Maria Stuart Webb succession documents, 1846, 1848.

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Maria Stuart Webb succession documents, 1846, 1848.

These four documents concern the death of Maria Stuart Webb, a native of London, England, who died in Lafayette, Jefferson Parish, La., on October 25, 1846. The first is a copy of a sworn statement made before Daniel Clark, the recorder of Jefferson Parish, testifying to her death and the identities of her late husband, William Webb, and two surviving children, John Webb and Maria Webb Winters. Attached are two corroborating statements signed by Isaac Johnson, governor of Louisiana; Charles Gayarré, secretary of state; and William Mure, British consul at New Orleans (1846). Also included is a statement by Maria W. Winters to the London firm of Bell, Steward & Lloyd regarding her marriage contract (1848).

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Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895

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Charles-Étienne Arthur Gayarré (January 9, 1805 – February 11, 1895) was an American historian, attorney, slaveowner and politician born to a Spanish and French Creole planter family in New Orleans, Louisiana. A Confederate sympathizer and a writer of plays, essays, and novels, Gayarré is chiefly remembered for his histories of Louisiana and his exposé of US Army general James Wilkinson as a Spanish spy. Born on his grandfather's plantation just outside the city limits of New Orleans (now Aud...

Clark, Daniel S.

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Daniel Clark was a Philadelphia general merchant and shipper. From the description of Papers, 1760-1762. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 86165609 ...

Webb, Maria Stuart, ca. 1786-1846

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Winters, Maria Webb, b. ca. 1814.

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Louisiana. Governor (1846-1850 : Johnson)

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