Daniel D. Slauson papers, 1852-1872.

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Daniel D. Slauson papers, 1852-1872.

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Papers of Daniel D. Slauson consist primarily of medical reports that he completed while serving at the hospital of the Corps d'Afrique in Port Hudson, La.; personal correspondence; and letters from cotton factors in New Orleans, La., concerning sales of cotton from Slauson's plantations. Largely compiled while Slauson was serving in the hospital for African American soldiers in the 4th Regiment of Colored Cavalry at Port Hudson, La., the medical reports list the type of illness suffered by patients, number of patients afflicted, and deaths. Accompanying the reports are orders to vaccinate soldiers, muster rolls from the hospital department, and requests for medical supplies sent to the medical director of the Department of the Gulf. Numerous letters from cotton factors J. Burnet & Co. describe shipments and sales of cotton grown on Slauson's cotton plantations. Other papers pertaining to Slauson's plantations include sharecropping agreements with tenants of Slauson's lands, work contracts with laborers, and receipts from dry goods merchants for purchases of food, clothing, and other supplies. A loose section of a ledger for Johnson Plantation records purchases of dry goods at the plantation store and shows the amount and nature of items purchased and the names of customers. The papers also include a number of letters from J.G. Slauson, Daniel Slauson's brother, and from other relatives about the health and activities of family members and the status of crops on the family farm. Also found among the papers is a volume recording medical visits paid by Slauson during the period when he resided at Morchy Plantation and later Ernst Place in East Feliciana Parish, La. The entries show the date, name of patient, purpose of charge, and the notation of payment. An additional small memorandum book records random information about purchases of dry goods and other household supplies.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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