McKowen-Lilley-Stirling family papers, 1797-1921 (bulk 1877-1901).
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McKowen-Lilley-Stirling family papers, 1797-1921 (bulk 1877-1901).
The Lilley-Stirling family papers contain legal documents related to a lawsuit between Edith Stirling and George P. Lilley concerning the legality of the sale of Springfield Plantation from the estate of Edith Gwinn (nee Stirling) to Thomas Devall. Included are documents related to the estates of Edith Gwin, Samuel Gwin, Joseph D. Fonte, and George P. Lilley. Some items relate to minor heirs. Included are land grants of Thomas Lilley and Philip Bradshear, and slave bills of sale. McKowen family papers include correspondence, legal documents, financial papers, professional and personal papers, printed items, and a few photographs. Papers chiefly document the activities of John C. MacKowen but include papers of John McKowen, William R. McKowen (brother of John C.), David M. Pipes, Arthur King, Grace King, and other Louisiana figures. Correspondence is primarily from John C. MacKowen to Arthur and Grace King, William R. McKowen, and MacKowen's daughter, Giulia. Subjects include yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans in late 1880s, criticism of public health officials, particularly Edmond I. Souchon and Quitman Kohnke, a libel suit brought against MacKowen by Kohnke, the capture of Union General Neal Dow at Port Hudson, MacKowen's rare books, Louisiana politics, the Blue Grotto property, and personal matters. Financial papers include accounts of John McKowen, William W. Chapman (a general merchant), William R. McKowen, John C. MacKowen, and members of the Pipes family. Papers of John C. MacKowen document medical expenses and income from property owned in San Francisco. Professional and personal papers include items related to John C. MacKowen's medical career, his travels, Louisiana politics, and McKowen family history. Printed materials include a pamphlet written by MacKowen entitled Aromatic Toxins, items related to medicine and public health in Louisiana, ephemera, and newspaper clippings. Legal documents include items related to financial interests of John McKowen, William R. McKowen, John C. MacKowen. Items related to John C. MacKowen include papers documenting Quitman Kohnke's libel suit, the ownership of the Blue Grotto property, and lawsuits in Anacapri, Italy.
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