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  • Owen, William Miller. William Miller Owen and Allison Owen Papers, 1867-1914. 207 items. Location: U:103, OS:O. William Miller Owen was a captain in the Washington Artillery during the Civil War; his son Allison, a New Orleans architect, was a member of the Washington Artillery in World War I. Materials relate to the history of the unit, its celebrations, programs, and members. The bulk of the collection consists of letters (1913-1914) acknowledging invitations to the 75th anniversary of the Washington Artillery. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1948, 1955.
  • P. G. T. Beauregard cartoon, undated 1 item. Location: Misc:B. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Hand-colored cartoon by N. Orr (Nathaniel Orr) showing Beauregard on his back in a rough stream of water blowing a bugle. Caption reads 'Beauregard in his last Ditch.' Available on microfilm 5735: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 14. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3111.
  • Page, Edward Jr. letter, 1863 Jan. 1. 1 item. Location: Misc:P. Page served as captain of the 31st Massachusetts Volunteers, Company H, and as provost marshal in New Orleans, La. Letter to Major General Nathaniel P. Banks requesting permission to bill planters whose land adjoins new levees constructed under Page's supervision. Endorsement by Banks approves Page?s request. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4022.
  • Palfrey Family Papers, 1776-1918. (bulk 1806-1875). 388 items; 21 vols. Location: 77:89, H:22, Mss.Mf:P, 99. Family of planters, businessmen, politicians, public servants and author. Papers of John Palfrey (1768-1843) relate chiefly to the operation of Forlorn Hope Plantation, education of his sons, War of 1812, and reflect plantation life. Topics include the trade embargo, West Florida Controversy and the capture of Baton Rouge, War of 1812, slavery, cotton and salt production, and banking. Family papers pertain to Civil War battles, plantation economics, Confederate government, and Reconstruction. Papersof William Palfrey concern Ricahoc Plantation and a partnership David Weeks. They also discuss the Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad Company (1841-1842). Some items in French and Spanish. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 6061 and 5322: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 6, Reel 12; Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series I, Part 1, Reels 1-4. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 333, 334, 1409, 1442, 1632, 2076, 2580, 2773, 2857.
  • Palmer-Lincoln Family Papers, 1865-1976. 1 linear ft. Location: Range 33B:7. Edward C. Palmer ran a family wholesale paper trade business in New Orleans, and his sister, Maud, was involved in the cranberry business in Massachusetts. His daughter, Helen, married James Rufus Lincoln. Papers largely consisting of family correspondence. E. C. Palmer's paper business is documented through letters, a copy book, and audit books. Papers from Maud Palmer's interests in the cranberry trade consist of correspondence, receipts, and notebooks. Lincoln family papers include family correspondence, legal papers, cards, and drawings. Photographs represent both families. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4628.
  • Payne, Eugene B. [Beauharnois], 1835-1910. Letters, 1863-1864. 3 items. Location: Misc.:. Union soldier in the 37th Illinois Regiment. Letters describe New Orleans, Louisiana, its residents, the lack of rapport between the Union troops from the West and those from the North (ca. Sept. 1863), military pay and illness among troops (Aug. 13, 1864), mail delivery, and changes in command. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3792, 3796.
  • Pease, Charles G. Letter, 1863 January 10. 1 item. Union officer in the Massachusetts 47th Regiment in the Civil War. Letter describes in detail Pease's voyage on a transport ship from Boston to New Orleans and comments on his living quarters at Camp Kearney, New Orleans; General Banks; and his headquarters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2268.
  • Pecquet du Bellet de Verton and Kariouk family. Papers, 1856-1991. 1.5 linear ft. Location: 49:14, 98:P, OS:P. French aristocratic family that emigrated from France to Haiti during the early years of the nineteenth century, and later moved to New Orleans. Pierre Paul and Pierre Francois Pecquet married two sisters, and lived in France and Louisiana. Writings are comprised of family histories, correspondence, and regalia of the Pecquet du Bellet de Verton and Kariouk family; and memoirs that detail historical and political events which surrounded the family from 1793-1989. Some material deals with Pierre Paul's attempt to get French government support for the Confederacy in the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4702.
