Paul Tulane letter, 1885 July 30.

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Paul Tulane letter, 1885 July 30.

Letter of Paul Tulane of Princeton, N.J., to Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College President David F. Boyd in reply to the latter's request for funds to purchase a scientific collection exhibited at the World's Exposition in New Orleans, La. Tulane explains that recent financial losses and his philanthropic obligations to Tulane University make it impossible for him to contribute at this time.

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Boyd, David French, 1834-1899

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David French Boyd (1834-1899) was an officer in the Confederate Army who for a time was a prisoner of war on a Union boat moored in Alexandria, La. After the war, Boyd was instrumental in the founding of Lousiana State University. From the guide to the David French Boyd Letter, ., 1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Boyd graduated from the University of Virginia in 1856, and later served in the Confederate Army. From ...

Tulane, Paul, 1801-1887

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

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