Lewis Texada and family papers, 1830-1939.

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Lewis Texada and family papers, 1830-1939.

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Papers pertain to property ownership in Rapides Parish, including property acquired from the estate of Henry A. Bullard (1845-1866). Letters (1864-1866) from Louisiana governor, Henry Watkins Allen, discuss wartime conditions in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Allen's experiences as a Confederate refugee in Mexico. Papers of Arnaud Préot and family (1837-1885) pertain to the management of a girls' school in Virginia and include Confederate civilians' letters (1861-1864) which discuss wartime conditions and public opinion of the war. The collection contains sheet music and printed items.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7281297

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Bullard, Henry Adams, 1788-1851

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Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866

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Henry Watkins Allen, a lawyer in Mississippi, married Salome Crane (d. 1851) in 1842. He was elected to the Mississippi State Legislature in 1845. He moved to Louisiana in 1852, worked as a planter on Allendale Plantation, and was elected to the Louisiana State Legislature in 1854. Allen served in the Civil War as a lieutenant-colonel in the Delta Rifles of the 4th Louisiana Regiment. Wounded at Shiloh and Baton Rouge in 1862, Allen left active duty and was elected Confederate Governor of Louisi...

Préot, Arnaud.

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Texada, Lewis.

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Lewis Texada was a planter of Bayou Rapides, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. From the description of Lewis Texada and family papers, 1830-1939. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 299793039 ...