Letters from occupied New Orleans, 1862-1863.

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Letters from occupied New Orleans, 1862-1863.

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These two letters are thought to have been sent to Charles Edgar Appleby (1824-1913), a real estate investor. The author of the letters may be John Appleby (b. 1822), Charles Edgar Appleby's brother. The letters concern a trade business operating in New Orleans, and discuss prices and the market for several different commodities such as sugar, salt, molasses and hay. The 1863 letter mentions General Banks and the battle at Port Hudson. Other relatives are mentioned by name: Aaron Remsen Appleby (1838-1886); Leonard Appleby (1798-1879); Jacob Charles Van Wickle (b. 1805); John Schureman Sutphin (1823-1900); and Jacob Charles Appleby (b. 1836).

2 letters (1 folder)

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, 1816-1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts ...

Appleby family.

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Appleby, John, b. 1822.

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Appleby, Charles Edgar, 1824-1913.

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