James Wiley Edwards papers, 1870-1887, undated.

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James Wiley Edwards papers, 1870-1887, undated.

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The James Wiley Edwards Papers consist of tax receipts, Police Jury and Parish Court records, voter registration certificates, and merchants' statements from West Feliciana Parish, La.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6860089

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Edwards, James Wiley, 1839-1934.

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James Wiley Edwards was a native of Missouri who came to West Feliciana Parish, La., where he married Sallie Thoms Harris around 1867. He later moved to East Feliciana Parish, then to Texas. He died in Clinton, La. From the description of James Wiley Edwards papers, 1870-1887, undated. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 152605862 ...

West Feliciana Parish (La.). Parish Court.

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West Feliciana Parish (La.). Police Jury

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Louisiana's unit of local government is the parish rather than the county. When Louisiana was purchased from France in 1803, the portion that is now approximately the State of Louisiana was called the Orleans Territory. On April 10, 1805, the governing body of the Orleans Territory divided it into 12 counties that roughly coincided with the parishes established by the Catholic Church during the Spanish and French regimes. On March 31, 1807, the territorial legislature passed an act ...