Hart-Bonnecaze-Duncan family papers, 1775-1949 (bulk 1840-1875, 1905-1940).

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Hart-Bonnecaze-Duncan family papers, 1775-1949 (bulk 1840-1875, 1905-1940).

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Papers include personal and business correspondence, writings, legal records, financial records, ephemera, sheet music, and photographs. Materials document land transfers, the cotton trade, and assorted mercantile transactions. They provide some information on civilian conditions during the Civil War and on the development of the Baton Rouge Fire Department.

2 linear ft.2 microfilm reels.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7121431

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Bonnecaze, Leon, 1797-1872

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Leon Bonnecaze (1797-1872), a native of France, was a prominent lawyer and businessman in Baton Rouge. A selectman of Baton Rouge and a trustee of the College of Baton Rouge, Bonnecaze also worked as the French Consul during the American Civil War. Bonnecaze was closely involved with the Hart and Duncan families, serving as an attorney to Abner L. Duncan and Samuel M. Hart. His daughter, Leontine, was married to Abner L. Duncan. He also worked with the Citizen's Insurance Company and the banking...