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158-01 Letter dated 1832, addressed to Frank Gaylor, Esq., Washington, D.C. from B.J. Sage. The letter pertains to the sale of Red River land around January 14, 1832 and the Agent was B.J. Sage. Handwritten, original.

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This collection consists of correspondence, speeches, transcripts of interviews, publicity, and other materials dealing with the Recorder of Documents. This collection also contains (2) reels of microfilm of scrapbooks dated 1948-1975. The scrapbooks contain newspaper articles and miscellaneous publicity. There are also copies of an interview of Margaret T. Lane on cassette tapes.

Margaret Lane donated this collection.

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This collection consists photocopied pages of a copybook of C.H. Mouton’s correspondence from the 1850s to the 1880s. Also included is a record book of financial transactions which contains a copy of a ledger from 1870s.

Mrs. Charles (Helen Hamilton) Bailey, great-granddaughter of C.H. Mouton, donated this collection.

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This collection consists of the files of Orther C. Mouton and Conrad Debaillon, lawyers of Lafayette, Louisiana. It includes successions and judgements from the 1910s through the 1920s. These are arranged numerically.

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This collection consists of a scrapbook of Vivian Mouton’s photographs, most of which have been identified. The scrapbook has been digitized and is included on CD.

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This collection contains files of Perrin’s correspondence with foreign governments, testimonies from Acadian descendants, numerous speeches and newspaper articles, and the Official Proclamation by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England recognizing the injustice done to the French Neutrals (The Acadians) in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from 1755 through 1763, commonly known as the Grand Dérangement.

Mr. Warren Perrin donated this collection.

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This collection consists of federal cases mainly from Louisiana. Many of the cases deal with school desegregation. There are also cases from other states as well. Also included are correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and court orders. This collection is arranged alphabetically by parish within Louisiana, and then by other state.

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This collections contains mainly documents related to law practice of François Richard, fils, in St. Landry Parish and to legal matters involving the Richard family. Of special interest is a contract between a former enslaver and freedmen executed on 16 August 1865.

Sandra Clayton Richard donated this collection in 1989.

Scope and Contents This collection contains chiefly papers of Albert Voorhies (1829-1913) who served as Louisiana Lieutenant-Governor (1865-1867) among other elected positions, and long-time member of the State Bar. The papers reflect his interest in state politics; his involvement in the court system especially of Orleans Parish; and his writings on legal theory and state legal practices. There is also material on other members of the Voorhies family.Donated by the George Voorhies Family, St....

Scope and Contents This collection reflects the career, from 1870 on, of attorney, judge, and author, Felix Voorhies. It contains fee books and case books generated as part of his legal practice. However, the majority of the collection contains literary works from the early 20th century, including one letter in which the Judge writes about the Evangeline legend and the true story of Emmeline Labiche, which he published as part of Acadian Reminiscences. A manuscript copy of an unpublished play and a photograph...