Ellis-Farar papers, 1768-1871 (bulk 1804-1833).

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Ellis-Farar papers, 1768-1871 (bulk 1804-1833).

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Legal documents, bills and receipts, and correspondence of Richard Ellis, Mary Ellis Farar and Captain Benjamin Farar, Jane Ellis Rapalje and George Rapalje, Abram Ellis, and members of their respective families. Legal documents consist of papers pertaining to the settlement of the estates of the above family members, including deeds, wills, surveys, indentures, slave inventories, and confirmation of land ownership. Also included with legal documents are contracts for work performed by craftsmen and overseers on the various plantations. Bills and receipts consist of those for merchandise and for work and repairs performed at the plantations; doctor bills for family members and their slaves; and bills for tuition to College of Louisiana. Correspondence consists of letters between various family members and friends concerning news such as illnesses and marriages, and plantation matters such as crop conditions and letters to and from overseers. Also includes letters to Jane Repalje from William Kenner concerning the voyage by steamboat his family made from Natchez to New Orleans and their experiences when they settled in New Orleans.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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