Donelson Caffery and family letters, circa 1879, 1897.

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Donelson Caffery and family letters, circa 1879, 1897.

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A letter by Maria Drew, sister of Donelson Caffery, to her cousin recounts recent developments in the Caffery family (circa 1879). A typescript of this letter is also included. A letter by Donelson Caffery describes his paternal family history (1897).

2 letters.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7519672

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Drew, Maria Caffery, b. ca. 1826.

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Caffery, Donelson, 1835-1906

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Donelson Caffery was born near Franklin, La., on September 10, 1835, and served as a lieutenant in the 13th Louisiana Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He married Bethia Richardson in 1869. He was a planter in St. Mary Parish, La., state senator for St. Mary Parish (1892-1894), and U.S. senator from Louisiana (1893-1901). He died in New Orleans, La., on December 30, 1906. His son, John Murphy Caffery, was a 1901 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, a prominent St. Mary Parish planter, and s...

Caffery family.

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