John L. Lobdell and family papers, 1817-1912 (bulk 1825-1890).

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John L. Lobdell and family papers, 1817-1912 (bulk 1825-1890).

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The John L. Lobdell and Family Papers consist of legal documents, financial records, correspondence, and certificates related to the personal and professional life of Lobdell. The legal documents deal principally with Lobdell's purchase and his later loss of property. Financial records consist of receipts, promissory notes and statements of account. The correspondence pertains to Lobdell's personal affairs. Other items in the collection include certificates and genealogical material. The manuscript volume is a cotton book from Arbroath Plantation in West Baton Rouge Parish, owned by Lewis Stirling, Lobdell's father-in-law.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Lobdell, Ann Mathilda Stirling, 1811-1890.

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Freemasons

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Lobdell, John L. (John Little), 1791-1867.

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John Little Lobdell was born on May 7, 1791, in Johnstown, New York. In 1821, he moved to West Feliciana Parish, La. and began his career as a lawyer and joined the Freemasons. He married Ann Mathilda Stirling and the couple had seven children. Lobdell moved his family to West Baton Rouge Parish, La. in 1842, where he became a planter and was forced to leave during the Civil War. He moved back to West Baton Rouge Parish in 1865, where he remained until his death on September 5, 1867. ...

Stirling, Lewis, 1786-1858.

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Lewis Stirling, son of Alexander and Ann Alston Stirling, was a Louisiana sugarcane and cotton planter. Among his plantations were Arbroath Plantation in West Baton Rouge Parish, La. and Solitude and Attakapas Plantations in St. Mary Parish. He and his wife, Sarah Turnbull, resided at Wakefield Plantation in West Feliciana Parish, La. with their six children. Stirling served as a lieutenant during the War of 1812, and his son, Lewis, served as a Confederate officer in the Civil War. During the w...

Lobdell family.

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