Reminiscences of an Active Life: The Autobiography of John Roy Lynch.
Published for the first time, the autobiography of this remarkable man born into slavery on a Louisiana plantation. Lynch rose to become Speaker of the... Read More
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Negro Folk Songs as Sung by Lead Belly.
Subtitle: “King of the Twelve-String Guitar Players of the World, Long-Time Convict in the Penitentiaries of Texas and Louisiana.” The oral autobiography of Huddie Ledbetter... Read More
Is the Senate Afraid of Huey Long?
The Women’s Committee of Louisiana demanded to be heard. A 1934 Political pamphlet issued by them attacking controversial U.S. Senator Huey Long of Louisiana (1893–1935)... Read More
Master of Falconhurst. [First Edition]
Published after Mandingo and Drum, the continuing story of the plantation, Falconhurst, and the ruthless themes of slave-breeding and slavery in the antebellum South as... Read More
![[Coffee, Tobacco, Cotton etc., Import/Export Trade with America:] Bremen 10, Dec. 1800. Craving Your Reference to our circular… [opening lines of circular letter with price list]. Frederick and Everhard Delius, Fredk., Everhd. Delius.](/pictures/thumb/3726520_1.jpg?v=1534362400)
[Coffee, Tobacco, Cotton etc., Import/Export Trade with America:] Bremen 10, Dec. 1800. Craving Your Reference to our circular… [opening lines of circular letter with price list]
Signed 18th century circular letter and price list from Frederick and Everhard Delius, merchants of Bremen. The firm imported food goods and other commodities from... Read More
First Judicial District Court. The State of Louisiana .... [Citizens Bank of Louisiana vs. Hagan, Niven & Co., & Buchanan, Hagan & Co.].
Writ of execution issued by New Orleans judge Charles Watts in the case of Citizens Bank of Louisiana vs. Hagan, Niven & Co., & Buchanan... Read More
United States of America, State of New York. SS. On the eighth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight…
Legal instrument protest signed by John Neilson, Jr., Notary Public, at the request of Messrs. Corning & Co. This latter firm presented a bill of... Read More
The State of Louisiana, To the Sheriff of the Parish of West Feliciana—-Greeting: We Command you…
Legal writ of execution in the case of W.A. Gasquet v. McQueen & Atkins. Judge Charles Bushnell of the District Court of the Parish of... Read More
[Natchitoches, Louisiana Fire Company Membership Certificate].
Membership Certificate blank for a duly elected “Active Member of Independent Perseverance Fire Company, No. 2, of the town of Natchitoches” in Louisiana. Fittingly, the... Read More
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