Marcellin Gillis Papers, 1825-1925

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Marcellin Gillis Papers, 1825-1925

Marcellin Gillis Papers, 1825-1925

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Marcellin Gillis emigrated from France in 1843 and became a cotton factor in New Orleans, La., and a landowner in Catahoula Parish, La. He married Carolina Emily Griffin, of Wilkinson County, Miss., in 1854. The collection is primarily Marcellin Gillis's correspondence, 1850-1890, with his relatives in France and with his wife, relating to economic, agricultural, and social conditions in France, particularly viticulture, 1846-1896; family news, including reports from members of the Griffin and Liddell families of Mississippi; Gillis's Confederate Army career, including his participation in the First Battle of Bull Run and his imprisonment at Ship Island, Miss.; wartime conditions in New Orleans, especially for French citizens; schooling of his son at Washington and Lee University, 1872-1874; and other matters. Earlier papers include personal correspondence from both the Gillis and Griffin families. Some legal and business papers and bills of sale for slaves are also included.

550; 1.0

eng,

fre,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection