Henry Raup Wagner collection of Louisiana manuscripts
Scope and Contents
Documents created in the Louisiana Province relating to debts and land grants or deeds, and government documents relating to boundaries and political relations with the United States, livestock regulations, and roads and bridges.
Dates
- 1792-1827
Creator
- Wagner, Henry R. (Henry Raup), 1862-1957 (Collector)
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Henry Raup Wagner Collection of Louisiana Manuscripts is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Henry Raup Wagner in 1919.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Documents created in the Louisiana Province relating to debts and land grants or deeds, and government documents relating to boundaries and political relations with the United States, livestock regulations, and roads and bridges.
- Cox, Richard Smith, 1792-1865
- Curtis, William, fl. 1793
- Deeds -- Louisiana
- Deverget Sansovel, Francisco
- Dunbar, William, 1749-1810
- Gallagher, Jacinta
- Gallaudet, Edgar
- La Chaise, Charles
- Lanclo, Antonio
- Land grants -- Louisiana
- Longuay, Francois de
- Louisiana -- History
- Louisiana. Governor (1791-1797 : Carondelet)
- Louisiana. Intendente
- Moore, Alexander
- Natchez (Miss. : District)
- New Orleans (La.)
- Pellerin, Bartholomé
- Pellerin, Lubrey
- Proclamations -- Spain
- Public officers -- Spain
- Quitman, John Anthony, 1798-1858
- Rivas, Francisco, fl. 1794
- Title
- Guide to the Henry Raup Wagner Collection of Louisiana Manuscripts
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Beinecke Staff
- Date
- August 1995
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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