Russell, J. (John), 1793-1863. Letter, 1849 May 13. 1 letter. Location: Misc. John Russell was principal of Spring Hill Academy in East Feliciana Parish, La., for eight years, during which time he was also superintendent of public schools in the parish. Russell in Clinton, La., writes his young son, Francis I. Russell, in Bluffdale, Ill., describing his work as parish school superintendent, the outbreak of cholera in New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana, the beginnings of the school system in East Feliciana Parish, flooding on the Mississippi River, and how he pines for his family and is anxious to return home once his term expires. Mss. 4109.