Henry M. Hyams family papers, 1843-1953 (bulk 1901-1953).

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Henry M. Hyams family papers, 1843-1953 (bulk 1901-1953).

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Papers consist of letters of Henry M. Hyams pertaining to the political situation in Grant Parish, Louisiana, in 1873 and the causes of the Colfax riot. Papers of Henry M. Hyams, Jr. relate to his work for the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims (1882-1887) and Hyams' family lawsuits which concerned litigation and recovery of Hyams' lands, principally by Judith Hyams Douglas. The collection contains land patents (1843-1863) and plats issued in Carroll, Saint Landry, and Caldwell Parishes, Louisiana, and in the district north of Red River, and in parts of Texas. Seven printed legal briefs concerning Hyams cases heard before the Louisiana Supreme Court are included.

313 items;7 pr. v.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Hyams, Henry M. (Henry Michael), 1806-1875

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Henry M. Hyams, a lawyer, was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1830. In the 1830s, he was a member of a vigilante committee to oppose anti-slavery interests. He was elected as a Democrat to the State Senate in 1855 and served as lieutenant governor of Louisiana, 1860-1864. His son, Henry M. Hyams, Jr. (1846-1887), a lawyer in New Orleans, was the son-in-law of Baton Rouge Judge W. R. Rutland. Henry M. Hyams, Jr.'s daughter, Judith Hyams Douglas (1875-1955), also a lawyer in New Orleans, was a ci...

Douglas, Judith Hyams, 1875-1955.

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Judith Hyams Douglas was a New Orleans, La., lawyer and civic and social leader active in women's clubs. Her grandfather, Henry M. Hyams (1806-1875), was lieutenant governor of Louisiana during the Civil War, and her father, Henry M. Hyams Jr. (1846-1887), also was a New Orleans lawyer. From the description of Judith Hyams Douglas papers, 1897-1955 (bulk 1911-1955). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 143316741 ...

Hyams, Henry M., 1846-1887.

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