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  • Tompkins, William F. Papers, 1931-1940. 0.5 linear ft. Location: OS:T, W:24. Brigadier general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Louisiana 2nd District (New Orleans) Engineer (1936-1940) in charge of flood control. Professional papers consist of a volume of lectures delivered by Tompkins, mainly on the subject of flood control in the Mississippi River Valley (1936-1940), and materials from courses of the U.S. Army War College (1931-1932). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2974.
  • Tong, Sarah. Document, 1850. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T. Resident of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Sale of slaves (copy) of Mrs. Sarah Tong to Francis A. Tete of Assumption Parish. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 537.
  • Tonti, Henri de. Document, undated .1 item [photocpy]. Location: Misc.:T. Portion of a petition of Tonti and La Forest to Ponchartrain, Minister of the Marine. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1048.
  • Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885, Letter, 1848. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T. Confederate secretary of state and general. Letter from Toombs commenting on nomination of General Zachary Taylor, as giving universal satisfaction to the Whig Party. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1537.
  • Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885, Letter, 1857 Jan. 3. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T. Confederate secretary of state and general. Letter written from Washington, D.C., mentions speculation about the cabinet of incoming President Buchanan and discusses Southern commercial conventions and personal business interests. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2925.
  • Topham, Edward, 1751-1820. Letter, undated, [October 9]. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T. English playwright and journalist. Letter to Mrs. Wells describing a visit to the country with a hunting party, and discussing his own and other people's plays. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1350.
  • Toulmin, Hazard & Co. Letter, 1836 May 1. 1 letter. Location: Misc.: T. Toulmin, Hazard & Co., commission merchants of Mobile, Ala., write to Abraham Bell & Co. of New York City describing a currency and banking crisis in Mobile. Mss. 3964.
  • Toulmin, J. B. Letters, 1833-1844. 12 items. Location: Misc:T. Cotton merchant located in Mobile, Alabama. Correspondence by J. B. Toulmin relating to shipping and the cotton trade. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3635.
  • Tower, Eli. Letter, 1866 April 8. 1 item. Location: Misc:T. Letter written by Tower to his cousin relating family matters and his own good employment prospects. He also comments on people moving to Brazil and Mexico because of poor conditions in the postwar South. Tower also mentions an outbreak of small pox in Mobile, Alabama, and throughout the South, cholera in another area of Alabama, and an expected outbreak of yellow fever in Mobile and New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.
  • Tower, Luther Field. Diary, 1845-1846. 2 vols. Location: H:20. Clerk for a New Orleans. La., cotton exchange. Diary provides a daily account of local weather conditions in New Orleans, the arrival and departure of cargo ships, cotton and sugar prices, the cotton trade, local military and political celebrations, Tower's attendance at Protestant church services, concerts and opera performances, and prominent visitors to New Orleans. Entries for November and December of 1845 describe the trial of Dr. W.A. Scott, minister of the First Presbyterian Church in New Orleans. Entries also note the progress of the Mexican War and the funeral of U.S. President Andrew Jackson. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 765.
  • Town and Gown Players. Programs, 1935-1937. 5 items. Location: Misc:T. Community theater group in Baton Rouge. Programs from productions at the LSU University Theatre. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4616.
  • Town, Clarissa E. Leavitt, b. ca. 1806. Diary, 1853, 1954, undated 4 items, 1 ms. vol. [typescript copy]. Location: A:4, Map case:D-5, S-24. Native of Buffalo, New York, living in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, the Reverend A. H. Lamon, in Devall, West Baton Rouge Parish, La. Entries pertain to trips to New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the religious and social life of the slaves, and holiday celebrations. Collection includes a photocopy of a section of the Persac map (1858). Also available on microfiche 2729 (Southern Historical Manuscripts, Plantation Records 1799-1900), Greenwood Publishing Co., Microform Division, Westport, Conn. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1376.
  • Townsend Civil War letter, 1862 Dec. 25. 1 letter. Location: Misc.T. A Union solider named Townsend (probably from Massachusetts) writes to his brother from occupied Baton Rouge, Louisiana, describing the city, Union officers and soldiers encamped there, picket duty and drill, his family, and vague news of the Battle of Fredericksburg ("a great battle...fought on the Rappahannock"). Mss. 3684.
  • Townsend, Edward D. Letter, 1865 May 30.1 item. Location: Misc:T. Acting adjutant general of the Union army. Letter expresses Townsend's belief that peace will quickly return to the South and that the Southern states will be cooperative in assisting the federal government to restore order. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2486.
  • Trader (Steamer). Register, 1841-1843. 1 vol. Location: M:19. Steamer operated by Captain J. S. Savory of Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Register contains the names of passengers and charges for passage and for freight transported from Plaquemine and Indian Village to Grosse Tete, St. Martinville, Washington and Opelousas, La. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1041.
  • Trant, James Buchanan, 1890-1970. Papers, 1927-1969. 1.5 linear ft. Location: X:55-56. Dean emeritus of the College of Commerce at LSU. Papers include correspondence, numerous articles on aspects of banking, and speeches. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2529.
  • Treadway, Frederick W. Journal, 1838. 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc.:T. Resident of New England. Journal records trip from New London, Connecticut, to Mobile, Alabama, and describes conditions of travel, towns visited, passing scenery, and varying social conditions. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2639.
  • Trench, Richard Chenevix, 1807-1886. Letters. 1840-1882. 8 items. Location: Misc.:T. Irish prelate, Dean of Westminster, Archbishop of Dublin, and writer. Letters concern church administration and social matters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1350.
  • Trepagnier Family Papers, 1836, 1839. 4 items. Location: Misc.:T. Sales of slaves of Jacques, Theodule, and Mrs. Pierre Trepagnier of St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 425.
  • Trescott, J. M. Ledger, 1837, 1840. 1 vol. Location: G:7. Merchant of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, successor of Trescott and Wakeman. Entries give name of account, items purchased, amount charged, and notation of payment. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.
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