John D. Murrell papers, 1839-1852.

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John D. Murrell papers, 1839-1852.

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Letters addressed to J. D. Murrell of Lynchburg, Va. Some were written by L. Hewett, overseer at Murrell's sugar plantation, Tally-Ho, in Iberville Parish, La., and relate to slaves' health and work, a runaway slave, and sugar cultivation.Correspondence with the Helena, Ark., law firm of Preston and Rings, and with attorney Shackleford of Canton, Miss., concerns business, financial and real estate dealings related to Murrell's landholdings in those places.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Murrell, John

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John D. Murrell of Lynchburg, Va., was an absentee landowner with land holdings in Louisiana and Arkansas. From the description of John D. Murrell papers, 1839-1852. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 261156159 ...