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Darby power of attorney, 1809 June 15. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Power of attorney from the Darby heirs of St. Martin Parish, La., giving power to their brother, Jean Darby St. Marc, to go to Baton Rouge to claim their mulatto slave Maria del Carmen and her four children, and to sell them at the greatest advantage to the heirs. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 95.
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Darby, William. Letter, 1815. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. The letter, written from Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, relates Darby's association with General Edmund Pendleton Gaines in the construction of Fort Darby at the confluence of Bayou Terre, and Bayou Boeuf and Lake Levy. The letter describes the surrender of Fort Bowyer to the British troops and other matters related to the War of 1812. Mss. 95.
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Dardenne, Eugenie. Land document, 1856 March 24. 1 item (4 leaves). Location: Misc:D. Land conveyance recording the sale of slaves and one-third of the ownership of Dardenne Plantation, a sugar plantation in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. The sale was made to John A. Dardenne. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 668.
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Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962. Huey P. Long cartoon, 1935 September 6. 1 item. Location: E:Imprints. Syndicated cartoonist whose pen name was J. N. Ding. Listed in online catalog under: Long, Huey P. Cartoon. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2102.
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Dart, Elisabeth K. (Elizabeth Kilbourne). Collection, 1774-2005. 5.5 linear feet. Location: 121:8-10, OS:D, Vault:5. Resident and local historian in St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Wrote about West Feliciana subjects including the Railroad, biographies of notable figures, and tours for Grace Cemetery. Collection contains manuscript and research materials used for exhibits, lectures, tours, and writing on West Feliciana Parish. Manuscripts include deeds, correspondence, accounting records, legal papers, court cases, and receipts. Other records include published materials, copies of original materials, scrapbooks, photographs, notes, and exhibit text. Mss. 5023.
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Dashwood vs. Rous Legal Notebook, 1811. 2 volumes. Location: 31:. A transcript of short-hand notes taken in the Court of Chancery for the case of Reverend James Dashwood vs Lord John Rous. Sir Samuel Romilly states that the case revolves around the wills of Sir Thomas Peyton and his nephew, Sir Henry Dashwood Peyton, which would provide a living for Mr. James Dashwood, brother of Sir Henry Dashwood Peyton, upon their estates in Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England if certain terms were met including James Dashwood accepting a Bishopric. At question was whether or not Mr. Dashwood was owed any further rights to a living on the Doddington estates as the conditions specified in the wills, including the acceptance of a Bishopric, had not been met. Mss. 1350.
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Daugherty, Dennis. Collection, 1970. 6 items, 3 audio tapes. Location: U:108. Senior honors thesis on Louisiana Governor Sam Houston Jones and related research materials, including taped interviews with Jones and others. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2538.
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Daughters of the American Revolution. Baton Rouge Chapter. Records, 1931-1985. 10 vols. Location: 53:. Scrapbook volumes contain publicity and business records, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and other printed items. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4086.
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Daumer, Simon G. Power of attorney, 1838. 1 item. Location: Misc.:W. Resident of New Orleans. Power of attorney (notarized copy) of Simon Gabriel Daumer to John and Lubin Garnier. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 96.
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Dauterive & Fremaux (Crowley, La.). Funeral record book, 1923-1926. 1 v., 9 items. Location: A:78. Dauterive & Fremaux was a firm of undertakers and embalmers in Crowley, La. This ledger records funerals conducted between May 1923 and October 1925, with one on August 30, 1926. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3372.
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Davezac, A. (Auguste), 1780-1851. Letter, 1824 Oct. 30. 1 letter. Location: Misc. Auguste Davezac was personal aide to Andrew Jackson during the defense of New Orleans in 1814-1815 and twice served as chargé d'affaires to the Netherlands (1831-1839 and 1845-1850). Davezac in New Orleans, La., writes John G. King in Baltimore, Md., regarding a production involving himself and Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette. Mss. 3913.
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David F. Boyd Hall pencil drawing, circa 1930-1939. 1 drawing. Location: OS:B. A pencil drawing of David F. Boyd Hall on the campus of Louisiana State University. Mss. 265.
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Davidson, John M. Legal Papers, 1861-1867. 124 items. Location: UU:111. Lawyer in New Orleans who handled cases for client Charles Black, a commission merchant and steamboat owner of Matamoros, Mexico, as well as cases involving steamboats and the United States Commissioner of Claims in Louisiana. Legal papers include bills, receipts, petitions, court summons, acts of sale, and promissory notes of Charles Black, reflecting his financial interests in several steamers and ships. In English and Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1472.
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Davidson, Neal. Papers, 1837-1862. 4 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Cotile, Louisiana. Papers of Major Davidson include a letter (1862) notifying Davidson of a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning at the Ice House Hotel, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.
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Davion, Marguerite Cloutier. Document, 1824. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Act of cession in the succession proceedings of Marguerite Cloutier Davion. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 849.
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Davis (Don) Slide Collection, 1974-1991. 3 linear feet. 7:34-36. Collection consists of slides and color photographs taken of the Louisiana coasts and waterways from the 1970s through the 1990s. Miscellaneous paper-copy maps scattered throughout the photographic items were also retained in the collection. Louisiana parishes represented in the collection are Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Vermilion. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4896.
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Davis, E. F., 1841-1899. Papers, 1856-1899 (bulk 1872-1886). 0.25 linear feet. Location: A:72. Baton Rouge businessman who, along with several partners including Thomas B. Brown, formed the Grange Store and the Baton Rouge Cooperative Association. Collection consists of financial and business papers of the Grange Store, meeting minutes of the Baton Rouge Cooperative Association, photocopies of personal letters, and a death and funeral notice. One letter comments on the Civil War in Baton Rouge. Also includes the financial and legal papers of Thomas B. Brown, one of Davis' business partners. These papers consist of ledger sheets and bills for the sale and purchase of cotton, tax receipts, and promissory notes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4312.
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Davis, E. Greene. Diploma, 1897. 1 item. Location: OS:D. Diploma of the Southern Military Academy [Institute] in Clinton, Louisiana. The school was founded in 1894 by Captain T. H. Gilmore and folded in 1898. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3469.
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Davis, George H. Letters, 1862-1864. 6 items. Location: Misc:D. Union soldier in the 26th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War. Letters written to family members while Davis was stationed in New Orleans, Algiers, and Morganza, Louisiana, comment on conditions in occupied New Orleans, Confederate prisoners, and gun boat battles. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3328.
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Davis, Henry Winter, 1817-1865. Letters, 1852-1866, undated55 items [photocopies]. Location: U:181. American statesman and orator, and U.S. representative from Maryland (1856-1865). Letters to state and national political figures relate to the American Party, particularly in Maryland; Republican Party politics; the presidential elections of 1856 and 1860; and attitudes toward slavery and emancipation. Post-Civil War letters refer to the treatment of Confederate sympathizers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2392, 2408.
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