[2][3] In 1818, the United States Senator and former Attorney General of Mississippi, Thomas Buck Reed, purchased the property from Moore and renamed it “Reedland”.

Senator Reed made his mark on the house by adding the stunning frontispiece to the doorway as well as the existing East wing.

Shortly before his death, which occurred while en route to take his seat in Washington D.C, Senator Reed sold the residence to Dr. John Ker (1789–1850) in 1829, another plantation owner.

Shortly after Dr. Ker died, a wealthy widow, Jane Gustine Conner, bought Linden in 1849 for her and her ten children.

[3] Inside, there is a painting by John James Audubon (1785–1851), and a portrait of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind (1820–1887).