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WARREN, Mississippi in the 1840s: 1 through 4 of 4

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  1. Improvements in Transportation
    date 1837 to 1838map WARREN, Mississippitags Migration/Transportation

    On December 15, 1837 the citizens of Vicksburg were very excited to see a new notice in their newspaper, The Vicksburg Register. J.R. & P. Jefferson had created a new Daily Line to run between Vicksburg and Jackson every day. The line consisted of four coaches and would make stops in Amsterdam, Raymond, and Clinton, Mississippi. The old line to Jackson was still running, so Mississippians could count...

  2. The Duel
    date February 24, 1838 to March 16, 1838map WARREN, Mississippitags Crime/Violence, Law, Politics

    William Graves and Jonathan Cilley were men of honor. Both were members of the twenty-fifth congress of the U.S. House of Representatives. Graves represented Kentucky, while Cilley was from Maine. The two men certainly were not enemies, so the nation was shocked when Graves killed his fellow congressman. The conflict arose when Graves delivered a letter to Cilley from Col. James Watson Webb, a newspaper...

  3. Controversy Surrounding the Panic of 1837
    date February 14, 1838 to March 31, 1838map WARREN, Mississippitags Economy, Government, Law, Politics, Migration/Transportation

    John F. H. Claiborne, a Democrat from Natchez, Mississippi, was aghast to hear the news that rumors were circulating that he supported Henry Clay. He immediately wrote the Vicksburg Register a letter on February 14, 1838 to refute these claims. In his letter Claiborne enumerated the many ways that Clay had threatened the interests of his great state. He is the father of the tariff, Claiborne accused,...

  4. Jefferson Davis Takes Office in the U.S. House of Representatives
    date March 4, 1845 to June, 1846map WARREN, Mississippitags War

    From his estate in Warren County, Mississippi, Jefferson Davis was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1844, and took office for the 29th Congress on March 4, 1845. Davis resigned from his term in June of 1846 to serve in the Mexican-American War during which he was well known for his military achievements. Jefferson Davis served later posts as Secretary of War, United States...