Promissory notes to Mrs. Emma J. Bradley Nuckolls (Mrs. J. T. Nuckolls), 1901-1906

Collection — Box: 4, Folder: 14

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

There are over 500 letters in the Nuckolls Collection. They tell the story of the family, the times, the conflicts among family members, especially after the father died and his will was read and monies and lands dispersed. The 1850s Cambridge letters paint a colorful image of both Cambridge and Boston when Thomas was attending Harvard Law School. The Civil War letters give more details the home front, telling of the activities and worries of the family members at home, the encouraging letters to Thomas and William, the boxes of supplies that were constantly being sent by the family to its soldiers, than the life of the soldiers themselves. The family was a warm and loving entity, usually writing each other weekly. All the sisters wrote regularly to Thomas ("Dear Bro"), praising, complaining, but staying in contact even as their families were dispersed from Columbus, Georgia and across Alabama, to Russell County, Seale, Gadsden, Cherokee and Tuskegee. Relatives moving even further westward are included in the correspondence.

A history of the family, newspaper articles and census records have been included in a separate folder from the letters to help fill in their story. The letters are in wonderful condition, many still with their envelopes. Even the paper and size of the envelopes, the return address, the postage – all tell a history of the times.

In addition to the letters there are several packets of legal and financial documents. They were left in the groupings made by Thomas J. Nuckolls, with his handwritten labels. Many of the items referred to in the letters, such as deeds, promissory notes, plat maps, receipts, vouchers and other enclosures mentioned, were placed in these bundles. There is also a small bundle of Slave Documents. The bundles have been opened and are filed in chronological order in folders of Box 4.

The letters are filed in chronological order.

Dates

Other: 1901-1906

Extent

From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet : 4 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

[Processor's note – James Thornton Nuckolls was born Nov. 24, 1843 and died at the plantation in Russell County, Alabama on October 14, 1910. He married Emma J. Bradley in 1866.] January 25, 1901 – Promissory note to Mrs. J.T. Nuckolls for 1,000 pounds of middling cotton by October 1, 1903 for rent of 1903. Signed by Bob Thomas, his mark. August 28, 1902 – Promissory note due October 1, 1903-1905 to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls for 2,500 pounds of middling cotton for rent for 1903, signed by his mark, Joe [ Leiss]. October 1, 1903 – Promissory note due Oct. 1, 1903 to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls for 1,000 pounds of middling cotton for rent for 1903, to keep up the premises, to not cut timber, signed by Moses Reese and witnessed by J.T. Nuckolls, Jr. October 1, 1903 – Promissory note to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls for 1,250 pounds of middling cotton for rent for 1903 on plantation signed by Ben Dixson, witnessed by F.B. Nuckolls (Forbes Bradley Nuckolls). October 1, 1903 – Promissory note to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls, 1,200 pounds of middling cotton for rent for 1903, signed by Henry [Elias], witnessed by J.T. Nuckolls Jr. October 1, 1903-1907 – Promissory note to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls, 4,250 pounds of middling cotton for rent payment for 1903-1907 signed by E.M. Tillman, witnessed by Mrs. Jim Nuckolls Jr. October, 1903-4-5-6-7 – Promissory note to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls for 1,250 pounds of middling cotton to be delivered to warehouse of W.C. Bradley in Columbus [Georgia] for rent for years 1903-1907, to keep up the farm, to not cut any timber, signed by their marks, Levi Fallio and Henry Thomas, witnessed by J.T. Nuckolls Jr. December 19, 1904 – Promissory note for 1,000 pounds of middling cotton due October 1, 1905 to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls for rent for 1905, signed by Wm. C. Chambers and witnessed by J.T. Nuckolls, Jr. October 11, 1905 – Note of payment of cotton to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls for rent payment, signed by Joe Elias, J.T. Nuckolls witness. December 5, 1905 – Promissory note signed by Henry Carter, due October 1, 1906, witnessed by J.T. Nuckolls in Russell County, Alabama for 1,000 pounds of middling cotton to be placed in W.C. Bradley warehouse as rent for year to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls at the Bradley place. December 7, 1905 – Payment promise dated Russell County, Alabama signed by Moses Reese to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls of 500 pounds of cotton from Bradley plantation. October, 1906 – Promissory note due Oct 1906 to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls for middling cotton for rent of 1906 of a part of her plantation known as the Bradley place, signed by his mark, Henry Golding, witnessed by Mrs. Jim Nuckolls. October 1, 1906 – Promissory note from Isaac Franklin to Mrs. Emma J. Nuckolls for middling cotton to be delivered to warehouse of W.C. Bradley for rent for 1906-1908.