Guide to the Nehemiah Denton Papers MSS.1602

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Denton, Nehemiah

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W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
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April 2009

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Nehemiah Denton Papers

Unit ID:: MSS.1602

Repository:: W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

Quantity:: 0.4 Linear feet

Dates:: 1831-1844

Abstract:: Correspondence and other business materials of this Brooklyn, New York, resident with business interests in Mobile, Alabama. Aside from extensive business correspondence, it includes detailed descriptions of Mobile's antebellum social life, and accounts of yellow fever epidemics and fires.

Scope and Contents note

The collection contains letters to and from Denton regarding business matters, as well as various documents and maps relating to his business in Mobile. Agricola Wilkins, acting as Denton's agent, wrote a significant portion of the letters, which describe both Wilkins's and Denton's business endeavors in Mobile. After Wilkins left Mobile in 1840, other individuals assumed the role of agent for Denton and continued the correspondence regarding his Mobile property. In addition to shedding light on Denton's business affairs in Mobile, the letters in this collection provide lively and detailed descriptions of life in Mobile in the 1830s and 1840s, when the cotton market dominated the city's financial landscape. Letters also include descriptions of yellow fever outbreaks and destructive fires in Mobile, a steamboat journey from Mobile to Wetumpka, Alabama, and frontier life in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The collection is divided into four series: Outgoing Correspondence, Incoming Correspondence, Other Correspondence, and Miscellaneous Documents.

Processing Information:

Processed by

Donnelly Lancaster, 2003

Preferred Citation:

Preferred Citation

Nehemiah Denton Papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.

Acquisition Information:

Provenance

Gift of Warren H. Smith, 1953

Biographical/Historical note

Nehemiah Denton was an early nineteenth century New York City resident with business interests in Mobile, Alabama. Denton's nephew, Agricola Wilkins, lived in Mobile and owned a dry goods store. Wilkins served as Denton's agent in Mobile from about 1837 until 1840 when he left Mobile after suffering from yellow fever. After that date various agents worked for Denton and corresponded with him. Denton died in December 1844.

Outgoing Correspondence Box 2979 Folder 1

Letter : 1840-12-24, Denton, Nehemiah to Samuel W. Allen : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31378

Letter : 1841-06-10, Denton, Nehemiah to Samuel W. Allen http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31379

Letter from [1841]-08, Denton, Nehemiah to George Poe http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31380

Letter : 1841-09-13, Denton, Nehemiah to J.C. Gwin : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31381

Letter : 1841-09-13, Denton, Nehemiah to Samuel W. Allen : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31382

Letter : 1841-09-28, Denton, Nehemiah to George Poe, Jr. http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31383

Letter : 1841-10-04, Denton, Nehemiah to J.C. Gwin : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31384

Letter : 1841-10-06, Denton, Nehemiah to J.C. Gwin : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31385

Letter : 1841-10-06, Denton, Nehemiah to M. Judson http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31386

Letter : 1841-11-20, Denton, Nehemiah to J.C. Gwin : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31387

Letter : 1841-11-24, Denton, Nehemiah to J. Powers : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31388

Letter : 1841-12-18, Denton, Nehemiah to M. Judson : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31389

Letter : 1842-01-29, Denton, Nehemiah to J.C. Gwin : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31390

Letter : 1842-05-21, Denton, Nehemiah to J.C. Gwin : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31391

Letter : 1842-05-27, Denton, Nehemiah to J.C. Gwin : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31392

Letter : 1844-03-16, Denton, Nehemiah to George Poe, Jr. : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31393

Letter : 1844-07-06, Denton, Nehemiah to J.C. Gwin : copy http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31394

Incoming Correspondence, Allen - Gwin Box 2979 Folder 2

Letter from Allen, Samuel to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-01-06 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31461

Letter from Allen, Samuel to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-07-02 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31462

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-10-16 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31463

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-12-10 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31464

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-01-04 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31465

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-01-06 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31466

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-02-15 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31467

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-03-02 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31468

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-03-04 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31469

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-05-12 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31470

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-06-08 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31471

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-10-28 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31472

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1843-01-05 [includes account sheet] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31473

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1843-04-05 [includes account sheet] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31474

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1843-08-12 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31475

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1844-02-05 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31476

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1844-06-07 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31477

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1844-06-24 [includes account sheet] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31478

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1844-08-08 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31479

Letter from Gwin, J.C. to Nehemiah Denton, 1844-11-01 [includes account sheet] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31480

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-09-06 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31481

Incoming Correspondence, Judson Box 2979 Folder 3

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-09-14 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31369

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-10-10 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31370

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-11-10 [copy] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31371

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-12-06 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31372

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-12-13 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31373

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-08-21 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31374

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-01-08 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31375

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-02-15 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31376

Letter from Judson, M. to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-05-16 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31377

