JAMES JONES PHILIPS PAPERS, #972, 1814; 1832-1892
Chiefly letters from Ethelred Philips (1801-1870), physician and farmer of Mariana,
Florida, to James Jones Philips (1798- 1874), physician and scientific farmer of Edgecombe
County, North Carolina. Letters contain comments on agriculture, the political climate,
religion and philosophy, health care, and relationships with slaves and free blacks. The
collection includes accounts with slaves and free blacks (1859-1860, 1867-1870). Microfilm
available.