Frances C. and N.F. Hyer letters and newspaper clipping, 1864-1865.

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Frances C. and N.F. Hyer letters and newspaper clipping, 1864-1865.

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The letter from Mr. N. F. Hyer is written to his son-in-law, Mr. Charles D. Elliot of Massachusetts. The letter mentions the steamboat Empress, Admiral Farragut and Mobile, and the prospect of purchasing land after the war to make a profit on timber. Letter from Mrs. Frances C. Hyer is written to her daughter, Mrs. Emily J. Elliot of Massachusetts. Mrs. Hyer mentions business and politics, including reference to Governor Wells and two July Fourth celebrations, one of which featured a speech by General Nathaniel P. Banks (which she praises). Includes a newspaper clipping referred to in letter.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, 1816-1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts ...

Hyer, N. F.

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Hyer, Frances C.

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N. F. Hyer was employed with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans, Louisiana, during the Civil War. From the description of Frances C. and N.F. Hyer letters and newspaper clipping, 1864-1865. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 263979248 ...

Wells, James Madison, 1808-1899

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Born near Alexandria, La., in 1808, James Madison Wells was the son of Samuel Levi Wells II, a member of the Louisiana constitutional convention in 1811. After completing his education at St. Joseph's College in Bardstown, Ky., and at Cincinnati Law School, Wells returned to Louisiana to manage his family's plantations. He married Mary Ann Scott in 1833. Wells was an active Whig but transferred his allegiance to the Democratic Party after the Whig Party's collapse in the 1850s, supporting Stephe...