothers and sisters; Families; Man-woman relationships; Marriage;
Mary Gage writing to her brother, Jeremiah, concerning his disapproval of her marrying their cousin, whom she loves greatly. Also discusses the health of the family.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Jeremiah Gage to Patience W.S. Gage (23 May 1861)
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A;
Jeremiah writing of conditions of the Grays at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) and of the beauty of the countryside.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Jeremiah Gage to Patience W.S. Gage (15 January 1862)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A; Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment;
Jeremiah discussing the harsh winter weather and his thoughts on re-enlistment. Also discusses a friend's discharge, Jacoway, so that he may aid in running his family's estate.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Jeremiah Gage to Mary M. Sanders (31 March 1863)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Promotions; Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions;
Jeremiah discussing various promotions within his company, including posibilities for his own advancement.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Jeremiah Gage to Jere Sanders (1 May 1863)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A; Rumor -- United States -- History --...
Jeremiah continuing his descussion of being tired of war and desire to find a replacement and, again, asking for Jerrie's aid in locating one; also discusses their cousin's romance and rumors of Union raids.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Mollie Wendel to Jeremiah Gage (8 May 1863)
Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment;
Mollie wishing to delay any formal committments to Jeremiah and provides her disdain over his desire to seek a substitute.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Unknown to "Brother William"
Wills; Inheritance and succession; Assets (Accounting);
Regarding father's will and it being different that the writer had thought. The author of the letter notes that all that has been willed to them is now William's
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1861 February 4)
Health; Secession; Homefront; Gerdine, Thomas Cobb; Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes, 1823-1862; Newspapers; Communication;
Roxana writes of the improvement in Lucy's health since her coming to Mississippi; talk of secession in surrounding areas; calling her son Tom Cobb ""a little black Republican"" the secession of Mississippi; her desire to read northern newspapers;...
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1865 March 4)
Death; Bereavement; Wills; Assets (Accounting);
Roxana writes of wanting the image Emily has of ""Pet"" her daughter who died in on October 17, 1863; this letter was possibly written after the death of their father Titus Chapin in 1865 as Roxana speaks about division of assets; Roxana is clear...
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1865-1878)
Slavery; Slaves; Freedmen; Death; Crops; Aging; Travel; Education;
Roxana mentions that she is not so enthusiastic about travel as she gets older; they have rented out the plantation to freedmen; mentions the trend of plantation owners to rent out their plantations to freedmen; they pay with cotton for their rent;...
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (23 November 1890)
Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.); Lynching; Macon (Ga.); Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Race relations; Man-woman relationships;
Roxana writes about a Ku Klux Klan incident and lynching at Macon, GA which involved her step-grand-daughter Ella. She describes the repercussions felt from this incident in West Point, MS. She talks about how white men view southern white women in...
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

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