John G. Devereux papers, 1791-1890.

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John G. Devereux papers, 1791-1890.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23289869

Military and business papers of John G. Devereux, and correspondence and financial and legal papers of Stephen and J.C. Van Winkle. An account book and other volumes from Wexford and Dublin, Ireland, appear to belong to John Devereux's father, John Devereux (fl. 1822), merchant and shipper. J.G. Devereux's Civil War records relate chiefly to the Siege of Vicksburg and consist of military correspondence, including letters from Ulysses S. Grant; muster rolls; items relating to Confederate prisoners; a list of slaves used as laborers; and other items. Business papers relate chiefly to Devereux's banking career. Stephen Van Wickle was sheriff of Pointe Coupee Parish, La., ca. 1819-1835. He was also business and legal agent for Valerien Ledoux (d. 1853), a Pointe Coupee sugar planter. In 1835 J.C. Van Wickle, a sugar planter and possibly Stephen's son, took over the position of sheriff as well as the management of the Ledoux estate. Financial and legal materials of the Van Wickles comprise sheriff's plantation, personal, and merchant accounts, and include account books, deeds, warrants, judgements and court orders. An 1842 bill of sale for slaves and a list of slaves are included. Miscellaneous items of interest are a transcription of a speech by Louisiana governor Henry W. Allen, 1863; a ledger of a cotton press and cotton press association, presumably in Pointe Coupee parish, 1880-1883; and a biographical sketch of Confederate chief of engineers Martin Luther Smith.

ca. 210 items (1.0 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7101879

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866

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Devereux, John G., active 1856-1890

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Hardware merchant and banker of New Orleans and Confederate veteran. From the description of John G. Devereux papers, 1791-1890. WorldCat record id: 23289869 John G. Devereux (fl. 1856-1890) was a merchant and banker of New Orleans and a Confederate veteran. He may have been the son of John Devereux (fl. 1822), a Dublin merchant and shipper. Between at least 1856 and 1859, the younger Devereux operated a hardware business in New Orleans, supplying local planters...

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