Maria Chotard Marshall and family papers, 1819-1868.

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Maria Chotard Marshall and family papers, 1819-1868.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244174972

Collection contains letters from Maria Chotard Marshall's mother, Sarah Foster Williams Willis Chotard (1819-1825); letters from Maria to her sister Eliza Gould (1821-1831); correspondence by William Gould and Levin R. Marshall, and memoirs written in 1868 by Eliza Gould. Topics discussed focus on family, legal, and business affairs, social life, travel, and war experiences. Eliza Gould's memoirs address topics such as early family history, General Andrew Jackson, the Battle of New Orleans, slave relations, river transportation, and the role and position of educated Southern women.

0.3 linear ft.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7131734

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Maria Chotard Marshall descended from a family of planters and businessmen, with various branches of the family settling in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Her siblings included Eliza Chotard Gould, and Sarah Chotard Dunbar. The family was prominent in New Orleans, and was associated with General Andrew Jackson. From the description of Maria Chotard Marshall and family papers, 1819-1868. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244174972 ...

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