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Series A: Transcripts of Letters

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of copies of transcripts of the letters from Mrs. Margaret Jones Rees Morgan of Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania to her son David Rees in Louisiana (usually sent in care of Benjamin Morgan or George Morgan of New Orleans). The letters are dated from 1804 to 1827. David Rees settled near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, served as a justice of the peace from 1805 to 1835, represented Attakapas County in the first legislature of Louisiana, and served as a major in the Fifteenth Louisiana Militia during the War of 1812.

This collection lacks pages 46-70.

This collection was donated by Christina Allday-Bondy of Austin, Texas.

Dates

  • 1804-1827

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 0.208333 Linear Feet (2.5 inches in 1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031