Papers, 1892-1896.

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Papers, 1892-1896.

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The records are fragments that have survived in the City Archives and have been reestablished as a small record group. Most of the records are in the form of incoming letters to the mayor. In some cases related materials are fastened together. The arrangement is alphabetical by name of correspondent (corporate or individual). Where only one or two items exist for a given correspondent, those items are filed in alphabetical miscellaneous folders. Much of the material is "ceremonial" (i.e., letters of introduction/greetings, letters of appointment, etc.) but there are documents of more significance, especially in the files for city of New Orleans government agencies. The file "United States Treasury Department" contains a letter from the captain of the Rex carnival organization discussing parade routes. Individual correspondents include Congressmen Newton Blanchard, C.J. Boatner, Charles Buck, R.C. Davey, Adolph Meyer, Andrew Price, and S.M. Robertson. Also represented are Archbishop Francis Janssens and the mayors of several American cities. In addition to the correspondence there is also a copy of Fitzpatrick's 1896 report to the City Council and a questionnaire giving details on the operation of the Mayor's Office.

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Meyer, Adolph, 1842-1908

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Adolph Meyer (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing Louisiana's 1st congressional district. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908. Born in Natchez, Mississippi, he attended the common schools before matriculating at the University of Virginia. Before graduating, Meyer enlisted in the Confederate Army, eventually on the staff of Brigadier General John Stuart Williams of Kentucky and attaining t...

Boatner, Charles Jahleal, 1849-1903.

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Davey, Robert Charles, 1853-1908.

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Blanchard, Newton C. (Newton Crain), 1849-1922

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Fitzpatrick, John, 1844-1919.

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Fitzpatrick was mayor of New Orleans, 1892-1896. Orphaned early in life, he entered politics in his youth and rose steadily in the ranks of the city's Democratic machine. He served as Criminal Sheriff and Administrator of Public Works prior to his election as mayor in 1892. Fitzpatrick was the only New Orleans mayor to be impeached (in 1894), but the District Attorney was unable to convict and remove him from office. Following the end of his administration, Fitzpatrick remained active in Democra...

Buck, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1841-1918

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Price, Andrew, 1854-1909

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Robertson, S.M. (Samuel Matthews), 1852-1911.

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Janssens, Francis, 1843-1897

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