Alexander Blanche papers, 1851-1914.

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Alexander Blanche papers, 1851-1914.

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Antebellum plantation diary (1851-1856) contains notes about cotton farming, slave labor and health, weather, medical remedies, and other plantation affairs. Papers (1881-1914) consist of correspondence, tax and payroll receipts, account sheets, and receipts for prisoners of Louisiana State Penitentiary. Letters to Blanche from S. L. James concern plantation supplies and prison laborers, among other things.

79 items2 v.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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James, S. L. J. (Steven L. J.)

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Blanche, Alexander, 1833-1908.

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Alexander Blanche was a cotton planter of Marydale Plantation, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Blanche employed or subleased Louisiana State Penitentiary convicts from S. L. James, who leased prisoners directly from the state. From the description of Alexander Blanche papers, 1851-1914. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 298256770 ...

Louisiana State Penitentiary

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