John W. King papers, 1828-1860 (bulk 1830-1850).

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John W. King papers, 1828-1860 (bulk 1830-1850).

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Some correspondence and legal documents deal with a lawsuit brought by Myra Clark Gaines challenging title to land King sold to William C. C. C. Martin of Bayou Boeuf, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Receipts for: poll, land, and slave taxes; payment of laborers; legal fees; horses; and street paving in Cincinnati, Ohio. Additional legal documents include a contract with N. M. Hentz to tutor King's stepdaughter, Rosina Benoit; a fire insurance policy; a broadside concerning creditors (e.g., John King) of the Republic of Texas; and King's will. Newspaper clippings focus on the Supreme Court decision (1837) in the case of Brisco vs. Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and other national banking issues. The printed pamphlet, written by John W. King, is entitled "Memorial to the state legislatures of the United States." Manuscript writings, presumably by King, are variously titled "Letters from the dead," "Confessions of faith," and "Preface." A medical notebook, 1844-1850, containing King's extensive notes on diseases and disorders is also present.

0.5 linear ft. (95 items; 1 ms. v.; 1 pr. v.)1 microfilm reel. 35 mm.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6709618

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Martin, Wm. C. C. C. (William C. C. C.)

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King, John William

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John W. King, a medical doctor of Covington, Kentucky, was married to Ann Ruffin Barrow Benoit of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. He was president of the Newport Manufacturing Company in Newport, Kentucky. From the description of John W. King papers, 1828-1860 (bulk 1830-1850). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122418495 John W. King was a uranium geologist for the Atomic Energy Commission in Wyoming during the 1960s and 1970s. From the description of Slides, 1960...

Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885

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Born in New Orleans June 1805, Myra Clark was a litigant in a series of law suits and countersuits that spanned nearly sixty years and have been the subject of much study. A case in which confirmation of her claim as the only legitimate child of Daniel Clark and Zulime Carriere would have made her heir to a vast fortune in money and real estate in New Orleans and the Mississippi Valley. From the description of Myra Clark Gaines letter, 1862 Feb. 13. (Louisiana State University). Worl...