Harrison family papers, 1838-1884.

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Harrison family papers, 1838-1884.

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This collection consists primarily of correspondence to and by members of the Harrison family in the United States. The bulk of them were addressed to Alexander P. Harrison of New Orleans, La., and some concern his position as collector of internal revenue in New Orleans. Letters originate from various places including Mississippi, New York, and Michigan; authors of letters include Richard Harrison, John P. Bleeker, and Henry S. Browne. A certificate is included which notes the appointment of Alexander P. Harrison as Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the Collection District of Louisiana. Also included in this collection is a ribbon-bound, handwritten compilation of Acts of the Louisiana State Legislature, specifically dealing with the John McDonogh bequest.

0.5 linear foot (5 folders in 1 box)

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Harrison family.

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John McDonogh (1779-1850) was a businessman, investor, planter, and educational philanthropist. In his will, he designated large sums to several charitable causes, including the McDonogh School Fund which resulted in the creation of twenty-eight schools in New Orleans, two in his plantation, McDonoghville, and many in his birthplace, Baltimore, Md. Eighty of John McDonogh's slaves were sent to Liberia through the American Colonization Society. Possibly the McDonogh bequest was held by Alexander ...

Harrison, Alexander G

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American colonization society

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The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817 in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of transporting freeborn and emancipated American blacks to Africa and helping them start a new life there. From the description of List of emigrants for Liberia, 1867 Nov. 17. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144821 The American Colonization Society was an organization dedicated to transporting freeborn blacks and emancipated slaves to Africa, to what is n...

McDonogh, John, 1779-1850

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Merchant and philanthropist, from New Orleans, La. From the description of Papers, 1802-1950; (bulk 1802-1851). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19902810 Business and philanthropist. From the description of Letter of John McDonogh, 1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454505 John McDonogh was a businessman, planter and educational philanthropist. A successful land speculator, McDonogh purchased large tracts of land in Louisiana and Florid...