J. Fair Hardin collection, 1718-1939 (bulk 1832-1939).

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J. Fair Hardin collection, 1718-1939 (bulk 1832-1939).

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Collection includes Hardin's correspondence, proofs, drafts, reports, maps, articles, and speeches, as well as research materials collected by him. The papers pertain to his efforts to mark historical sites in Louisiana, especially the Presidio de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Adaes site in Natchitoches Parish, La., and to researching, writing, and publishing his book. The research materials consist of original historical documents, translations of French and Spanish colonial records, and reproductions of documents and maps in European, Washington, and Louisiana repositories that relate to Louisiana's early history, especially land claims and settlement in northwest Louisiana. The principal subjects of his research are the clearing of the Red River raft and the removal and migration of the Caddo Indians from Louisiana. Included in his research materials are land grants and other documents of Marquis de Maison Rouge and Baron de Bastrop, papers of Juan Filhiol relating to Ouachita Parish, La.; letters, statements, and other records of Indian agents in northwestern Louisiana Jehiel Brooks and Charles A. Sewall, who dealt with the Caddo Indians. Civil War materials are also present and include letters,Confederate currency and notes, Hardin's research and notes regarding the Red River Campaign, and the letter book of J. W. Sims, assistant quartermaster of the post at Natchitoches, Trans-Mississippi Department. Included in the Civil War materials are the letters (1861-1877) of John C. Moncure (1861-1877), Shreveport lawyer, Confederate soldier, and Reconstruction-era state legislator. He writes of his participation in the Battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill and corresponds with his father in Virginia, who relates developments there, and with French General Camille Polignac, about the cause of the South and Reconstruction. The large group of maps contains maps of Louisiana and various locations within Louisiana, including towns, parishes, military posts, and Civil War battles. Photographs include portraits of the wife of Henry Shreve, the Red River raft (ca. 1872), and the site of the Presidio of Los Adaes, Natchitoches Parish, La.

2,225 items.17 v.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7161849

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Maison Rouge, Joseph, marquis de, -1799

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Hardin, J. Fair (James Fair), 1893-1940

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Shreveport attorney, a vice president of the Louisiana Historical Society, and author of historical articles and the "History of Northwestern Louisiana" (1939). From the description of J. Fair Hardin papers, 1940. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 317620153 Shreveport attorney, a vice president of the Louisiana Historical Society, and author of historical articles and HISTORY OF NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA (1939) From the description of J. Fair Hardin ...

Sims, J. W., Captain.

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Moncure, John, 1949-

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Commissioner, Stafford County, Va. From the description of Papers, 1835. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 28106226 ...

Sewall, Charles, 1794-1884

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Businessman and shipowner, of Bath, Me. From the description of Account book, 1834-1842. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974654 ...

Confederate States of America. Army. Trans-Mississippi Dept.

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Polignac, Camille de, 1832-

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Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac (1832-1913) was a French nobleman, scholar, and soldier who joined the Confederate States Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War and became major general before war's end. He was one of the few French-born generals in the war. From the description of Camille de Polignac letter, 1861 Mar. 22. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 302346485 Camille Arnaud Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac, served in the Confedera...

Brooks, Jehiel

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Bastrop, Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de, 1759-1827

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A Dutch contractor who established a colony in what is today Morehouse Parish. He did this at the suggestion of Gov. Carondelet. Bastrop built Point Plantation with large warehouses along Bayou Siard, La. He conducted an extensive mercantile business and Indian trade under an exclusive concession given to him by Casa Calvo in 1801. From the description of Felipe E.N. Bastrop papers, 1796-1829. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70665737 From the description of...