Samuel Douglas McEnery Letter, 1883

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Samuel Douglas McEnery Letter, 1883

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Samuel Douglas McEnery (1837-1910) was the governor of Louisiana from 1881 until 1888. The collection is a typed transcript (location of original unknown) of a letter, 1883, from Jefferson Davis to Samuel D. McEnery, asking for clemency for Horace Blackman, who was convicted at Lake Providence, La., as accessory to assault with intent to kill.

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

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

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McEnery, Samuel Douglas, 1837-1910

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Samuel Douglas McEnery was governor of Louisiana. From the description of Samuel Douglas McEnery letter, 1883 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23229026 Samuel Douglas McEnery served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (1880-1881); Governor of Louisiana (1881-1888); Associate Justice of the State Supreme Court (1888-1897); US Senator (1897-1910). From the description of McEnery, S. D., letters, 1880-1899. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 81986...