Gove, A. D. Letters, 1838, 1839. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Letters to Gove's brother of Kensington, New Hampshire, mentioning the high prices of provisions in the markets of New Orleans; the seriousness of the yellow fever epidemic in the country as compared to the city; and a trip from Boston to New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1256.

Nathan, George. Letter, 1851. 1 item. Location: Misc.:N. New Orleans, Louisiana, commission merchant. Letter from Nathan to James Birckhead, Wall Street, New York, discusses the arrival of coffee shipments, and prices obtained from each ship by name, and price lists for sugar, molasses, flour, pork, and cotton in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 904.

Nelson, Solomon, 1827?-1882. Journal, 1862-1863. 1 ms. vol. Location:Misc:N. Union soldier serving in the 50th Regiment of the Massachusetts Infantry. Journal chronicles Nelson's experiences in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, giving detailed descriptions of the sights, scenery, and events beginning with his stay in New York, subsequent sea voyage to Louisiana, and his return trip north. Entries reflect camp life, movement of troops, scarcity of food, interaction with African Americans, and his personal reflections on the war. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3557.

Wilmerton, John. Letter, 1846. 1 item. Location: Misc.:W. Apparently an employee on a New Orleans-Cincinnati packet line. Letter from Wilmerton in Cincinnati, Ohio, to a friend, Charles Stokes, of Rancocus, Burlington County, New Jersey, mentioning a trip on the steamer Duke of Orleans; the severe winter in New Orleans; and the activity at the Cincinnati wharves. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1164.

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.

Way's Steamboat Directory photographs, 1950. 36 items (48 prints). Location: O:. Photographs of the Mississippi River and Louisiana from Way's Directory of Western Rivers Packets, 1950 edition, and an identification key, which corresponds with numbering system in Way's Directory, appears on reverse side of print. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1158, 1215.

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.

Williams, Henry. Papers, 1852-1853, 1858. 4 items. Location: Misc.:W. Receipts for payment on shares in the New Orleans, Opelousas, and Great Western Railroad Company and a broadside published by the New York Stock Exchange listing railroad stocks. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 850, 889.

William Short-William Charmichael Diplomatic Papers, 1793-1794. 3 items. Location: Vault:26. United States diplomats to Spain, Short and Charmichael's negotiations laid the groundwork for the San Lorenzo Treaty or Pinckney's Treaty, in which Spain agreed to America's version of the boundary between the United States and Louisiana, to open the Missisisppi River to American navigation since Spain owned the western bank, and to grant Americans the right to store exports and carry on commercial transactions in New Orleans. Papers include a statement of principles, letter, and memorandum related to their negotiations. For more information see online catalog, Mss. 4793