Thompson family papers, 1865-1945.

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Thompson family papers, 1865-1945.

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Correspondence and other papers of the Thompson family of Opelousas, La. Correspondence includes a letter from L.E. (Earl) Chasey, a businessman living in Moline, Ill., to his mother, Mrs. V.S. Thompson of Opelousas, regarding his business affairs and plans for a Christmas visit to Opelousas; a second letter, dated 1945, to Mrs. V.S. Thompson from George Bienvenu, an Air Force lieutenant stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base in Warrensburg, Mo., concerning his duties in the air corps, his infant son, and wife; and two postcards, one of them blank, the other from L.E. Chasey to his mother. Also found among the papers are a business letter to Charles Thompson from a car dealer regarding a Fairbanks Morse Type "Z" engine; a receipt from an agent of John Deere for a purchase of oil; and a receipt for hardware purchased from Avie Bordelon by V.S. Thompson. The papers also include a printed copy of the novel The initials by Jemima Tautphoeus, a gift from George W. Prescott, then serving as U.S. Consul at Colombo, Ceylon, to the wife of James E. Robinson of the U.S. Navy. Prescott's dedication of the novel to Mrs. Robinson appears on the fly-leaf of the novel.

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Chasey, L. E. (L. Earl)

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Tautphoeus, Jemima Montgomery, Baroness, 1807-1893

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Epithet: née Montgomery; wife of Cajetan, Baron Tautphoeus; novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001151.0x0000ea ...

Thompson, V. S., Mrs.

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Bienvenu, Georges

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Thompson, V. S.

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Prescott, George Washington, 1776-1817

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Deere & Company

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Thompson family.

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Avie Bordelon (Firm)

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Thompson, Charles T. (Charles Thaddeus)

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American journalist; correspondent for Associated Press. From the description of Charles T. Thompson papers, 1898-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869210 Biographical/Historical Note American journalist; correspondent for Associated Press. From the guide to the Charles T. Thompson papers, 1898-1917, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...