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    Manuscript Collections Thomason, Matthew D. Diary
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    Thomason, Matthew D. Diary, 1861-1863. 1 volume (contains 1 loose item), 1 microfilm reel. Location: MISC:T; MSS.MF:T. Itinerant Methodist minister assigned to the southeastern district of Louisiana, and later a farmer near Mobile, Alabama. Diary kept by Thomason records his work among whites and African Americans in Louisiana during the Civil War and his return to his native Alabama to farm. The loose item is a letter (1828) to Thomason from his wife Sarah. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 781.
    Manuscript Number
    Mss. 781
    Manuscript Topic
    Religion
    Women
    Civil War
    African Americans
    Record Type
    Manuscript Collections
    Year
    1861
    Page URL: https://lib.lsu.edu/special/manuscripts/guides/thomason-matthew-d-diary
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