Charles Clark and family papers, 1829-1972.

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Charles Clark and family papers, 1829-1972.

Papers representing the Fowler, Nutt, Macbeth, and Clark families, including personal correspondence and legal papers of Nathaniel W. Fowler and John Slidell, personal correspondence of Mary Elizabeth Macbeth Fowlerand various other family members, and the correspondence, writings, and travel journal of Charles Clark (1849-1936). Significant family correspondents include Charles Clark's half sister, Margaret Nutt New, his aunt, Harriet Clark Miles, and his sons, Benjamin Palmer Clark and Charles Edgar Clark; the letters of the two sons jointly constitute the bulk of the collection. Also included are photographs, printed material, ephemera, writings and an account ledger.

1.1 linear ft. (427 items; 1 v.)

Related Entities

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Clark, C. Edgar (Charles Edgar), b. 1881.

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Clark, Charles, 1849-1936.

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David Hamilton Fowler (1824-1864), the seventh son of the Duke of Roxborough and cousin to the Prince of Wales, immigrated to New Orleans, where he owned a steam boiler manufacturing company. He served in the Confederate Army as a Captain in Company B, 16th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry and died in Columbus, Georgia, as a result of the war. He is the father-in-law of Charles Clark, after whom the collection is named. David Hamilton Fowler married Mary Elizabeth Macbeth (d. 1915), of...

Fowler, N. W. (Nathaniel W.)

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Clark, B. P. (Benjamin Palmer), b. 1886.

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Slidell, John, 1793-1871

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American lawyer and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to T.H. Herbert, Esq., 1856 12 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664032 Slidell was a Louisiana lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and as Confederate agent to France whose capture sparked the Trent affair. From the description of Legal answer, 1800s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 122558030 ...

Fowler, D. H. (David Hamilton), 1824-1864.

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