Papers, 1794-1887.

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Papers, 1794-1887.

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Correspondence, letter books, manuscripts, extracts, diaries, notes, and a catalog kept or collected by Durell (1794-1887). Correspondence and diaries pertain to Durell and other members of the family, including personal and romantic letters to and from Edward Durell, many in correspondence with Mary Seitz Gebhart, whom he married in 1875; and memorandum diaries of Daniel Meserve Durell, New Hampshire lawyer and chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas, primarily containing records of monetary transactions (1794-1841). Writings include his novel "The First Age"; extracts from military general orders, most originating from the headquarters of the Dept. of the Gulf in New Orleans (1 v., 1862-1865); extracts from the New Orleans newspaper "Daily True Delta" (2 v., 1860-1864); extracts from the Shreveport newspaper "South-Western" (2 v., 1861-1866); manuscript of stories (2 v.); an annotated version of "New Orleans as I Found It" by H. Didimus; and a translation of P.C. Roux's essay on the history of France, including Durell's notes.

6.75 linear ft. (5 boxes, 21 v.)

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United States. Army. Department of the Gulf (1862-1865)

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During the Civil War, the U.S. Army created the Department of the Gulf and the Army of the Gulf following the capture of New Orleans, Louisiana, by Admiral David G. Farragut in 1862. Major General Benjamin F. Butler took command of the Union occupation forces as well as the Department of the Gulf. The soldiers in the new department were then designated as the Army of the Gulf. Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks succeeded Butler on December 17, 1862. Under Banks, the army fought its first ...

Durell, George.

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Durell, Edward H. (Edward Henry), 1810-1887

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Judge, New Orleans, Louisiana. From the description of Papers, 1794-1887. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663765 Edward H. Durell studied law at Harvard University, graduating in 1831. He settled in New Orleans in 1836 where he practiced law and was a member of the New Orleans Common Council (1854-56). Durell was asked to form a new municipal government after the fall of New Orleans, served as president of the city's Bureau of Finances (1862-64)...

Dorrell family.

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Brackett, John, 1804-1885

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Durell, Mary Seitz Gebhart.

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Durell, Elizabeth S.

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Miltenberger, Aristide.

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Durell, Daniel Meserve, 1769-1841

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Poor, Fanny.

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Durell, M. A.

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Durell, Nicholas St. John.

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Durell, Charles J. F.

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Durell, J. S. H.

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