Daniel Turnbull family papers, 1803-1913 (bulk 1832-1871).

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Daniel Turnbull family papers, 1803-1913 (bulk 1832-1871).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/126885593

The Daniel Turnbull Family Papers contain correspondence, plantation records, and financial and legal papers documenting the lives of the Turnbull and Bowman families between 1826 and 1913. The papers document the operation of Rosedown Plantation and Grosse Tete Plantation, the sale of cotton and molasses, family relationships, the pursuit of Daniel Turnbull's Civil War claims, and land ownership.

74 items.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6817996

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Bowman family.

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Bowman, James P. (James Pirrie), 1832-1926.

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Bowman, Sarah T. (Sarah Turnbull), 1831-1914.

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Turnbull family.

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Turnbull, Daniel, 1796-1861

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Daniel Turnbull was a successful Louisiana planter, primarily of cotton plantations. He founded Rosedown Plantation in West Feliciana Parish, La., in 1835 where he resided with his wife, Martha Hilliard Barrow Turnbull. An avid horticulturist, she assembled a large collection of botanical specimens that she planted in extensive gardens at Rosedown. Their children were James, Daniel, William, and Sarah. The Bowman and Turnbull families were associated through the marriage of Sarah Turnbull and Ja...

Turnbull, Martha Barrow, 1809-1896

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Martha Barrow Turnbull was born at Highland Plantation in West Feliciana Parish, La., in 1809. Along with her husband, Daniel Turnbull (1799-1861), she founded Rosedown Plantation in the same parish in 1835. An avid horticulturalist, she assembled a large collection of botanical specimens that she planted in extensive gardens at the plantation. From the description of Martha Turnbull diary transcription, 1837-1895 (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 227337558 ...