Incoming Correspondence, Meaking - Wells Box 2979 Folder 4

Letter from Meakings, B.H. to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-12-30 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31409

Letter from Monell, John J. to Nehemiah Denton, 1836-12-14 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31410

Letter from Monell, John J. to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-08-22 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31411

Letter from Monell, John J. to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-08-23 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31412

Letter from Poe, George to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-09-17 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31413

Letter from Poe, George to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-10-01 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31414

Letter from Poe, George to Nehemiah Denton, 1843-03-23 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31415

Letter from Poe, George to Nehemiah Denton, 1844-03-14 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31416

Letter from Reynolds, J. to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-04-29 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31417

Letter from Reynolds, Mary to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-08-25 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31418

Letter from Sewall, Kial to Nehemiah Denton, 1844-10-14 [receipt] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31419

Letter from Sturdivant, Thomas to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-03-28 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31420

Letter from Sturdivant, Thomas to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-03-28 [duplicate] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31421

Letter from Sturdivant, Thomas to Nehemiah Denton, 1842-06-30 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31422

Letter from Wells, Thomas to Nehemiah Denton, 1843-02-01 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31423

Letter from Wells, Thomas to Nehemiah Denton, 1843-09-20 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31424

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1836-12-07 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31425

Incoming Correspondence, Wilkins (1831-1836) Box 2979 Folder 5

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1831-12-05 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31358

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1832-01-26 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31359

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1832-04-01 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31360

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1832-08-30 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31361

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1836-12-12 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31362

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1836-12-13 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31363

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1836-12-17 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31364

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1836-12-21 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31365

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1836-12-22 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31366

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1836-12-27 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31367

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1836-12-28 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31368

Incoming Correspondence, Wilkins (1837) Box 2979 Folder 6

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-01-04 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31426

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, [1837]-01-16 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31427

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-01-20 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31428

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-02-28 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31429

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-03-20 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31430

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-03-20 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31431

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-08-07 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31432

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-08-18 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31433

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-09-06 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31434

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-09-13 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31435

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-10-16 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31436

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-10-23 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31437

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-10-30 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31438

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1837-11-29 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31439

Incoming Correspondence, Wilkins (1838) Box 2979 Folder 7

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1838-01-16 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31402

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1838-02-10 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31403

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1838-02-28 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31404

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1838-03-26 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31405

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1838-04-14 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31406

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1838-05-11 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31407

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1838-12-04 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31408

Incoming Correspondence, Wilkins (1839) Box 2979 Folder 8

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-01-17 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31482

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-02-12 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31483

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-02-17 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31484

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-05-09 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31485

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-05-28 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31486

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-06-07 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31487

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-07-06 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31488

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-08-09 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31489

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-09-27 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31490

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-10-03 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31491

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-10-26 (Letter is on the reverse of Mobile journal, October 11, 1839, which describes recent fires in the city of Mobile and includes a diagram of the city.) http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31492

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-11-12 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31493

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-12-02 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31494

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1839-12-06 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31495

Incoming Correspondence, Wilkins (1840-1841) Box 2979 Folder 9

Letter from Gordon, R.G. to Agricola Wilkins and John Monell, 1836-12-15 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31447

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-01-09 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31448

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-01-28 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31449

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-02-05 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31450

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-03-28 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31451

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-03-29 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31452

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-04-20 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31453

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-05-15 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31454

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-05-[illegible] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31455

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-06-16 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31456

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1840-06-20 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31457

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-10-30 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31458

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, 1841-06-03 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31459

Letter from Wilkins, Agricola to Nehemiah Denton, [undated] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31460

Other Correspondence (1841-1844) Box 2979 Folder 10

Letter from Judson, M. to Agricola Wilkins, 1841-09-24 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31395

Letter from Lott, John A. to M. Judson, 1841-09-02 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31396

Letter from Lott, John A. to M. Judson, 1841-10-23 [copy] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31397

Letter from Lott, John A. to Kial Sewall, 1844-08-31 [copy] http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31398

Letter from Monell, Jon. D. to John A. Lott, 1840-02-24 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31399

Letter from Monell, Claudius L. to John A. Lott, 1840-02-26 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31400

Letter from Silver, Joseph to J.C. Gwin, 1842-06-21 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31401

Miscellaneous Documents Box 2979 Folder 11

Miscellaneous document : Agricola Wilkins statement of Reynolds claim http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31440

Miscellaneous document : Cash paid on mortgage to Bank of Norfolk http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31441

Miscellaneous document : Map of part of west of Water Street, south of St. Francis Street, Mobile http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31442

Miscellaneous document : Map of St. Francis property http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31443

Miscellaneous document : Memorandum of agreement between B.F. Copeland and J. Monell, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31444

Miscellaneous document : Mobile chancery decree, 1841 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31445

Miscellaneous document : Schedule of finances on the dissolution of firm, Wilkins and Monell, n.d. http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31446