  • Pelouze, Louis H. ca. 1831-1878. Letter, 1862 October 14. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union general during the Civil War. Letter to a friend in New Orleans predicts that General Sherman will pursue a conciliatory policy in Louisiana; discusses rumored changes in Union army staff; and mentions his own health. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2808.
  • Penrose, Ann Wilkinson. Diary and family letters, 1861-1865, undated 11 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: T:108, Mss. Mf.:P. Resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Diary contains daily entries in the form of letters to her son, Joseph Biddle Wilkinson Penrose, serving in the Confederate army, reflecting civilian life in New Orleans during the Union occupation of that city. Loose items consist of family letters and a family history. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1169.
  • Pestel papers, 1863-1877. 6 items. Location: Misc.:P, OS:P. Minister of the Netherlands to the United States. Official letters from Mr. Pestel to Amadee Couturie, consul of the Netherlands in New Orleans, La.. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 343.
  • Peters, Samuel J., Jr. Diary, 1840-1862. 1 volume. Location: E:49. Samuel J. Peters, Jr., was the son of New Orleans merchant, civic leader, and banker Samuel Jarvis Peters. He worked as a clerk in New York City (1841-1842), then returned to New Orleans to work in his father's business. Diary describes social life in New Orleans during the antebellum period and in the Civil War prior to federal occupation of the city. Includes entries on family life and health, theater in New Orleans, and national news. Some early 1840 entries are in German. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1355.
  • Peyroux, P. O. New Orleans Civil War letter, 1861. 1 item. Location: MISC:N. Letter signed by Capt. LeGaynot, Lieut. P. O. Peyroux, and Lieut. Louis Ducournau of the 3rd company of Chasseurs a pied, addressed to the Board of Aldermen of the Common Council of New Orleans, requesting $500 to equip the company for battle. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3309.
  • Pierrepont, Edwards, 1817-1892. Papers, 1862-1866. 13 items. Location: Misc.:P, OS:P. Lawyer, politician, U.S. Attorney General (1875). Pierrepont was appointed to examine claims of prisoners in federal custody during the war. Papers relate to the case of Samuel Smith, a New Orleans banker, in the Civil War. During the federal occupation of New Orleans, General Benjamin Butler confiscated gold from Smith's bank to pay Union soldiers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2568.
  • Pitts, Florison D. Diary, 1862-1864. 3 vols. (on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:P. Union private in the Civil War and bugler for the Chicago Mercantile Battery. Stationed in Baton Rouge and near New Orleans, Pitts wrote about his contact with civilians and recorded his reactions to places and people. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 921.
  • Poetry scrapbooks and blacksmith ledger, 1833-1883. 2 vols. Location: C:26. Clippings from New Orleans newspapers, including presidential campaign songs, poetry, and Confederate lyrics. Vol. 1 was originally a blacksmith ledger and contains blacksmith entries. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2297.
  • Quitman, F. Henry. Letter, 1862 April 21. 1 item. Location: Misc.:P. Confederate officer in the Civil War. Letter to his wife lamenting heavy losses sustained in the battle for New Orleans, mentioning the funeral of General Sidney Johnston. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3632.
  • Randolph, George Wythe. Letter, 1862 July 17. 1 item. Confederate general and secretary of war. Letter to Jefferson Davis about the hanging of William Mumford in New Orleans by Union general Benjamin Butler. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2688.
  • Reed, A. R. Diary, 1860-1861. 1 vol. Location: M:18. Son of Isaac Reed, who was part owner of the ship Ocean Belle. Diary records incidents and observations during his ocean voyages from Waldoboro, Maine, to New Orleans, Louisiana, on the ship Weston Merritt and from New Orleans to Liverpool, England, then to Nova Scotia aboard the ship Ocean Belle. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1582.
  • Regan, Godfrey Z., 1908-. Legal Opinions, 1948-1973. 25 vols. Location: 8:62-63. Member of a prominent Creole family; Justice of the Peace for the 2nd District of New Orleans, director of the Louisiana State Bank. Correspondence, essays, and business papers include letters describing civilian life in occupied New Orleans during the Civil War and conditions in the Confederate army. A record book describes a business venture of Polyxene Reynes. Some items in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1038.
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