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A Confederate Era Letter and Louisiana Probate Notice
A fragmented colonial era letter extols Southern freedom and Democratic allegiance after slavery, paired with a Lake Charles probate notice announcing estate actions and a thirty day window for oppositions dated October 3, 1865. The mixed texts reference Henry Thomas, Seymour and Blair, and Marie G Casenave estate proceedings.
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North
Boston
New York
Liberty and
Equalights
South
Seymour
Blair
Henry Thomas
Thomas
Planters’ Banner
State of Louisiana
Calcasion
Marie G. Cazenave
Lake Charles