Knight, Thomas J. Papers, 3 items. Location: U:186. Biographical sketches of Newton Knight, by his son, Thomas J. Knight, relating to his rudimentary education, the loyalty of Jones County, Mississippi to the Federal government; resistance to the conscription acts of the Confederacy; the organized resistance to Confederate cavalry. Also included is a muster roll and list of engagements of the Knight company. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 495.