Moses and St. John Richardson Liddell family papers : correspondence, bills and other papers, September-October, 1855.

Moses and St. John Richardson Liddell family papers : correspondence, bills and other papers, September-October, 1855.

Biographical/Historical Note: Moses Liddell, born 1785, was a prominent planter of Elmsley Plantation, Woodville, Mississippi. In the mid 1840s he sold Elmsley and relocated nearer to his son, St. John Richardson Liddell of Llanada Plantation, Catahoula Parish, La. St. John, also a prominent planter...

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Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Series:Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:
Agriculture
Cotton trade
Health
Plantation owners
Plantations
Louisiana
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Summary:Biographical/Historical Note: Moses Liddell, born 1785, was a prominent planter of Elmsley Plantation, Woodville, Mississippi. In the mid 1840s he sold Elmsley and relocated nearer to his son, St. John Richardson Liddell of Llanada Plantation, Catahoula Parish, La. St. John, also a prominent planter, served as brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He resumed his plantation work at Llanada at the end of the war, and was fatally shot in a duel by Charles Jones on Feb. 14, 1870 after a longstanding feud.
Item Description:Description taken from the Library's finding aid (please note that the items in the collection are not organised in this order).
Note: best images possible. 14 items.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:Special Collections, Louisiana State University Libraries

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