John M. Davidson legal papers, 1861-1867.

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John M. Davidson legal papers, 1861-1867.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122520159

Legal papers in English and Spanish include bills, receipts, petitions, court summons, acts of sale, and promissory notes of Charles Black, reflecting his financial interests in steamers "Edward Fenner" and "Daisy" and ships "William Hogan" and "Mary Grazier." Legal papers include court summons, petitions, memoranda, agreements, promissory notes, bills, and receipts for the cases of Alexander Cota vs. steamboat "Cornudella" (1865-1866) and Stolterfolet Sons and Company vs. Union Insurance Company for the loss of the steamboat "Roscoe" (1865) and for claims presented to the United States Claims Commission in Louisiana (1865).

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Roscoe (Steamboat)

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Cornudella (Steamboat)

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Mary Grazier (Ship)

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Davidson, John, 1946-...

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John M. Davidson, a lawyer in New Orleans, Louisiana, handled cases for client Clarles Black, a commission merchant and steamboat owner of Matamoros, Mexico, as well as cases involving steamboats and the United States Commissioner of Claims in Louisiana. From the description of John M. Davidson legal papers, 1861-1867. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122520159 ...

Daisy (Steamer)

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Black, Charles, merchant.

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United States. Commissioners of Claims

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Before the close of the Civil War, in an act of July 4, 1864, Congress recognized the debt the Federal Government owed loyal citizens for property losses suffered during the war. This act only applied to citizens in states not in rebellion. Throughout the last half of the 1860s, the government was besieged with claims from Southern states, many from people who had be unquestionably loyal to the Union cause during the war. On March 3, 1871, an act was authorized to address the losses of southern ...

Edward Fenner (Steamer)

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William Hogan (Ship)

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