Louis A. Bringier and family papers, 1786-1901 (bulk 1845-1880) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Financial and legal papers; correspondence; notebooks; plantation diary; printed items and photographs comprise this collection. Financial and legal papers contain a travel document verifying that John Jackson was a freedman (1800), and documents concerning ownership of Hermitage and Houmas Plantations. Also included are Civil War military orders and reports; a land survey of Bagatelle Plantation (1879); receipts; lists of accounts; and official copies of land records for St. John Parish (1806-1834)