Roberts, A. W. (Abishai W.). Family Papers, 1837-1916 (bulk 1866-1878). 363 items. Location: A:13-14, H:12. Attorney of Lake Providence, Louisiana; soldier in the Confederate army; and prisoner of war at Johnson's Island Prison, Sandusky Bay, Ohio. Collection includes legal papers, receipts, family papers, and a license to practice law from the Louisiana Bar Association (1857). Also included are Civil War letters from Roberts, including one written while he was imprisoned. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 17. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 370.