Leon Bonnecaze papers, 1807-1881 (bulk 1850-1870).

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Leon Bonnecaze papers, 1807-1881 (bulk 1850-1870).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758982340

The Leon Bonnecaze Papers contain personal and business correspondence, writings, legal records, notarized documents, bills of sale, loan contracts, mortgages, inventories, successions, lot drawings, committee reports, financial records, issues of newspapers, and newspaper clippings. The majority of the collection pertains to legal matters in which Bonnecaze was involved as well as the business he conducted in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

0.6 linear ft.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Duncan, Abner L. H., d. ca. 1846.

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Hart, Samuel M., 1816-1898.

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Bonnecaze, Leon, 1797-1872

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Leon Bonnecaze (1797-1872), a native of France, was a prominent lawyer and businessman in Baton Rouge. A selectman of Baton Rouge and a trustee of the College of Baton Rouge, Bonnecaze also worked as the French Consul during the American Civil War. Bonnecaze was closely involved with the Hart and Duncan families, serving as an attorney to Abner L. Duncan and Samuel M. Hart. His daughter, Leontine, was married to Abner L. Duncan. He also worked with the Citizen's Insurance Company and the banking...