Jesse D. Wright papers, 1831-1899 (bulk 1835-1882).

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Jesse D. Wright papers, 1831-1899 (bulk 1835-1882).

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Correspondence mostly reflects the business concerns of the Wright family. Topics include land acquisition, property management, division of property, settling wills and financial and legal concerns. Legal papers include certificates of land grants, leases, land sales and transfers and the division of property. There are also papers documenting business partnerships, agreements concerning the management of the Wright estate and records of court proceedings involving the Wright family. Financial papers include receipts, bills, promissory notes, accounts and tax records that reflect the management of the Wright estate, particularly North Bend and Greenwood Plantations. Other items include the memoirs of Esther Wright Boyd and record and cashbooks for North Bend and Greenwood Plantations.

1.2 linear ft.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7132385

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Wright, Mary Cornelia, 1839-1888.

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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 ...

Wright, Jesse D. (Jesse Durastus), 1793-1850

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The Wright family owned lands in Louisiana and Texas. Jesse D. Wright practiced medicine in Rapides Parish, La., and also managed several business concerns, including a store and plantations, and was active in civic and church affairs. He married Sarah Robert Grimball in 1821. After the death of Jesse Wright, his wife and younger children moved from North Bend Plantation to Greenwood Plantation, Rapides Parish, La. Sarah Wright managed the Wright estate until the 1870s, ...

Boyd, Esther Wright, 1844-1915.

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Grimball, John David.

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Havard, Leroy S., 1828-1899.

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Wright, Sarah Robert Grimball, 1805-1881.

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