Papers, 1846-1892 [manuscript].
 Author: Coleman, Ann Raney Thomas, 1810-1892.
 Format: Manuscript
 Language: English
 Summary:
Resident of Point Coupee Parish, La., and Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., Tex.
Personal and family letters of Ann Raney Thomas Coleman; and typescripts (333 p.) of her personal reminiscences describing her early life at Whitehaven, Cumberland County, England; the emigration of her family to the United States; and her subsequent life in Louisiana and Texas. Included are accounts of her marriage to a we... (see more)

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  • 78 items.
  • OCLC Number: 19465606
Notes
  • Louisiana Pointe Coupee Parish.
  • Texas Calhoun County Port Lavaca.
  • Source of Acquisition: Purchase 1942
DUKE000851142
Title Summary
Resident of Point Coupee Parish, La., and Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., Tex.
Personal and family letters of Ann Raney Thomas Coleman; and typescripts (333 p.) of her personal reminiscences describing her early life at Whitehaven, Cumberland County, England; the emigration of her family to the United States; and her subsequent life in Louisiana and Texas. Included are accounts of her marriage to a wealthy landowner, their efforts to open a plantation in Louisiana, her second marriage and later divorce, and her efforts to support herself. She also discusses agriculture, social life in Louisiana and Texas, the Mexican War, and slavery.

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