Minor family papers, 1774-1914 (bulk 1774-1891).

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Minor family papers, 1774-1914 (bulk 1774-1891).

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Minor family correspondence contains letters to Stephen Minor including one written by Thomas Power, captain of the militia at New Orleans, discussing the Burr conspiracy (1807) and letters (1814) from William Kenner of New Orleans and Simon Gratz of Philadelphia. Correspondence of William J. Minor includes letters (1829, 1837) from John Minor and his mother, Katherine Minor, discussing plantation affairs and personal matters; a letter (1849) from Loyal Case of New Orleans offering to purchase an interest in Ship Island; and a letter (1865) from William J. Minor to his son, Henry Chotard Minor of Southdown Plantation. A letter (1774) from H. Beaumont of Montreal, to Bernard Lintot in Connecticut concerns an account of Beaumont, the shipment of items, and family matters. Born in Connecticut, Lintot was an early settler and merchant of Natchez. The collection contains documents in Spanish confirming land titles for property in Natchez, some signed by Baron de Carondelet; memoranda; a sugar producer's license (1891) of Henry C. Minor of Houma, Terrebonne Parish; a will (1862) of Mary Ann Gustine of Queens County, New York; and a prayer for expectant mothers. Copies of reports (1913-1914) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Experiment Station, are included. Printed items include a copy of "Message from the President of the United States to the House of Representatives" (1797) signed by John Adams, and a pamphlet (1859) of a union meeting in Faneuil Hall, Boston.

24 items.1 pr. v.1 microfilm reel.

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Minor, Stephen, 1760?-1815.

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Stephen Minor, a planter of the Concord Plantation, was a governor of the Spanish district of Natchez and a mayor of the town of Natchez, Mississippi. His son, William J. Minor (1807-1869) married Rebecca A. Gustine of Philadelphia and had 7 sons and 1 daughter. William J. Minor owned and operated the Hollywood and the Southdown plantations in Terrebonne Parish and the Waterloo Plantation of Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Stephen Minor's daughter, Mary Minor (1778-1814) married William Kenner (177...

Lintot, Bernard

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Minor, John.

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Stephen Minor, a planter of the Concord Plantation, was a governor of the Spanish district of Natchez and a mayor of the town of Natchez, Mississippi. His son, William J. Minor (1807-1869) married Rebecca A. Gustine of Philadelphia and had 7 sons and 1 daughter. William J. Minor owned and operated the Hollywood and the Southdown plantations in Terrebonne Parish and the Waterloo Plantation of Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Stephen Minor's daughter, Mary Minor (1778-1814) married William Kenner (177...

Kenner, William, 1774-1824.

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William Kenner, a businessman, planter, slaveholder, and politician, was born in Virginia. He married Mary Minor (1778-1814) of Natchez, Mississippi, and had several children, including Stephen Minor Kenner (1808-1862), the founder of the town of Kenner, Louisiana. William Kenner moved to New Orleans (ca. 1800) and established "William Kenner & Company," a mercantile and commission business. He was affiliated with Stephen Henderson, John Oldham, and Richard Clague. He owned two sugar plantat...

Minor family.

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Minor, William J., 1807-1869.

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William J. Minor, son of Stephen Minor of Natchez, Mississippi, was a sugar planter of Southdown and Hollywood plantations in Terrebonne Parish and Waterloo Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. He was married to Rebecca A. Gustine and had eight children. William Minor was influential in the development of horse racing and thoroughbred breeding in Louisiana. The Minor family was related by marriage to the Kenner family of Louisiana. From the description of William J. Minor paper...

Minor, Katherine.

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