John H. Ransdell papers, 1842-1886 (bulk 1842-1869).

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John H. Ransdell papers, 1842-1886 (bulk 1842-1869).

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Letters written by Ransdell from Elmwood Plantation to Governor Thomas Overton Moore (1863) describe destruction caused by Federal troops, the condition of crops, attitudes of Negroes, and conditions of property of other plantation owners, including the Emfield Plantation of Thomas Overton Moore. A plantation diary (1842-1863, 1886) records routine plantation activities and contains poetry, essays, recipes, and directions for tanning leather and curing meats. The diary lists plantation expenses (1854-1855) and expenses incurred through the settlement of the estate of A. W. Burgess. The invasion of the Alexandria area by Federal troops under General Nathaniel P. Banks is described. A plantation account book (1867-1869) contains physics lessons of John Ransdell (son of John H. Ransdell), a cadet at Louisiana State Seminary (1867). It includes accounts of laborers on Elmwood Plantation (1869).

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Ransdell, John C.

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John H. Ransdell was a planter of Elmwood Plantation in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He and his wife, Amanda THickman, had nine children. One of their sons, Joseph E. Ransdell (1858-1954), became a United States congressman and senator. From the description of John H. Ransdell papers, 1842-1886 (bulk 1842-1869). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122505675 Planter of Alexandria, La. From the description of Diary [manuscript], 1840-1891. (University of Virgi...