George Lewis Collins Davis papers, 1790-1903.

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George Lewis Collins Davis papers, 1790-1903.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/747586922

This collection consists of personal, professional and business papers of George Lewis Collins Davis of New Orleans, La., and Natchez, Miss. Included are correspondence, family papers, genealogical information, printed items, financial and legal documents, slave sale documents, and hand-drawn survey maps of Natchez. Some photocopies are included.

3 linear feet (4 flat boxes)

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8122542

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Davis, George Lewis Collins.

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George Lewis Collins Davis (1807-1876) of New Orleans, La., and Natchez, Miss., served as surveyor and selectman of Natchez, and in 1855 was representative of his district in the Mississippi legislature. He also managed telegraph businesses, including Western Union in Natchez and New Orleans. From the description of George Lewis Collins Davis papers, 1790-1903. (Tulane University). WorldCat record id: 747586922 ...

Davis family.

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Mississippi. Legislature

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Lewis family.

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Western Union Telegraph Company

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The bark Golden Gate and clipper ship Nightingale were both involved in the Western Union Telegraph Expedition to British Columbia, Alaska and Russia to survey areas where the Western Union Telegraph Company planned to construct a telegraph line linking America and Europe. The line was never completed. Charles S. Bulkley was Engineer-in-Chief and Charles M. Scammon was Chief of Marine. The bark Golden Gate was the flagship of the expedition from June 1865 to March 1866, after which the clipper s...