Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894

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James Lusk Alcorn served as governor of Mississippi from 1870-1871.

From the guide to the James Lusk Alcorn Letter, 1871, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Mississippi resident.

From the description of Letter, 1871. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31187631

U.S. senator from and governor of Mississippi.

From the description of J.L. Alcorn correspondence, 1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423522

Planter, brigadier general of Mississippi state forces during the Civil War, Republican governor, and U.S. senator.

From the description of J.L. Alcorn papers, 1850-1880 (bulk 1850-1865). WorldCat record id: 22150508

Alcorn served as governor from 1870-1871.

From the description of Alcorn, James Lusk, letter, 1871. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20383809

James L. Alcorn was a planter, brigadier general of Mississippi state forces during the Civil War, Republican governor, and U.S. senator.

From the guide to the J.L. Alcorn Papers, 1850-1949, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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referencedIn Cooper, William, b. 1802. William Cooper diaries, 1859-1887. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Alcorn, James. Letter to Henry Charles Lea, 1895. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf James Lusk Alcorn Letter, 1871 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf J.L. Alcorn Papers, 1850-1949 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894. Alcorn, James Lusk, letter, 1871. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Alcorn, James Lusk. Letter, 1871. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894. J.L. Alcorn papers, 1850-1880 (bulk 1850-1865). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Rector-Alcorn scrapbook, 1828, 1858, 1873-1914. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894. J.L. Alcorn correspondence, 1873. Library of Congress
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associatedWith Alcorn, Amelia Walton Glover. person
correspondedWith Confederate States of America. Army corporateBody
associatedWith Cooper, William, b. 1802. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
correspondedWith Dwyer, J. W. person
associatedWith Keams, D. C. person
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Mississippi
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Mississippi
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Jefferson County (Miss.)
Mississippi
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Birth 1816-11-04

Death 1894-12-19

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