Maunsell White letterbook, 1845-1850.

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Maunsell White letterbook, 1845-1850.

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Letter book contains copies of letters to friends, family members, plantation mangers, and business associates. They concern the management of Deer Range Plantation and its slaves; sugarcane planting, processing, and processing equipment; cotton farming and cotton sales; state and national politics; support for a state university in Louisiana; and the planning and construction of the state capitol building in Baton Rouge. Included are a letter to Andrew Jackson expressing concern about his declining health, and several letters to his son, Maunsel White, Jr., offering fatherly advice and counsel.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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