Blanche, Alexander, 1833-1908.

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Alexander Blanche was a cotton planter of Marydale Plantation, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Blanche employed or subleased Louisiana State Penitentiary convicts from S. L. James, who leased prisoners directly from the state.

From the description of Alexander Blanche papers, 1851-1914. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 298256770

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Marydale Plantation (La.)
Louisiana
Louisiana--Tensas Parish
Subject
Convict labor
Cotton growing
Traditional medicine
Plantations
Slaves
Occupation
Cotton farmers
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Birth 1833

Death 1908

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