McHatton, Pike and Company. Record books, 1857-1860. 3 volumes, 3 microfilm reels. Location: O:34, MSS.MF:M. Commission merchant company of Baton Rouge and a lessee of the Louisiana State Penitentiary when the penitentiary was located in Baton Rouge. Volumes contain business papers regarding the penitentiary. Items include invoices, warrants, receipts for cash and clothing received by discharged convicts, checks, payrolls of officers and guards, and statements of articles charged on prison books. Included are other items related chiefly to the purchase of raw materials, particularly cotton and wool. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 992.