James G. Taliaferro and family papers, 1787-1934 (bulk 1867-1875).

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James G. Taliaferro and family papers, 1787-1934 (bulk 1867-1875).

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The James G. Taliaferro and Family Papers consist of letters, reports, business records, printed items, and other records documenting political, economic, and social conditions in Louisiana; Taliaferro's political interests with the Whig and Republican parties; and his work as an associate justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court, president of the constitutional convention of 1868, and a gubernatorial candidate in 1868. Legal and business papers of his father, Zachariah Taliaferro, concern his sawmills in Virginia and Catahoula Parish, La., in partnership with Charles Patteson (1804-1824). Also included are letters from James G. Taliaferro's children on various matters and scattered issues of The Independent of Harrisonburg, La. (1861) and other state newspapers.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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