Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Letter, 1829 August 6. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T, Vault:1, Vault MRDF 5. Twelfth president of the United States and U.S. Army general. Letter from Fort Crawford, Michigan Territory, to Colonel Maunsel White, New Orleans merchant. Item pertains to Taylor's business interests in Louisiana and contains a few remarks concerning the advantages of being stationed at Fort Crawford. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1785.

Tabor, Hudson. Family Papers, 1812-1916 (bulk 1834-1868). 32 items; 2 ms. vols.; and 2 microfilm reels. Location: A:81, Misc.:T, Mss. Mf.:T. Cotton broker and merchant of St. Francisville and Thibodaux, Louisiana. Collection includes business correspondence between planters and merchants of New Orleans, family letters, and Civil War letters. Letters discuss slavery; destruction of property by Union troops; abolition; and economic and education issues. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 954.

Perlu, A. Letter, 1828 July 3. 1 item. Location: Misc. Physician of New Orleans, Louisiana. Letter discusses shipping activity on the river and the dengue r epidemic in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2979.

Talcott and Bowers. Letter, 1814 September 5. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T. Factors of New Orleans. Letter from Talcott and Bowers to Messrs. Brown and Ives, of Providence, Rhode Island, commenting on the war situation in New England and at Pensacola, Mobile, and New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1248.

W. Stuart and Company. Bill, 1852. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. New Orleans, Louisiana, merchant and dealer in boys clothing. Bill from W. Stuart and Company. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1563.

Flanders, Benjamin F., 1816-1896. Papers, 1827-1889 (bulk 1864-1875). 863 items. Location: U:109-112, Vault:1. Governor of Louisiana and mayor of New Orleans during Reconstruction. Flanders came to New Orleans from New Hampshire in 1843, left at the outbreak of the Civil War, and returned in 1862. Official papers and letters, including Civil War correspondence with a variety of Union military and political leaders. Collection also documents other federal posts held by Flanders, including U.S. representative and U.S. assistant treasurer. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 671.

Story, Benjamin. Document, 1835. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Resident of New Orleans. Slave bill of sale by Story to James W. Byrne. For further information, see onnline catalog. Mss. 407.

Soubie, Armand. Papers, 1809-1862. 155 items and 2 ms. vol. Location: A:35. New Orleans merchant and importer of guns. Correspondence consisting of personal and business letters principally from France and England; 43 maritime bills of lading (1843-1860); and a journal (1846-1849) containing entries for merchandise under names of ships. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 400, 1211, 1707, 3877.

T. Smith and Company. Papers, 1834-1851. 248 items. Location: A:34. Manufacturers and wholesale dealers in saddlery of Hartford, Connecticut. Business correspondence from a branch store in New Orleans, a New York store, and hide dealers and customers in other states. Much of it is from the New Orleans store known variously as Smith and Hubbard, Smith and Cantzon, and Smith and Brothers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 930.

Soule, Pierre, 1801-1870. Papers, 1850-1901 (bulk 1850-1864). 22 items. Location: A:35, H:17. New Orleans attorney, U.S. senator, and U.S. foreign minister to Spain (1854-1855). Letters pertaining principally to the proposed acquisition of Cuba by the U.S. and to Soule's activities in American political affairs. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 401, 1044, 1085.