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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.021 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family, primarily pre- and post-war re: plantation, slaves, military maneuvers, reconstruction. |
| Title | Lee Randall Gibson to Randall Lee Gibson regarding corn and cotton yield |
| Date | 15 January 1862 |
| Author | Gibson, William P. (fl. 1862) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Randall Lee |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | William complains about the boredom of "Backwoods plantation." He announces a good cotton yield of 14,000 pounds, a tremendous corn yield, and his intention to plant wheat next year "so that in another year or less flour will be as cheap as the poorest wish." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Cotton Diet and Nutrition Finance |
| People | Gibson, Randall L. (1832-1892) |
| Place written | Ridgeland |
| Theme | Agriculture; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |