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| Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 150 items) |
| Abstract | Thompson family members included Jospeh B. Thompson (d. 1849), who left Alabama to grow cotton in Louisiana; his uncle, Lawrence Thompson (d. circa 1864), who grew cotton round Tuscumbia (Franklin Co.), Ala., and his wife, Rebecca (d. 1856); Joseph's nephew, Jacob Thompson of Oxford Miss., congressman (1839-1851), secretary of the interior (1857-1861), and Confederate official; and Joseph N. Thompson, a Confederate soldier who was wounded and taken prisoner. Also the related Malone family, represented chiefly by planter Goodloe W. Malone of Franklin County, Ala., and Lucie Blackwell Malone (b. 1847), who married Joseph N. Thompson in 1869. The collection is chiefly Thompson and Malone family letters and financial and legal materials, especially indentures and other items relating to land acquisition and sales. Goodloe Malone's account book lists about seventy names and ages of slaves in Mississippi. Also included are a few Civil War letters to Joseph N. Thompson during his captivity, and writings of three family members, including the Cockrill family genealogy, written by Granville Goodloe around 1898; Lucie Blackwell Malone Thompson's autobiographical sketch about her childhood in Alabama and Civil War days, which she spent at Salem Academy, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and reminiscences by Joseph N. Thompson, chiefly about his Civil War experiences in the 35th Alabama Infantry Regiment. There are no materials in the collectio relating to Jacob Thompson's public career. |
| Creator | Thompson (Family : Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885) |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, May 1991
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, December 2009
This collection was rehoused under the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1992.
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Scope and Content
Thompson family members included: Joseph B. Thompson (d. 1849), who appears to have left Alabama for Louisiana to raise cotton around 1839; his uncle, Lawrence Thompson (d. circa 1864), who grew cotton around Tuscumbia, Franklin County, Alabama, and his aunt, Rebecca Thompson (d. 1856). Also significant were Joseph's nephew Jacob Thompson of Oxford, Mississippi, who was a congressman (1839-1851), secretary of the interior (1857-1861), and Confederate army inspector general and confidential agent to Canada; and Joseph N. Thompson, who was wounded and taken prisoner during the Civil War. There are no materials in the collection relating to Jacob Thompson's public career.
The connection between the Thompson family and the Malone family, represented chiefly by letters and financial materials relating to planter Goodloe W. Malone of Franklin County, Alabama, appears to have been forged by the 1869 marriage of Lucie Blackwell Malone (b. 1847) and Joseph N. Thompson.
The collection consists chiefly of Thompson and Malone family letters and financial and legal materials, especially indentures and other items having to do with land acquisition and sales. Goodloe Malone's account book lists about seventy names and ages of "Negroes in Miss." Also included are a few Civil War letters to Joseph N. Thompson during his captivity, and writings of three family members. These writings include a genealogy of the Cockrill family that was compiled by Granville Goodloe around 1898; Lucie Blackwell Malone Thompson's autobiographical sketch about her childhood in Alabama, and giving an account of Civil War days, which she spent at Salem Academy, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and three reminiscences by Joseph N. Thompson, chiefly about his Civil War experiences.
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Series 1. Correspondence and Related Items, 1839-1907.
Arrangement: chronological.
Letters of Thompson and Malone family members, chiefly about family matters, but also about business interests and other matters. Included are the following:
| 1839 | March, Joseph B. Thompson (d. 1849), who had gone to Louisiana to raise cotton, to his aunt, Rebecca Thompson (d. 1856), in Florence, Alabama, about his life in Louisiana |
| 1843-1846 | Letters to Lawrence Thompson (d. circa 1864), Rebecca's husband, from cotton factors in New Orleans about sales of his cotton |
| 1849-1859 | Letters to Lawrence and Rebecca Thompson in Tuscumbia, Franklin County, Alabama, following the death of Joseph B. Thompson. The letters are from Joseph's nephews, John Thompson of Nashville, Joseph B. Thompson, and Jacob Thompson of Oxford, Mississippi. The latter was a congressman, 1839-1851; secretary of the interior, 1857-1861; and Confederate army inspector general and confidential agent to Canada. The letters are concerned with plans for their deceased uncle's children, family matters, and crops |
| 1855 | Joseph S. Thompson of Leasburg, North Carolina, to Lawrence Thompson, catching him up on family news after a silence of 21 years |
| 1864-1865 | Three letters to Joseph N. Thompson, in hospital at Point Lookout, Maryland, after being wounded and taken prisoner |
| 1869 | October, announcement of marriage of Lucie Blackwell Malone (b. 1847) and Joseph N. Thompson |
| 1871-1907 | Scattered papers of Goodloe W. Malone, Joseph N. Thompson, and other family members, including a few items about Confederate reunions |
| Folder 1 |
1839-1846 |
| Folder 2 |
1849-1857 |
| Folder 3 |
1860-1869 |
| Folder 4 |
1871-1907 and undated |
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Series 2. Financial and Legal Materials, 1809-1899.
Arrangement: chronological.
Financial and legal materials relating to Thompson and Malone family members. Included are account statements, indentures, stocks, bonds, receipts, tax blanks, and deeds. Early papers are chiefly deeds documenting land acquisition by Lawrence and Joseph B. Thompson. Papers in the 1840s and 1850s relate to cotton sales of Lawrence Thompson of Tuscumbia, Alabama, and to Goodloe W. Malone's serving as guardian of John S. Malone, Robert Malone's heir. There is also a 16 January 1846 indenture of Goodloe W. Malone for Franklin County, Alabama, land purchased from Pamela Reynolds, a Chickasaw Indian. In the 1860s, there are a few bills and other items relating to Joseph N. Thompson of Barton Station, Alabama. There is also a small account book, with entries dated 1861-1862, that may have belonged to Goodloe W. Malone. The book includes a list, entitled "Negroes in Miss.," consisting of about seventy names and ages. There are also few undated items relating to land ownership.
| Folder 5 |
1809-1839 |
| Folder 6 |
1840-1848 |
| Folder 7 |
1849-1859 |
| Folder 8 |
1860-1868Contains a list of 70 enslaved individuals, including names and ages. |
| Folder 9 |
1871-1899 and undated |
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Series 3. Writings, 1898-1924 and undated.
Reminiscences and genealogical writings by Thompson family members and Granville Goodloe, who was related to the Thompsons.
| Folder 10 |
Granville Goodloe: Cockrill genealogy, 4 p.Compiled by Goodloe of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, for publication in American History Magazine, October 1898. |
Lucie Blackwell Malone Thompson: autobiographical sketch, 23 p., undatedTouching briefly on her parents, her childhood in Alabama, and giving an account of Civil War days, which she spent at Salem Academy, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. |
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Joseph N. Thompson: three reminiscences: Battle of Franklin, 30 November 1864, 7 p., undated. Prisoner of war experiences, 1864-1865, 25 p., undated. History of the 35th Alabama Infantry Regiment, 11 p., 1924. |