Orramel Hinckley and family papers, 1811-1897 (bulk 1830-1870).

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Orramel Hinckley and family papers, 1811-1897 (bulk 1830-1870).

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Personal and business papers and account books (1834-1897) of Orramel Hinckley document his work as a steamboat captain and include volumes containing cash debts and credits and accounts of the owners of the steamboat "Anna" (1854-1855); list of accounts due the steamer "A. W. Glaze" (1854-1855); accounts for the steamer "Aline" (1858-1863); insurance records (1860); lists of crew, expenses, and cash paid for barge workers (1863); and receipts and expenses for the flatboat "Robert E. Lee". Other volumes pertain to personal matters and to the education of Hinckley children at the Alexandria Boarding School in Alexandria, Virginia, and include poems by Orramel S. Hinckley. The collection contains five photographs of Hinckley family members. Civil War letters and items pertain largely to the transportation of government stores and the procurement of supplies for the Confederate Army. Hinckley served as a second lieutenant on Confederate transport vessels. A letter of Orran Gardner requests clothing and describes camp conditions and Federal prisoners of war. Confederate States' tax receipts and Amnesty oaths signed by O. and O. S. Hinckley are included. Papers (1811-1855) and a ledger (1835-1849) of Asa Norton and Thomas Gardner relate to their activities as tanners and leather dealers. A volume (1853-1859) contains orders, memoranda, and a list of slaves belonging to the estate of Mary Gardner. Printed volumes include directions for the use of medicines (1841) and the by-laws and rules of the New Albany Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons (1851).

335 items.16 v. (14 ms. v., 2 pr. v.)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Alexandria Boarding School.

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A.W. Glaze (Steamer)

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Aline (Steamer)

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Hinckley, Orramel, 1813-1868.

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Orramel Hinckley was a steamboat owner and captain whose business was centered principally in New Orleans and Opelousas, Louisiana. His wife, Anna Hawley Gardner (1824-1886), and son, Orramel Strong Hinckley (1840-1885), lived in Washington, Saint Landry Parish. The Hinckleys were related to the families of Asa Norton and Thomas Gardner, tanners and dealers in hides and deer skins in Saint Landry Parish. From the description of Orramel Hinckley and family papers, 1811-1897 (bulk 1830...

Anna (Steamboat)

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Gardner, Thomas N.

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Norton, Asa.

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Hinckley, Orramel Strong, 1840-1885.

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