Weld Company correspondence, 1833-1851. 96 items. Location: E:62. Commission merchants of Boston, Massachusetts. Correspondence with New Orleans commission and forwarding merchants. Subjects include the controversy following the Compromise of 1850, New Orleans business conditions, the cotton trade, and the death of President William Henry Harrison. Papers also include scattered shipping records. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1194, 1206, 1220, 1232, 1256, 1289.

Wheeler, Willard. Letter, 1843 March 25. 1 item. Location: Misc.:W. Ship captain. Letter describes his difficult sea voyage from Boston to New Orleans, the intense religious feelings he experienced attending Protestant Sunday services in New Orleans, and his disdain for what he considers the lax and dissipated Sunday customs of New Orleans residents. The letter closes with a description of the cargo. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1334.

Wharton, Thomas K. Diary, 1853-1859, 1862. 2 vols.(on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:W Secretary to the commission for the New Orleans Custom House and assistant to Major P. G. T. Beauregard as superintendent. Wharton was superintendent of construction in 1861 after Beauregard's resignation. Diary and sketch book describing Wharton's journey from New Orleans to Boston (1853) and continuing after his return to New Orleans until December 1854. Diary includes comments on his work on the Custom House. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 807.

Webb, William, Sr. Papers, 1835. 2 items. Location: Misc.:W. Resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Mortgage of slaves of William Webb, Sr. to William Porter, to whom Webb was indebted, and certification of the mortgage by the bureau of mortgages in New Orleans. The mortgage indicates that the slaves mortgaged were Effy, aged 30, Lucinda, aged 26, and Lucinda's two children, Mississippi and Janus, aged ten and six respectively. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 443.

Norris, John R. Letters, 1847-1859. 25 items. Location: Misc.:N. Native of England who moved to the United States in 1847. Letters of Norris to his parents and friends in England after his arrival in the United States. His early letters describe his passage from Liverpool; living conditions in New Orleans and the surrounding territory; and his trips to Missouri and Illinois. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 818.

Williams, Phillips, & Co. Letter, 1839 May 25. 1 item. Location: C:61. Letter from New Orleans, Louisiana, factors, Williams, Phillips, & Co., to Thomas B. Wafer of Quay, La. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1209.

Walton, J. B. Papers, 1858. 2 items. Location: Misc.:W. Commander of the Washington Artillery. Papers consist of an order to Captain Walton to fire the National Salutes, together with a bill for services from the Artillery, at the New Orleans Independence Day celebration. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1198.

Turpin, Jean Baptiste. Promissory note, 1814. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T. Resident of New Orleans. Promissory note by Turpin to the order of B. Tremoulet. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1919.

Wallace, James Burns, 1813-1836. Diary, 1835-1836. 1 bound vol. Location: H:23, Misc.:W. Native of Canaan, New Hampshire, printer, and merchant. Diary of travels by horseback through northwest Louisiana, then by steamboat down the Red River to New Orleans. Wallace's diary then recounts his travel homeward by Mississippi River steamer, via Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi; Louisville, Kentucky; and Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. Typewritten transcription of the text is available. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3476.

T. Smith and Company. Papers, 1834-1851. 248 items. Location: A:34. Manufacturers and wholesale dealers in saddlery of Hartford, Connecticut,with branch stores in New Orleans, New York, and hide dealers and customers in other states. Papers are comprised of statements; orders for goods; and correspondence of T. Smith and Co., with approximately one-half from the New Orleans store reflecting economic conditions in the city and surrounding areas. Includes letters with comments on economic conditions resulting from the Panic of 1837. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 930, 1116, 1232, 1272, 1289, 1404, 1417.