Manuscript Resources on The History of New Orleans Before the Civil War

Siguera, L. Letter, 1851. 2 items. Location: Misc.:S. Resident of San Francisco, California. Letter from Siguera to his wife in New Orleans, Louisiana, commenting on their separation during the California gold rush. In French with English translation. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1244.

Simonds & Fenner. Letter: New Orleans, La. to Messrs. Landrum and Williamson, Shreveport, La., 1859 March 25. 1 item. Location: Misc:S. New Orleans law firm. Macgregor, Alloway & Co. were commission merchants in New Orleans. Letter on behalf of Macgregor, Alloway & Co. requesting collection of a claim against William A. Koger of Caddo Parish resulting from a cotton transaction. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4606.

Sizer, George W. Bill, 1852. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. New Orleans merchant of farm implements. Bill from Sizer to L. D. Seltzer. 'New Orleans Agricultural Warehouse' is printed across the top of the bill. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1563.

Slauson, Daniel D. Papers, 1852-1870 (bulk 1864). 537 items, 3 vols. Location: A:32-33, G:7, H:16. Native of New York who was a surgeon in the hospital of the Corps d'Afrique at Port Hudson, Louisiana, and later an agent of the Freedmen's Bureau. Papers, correspondence, and records of Dr. Slauson. Volumes include a visit book kept at Hornsby, New York, and a medical visit book listing Dr. Slauson's visits in Detroit, Michigan, and Port Hudson, Louisiana. Also included are letters from New Orleans commission merchants dealing with cotton shipments and prices. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 394, 1100.

Smith & Brother Letter, 1846 Apr. 6. 1 letter. Location: MISC:S. Smith & Brother, a mercantile firm of New Orleans, La., writes to Messrs. T. Smith & Co. of Hartford, Conn., regarding trade in saddlery, plows, hides, and trees. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4023.

Smith & Brother Letter, 1846 Feb. 6. 1 letter. Location: MISC:S. The firm of Smith & Brother, a saddlery store at 52 Common St. in New Orleans, writes to T. Smith & Co. of Hartford, Conn., ordering harness leather, whips, bridles, saddles, goat and sheep skins, etc. Mss. 4106.

Smith, Ann E. Papers, 1836-1867. 265 items. Location: C:55. Cotton planter of Clover Hill Plantation, Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, married to James P. Smith. Factors letters and statements from M. B. Brady and Company and J. B. Byrne and Company, New Orleans factors, to Mrs. Smith for cotton sales. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1209.

Smith, Cantron and Co. Letter, 1839 May 13. 1 item. Location: Misc:S. Company located in New Orleans. Letter written by Smith, Cantron and Co. to Messrs. Smith and Co. of Hartford, Connecticut, discussing orders for saddles, bridles, and other horse equipment. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.

Smith, John P. Document, 1848 December 7. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Slave bill of sale from Smith to Arthemise Islain, free woman of color of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 398.

Smith, Richard H. Family correspondence, 1835-1851 (bulk 1839). 9 items. Location: Misc:S. New Orleans attorney. Papers include letters to Smith from his brother, J. Brice Smith of Georgetown, District of Columbia; his wife, Octavia; and others. The letters discuss family and business matters. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2179.