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Business papers, 1826-1941

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Content Description

From the Collection:

Ogden Family papers, 1801-1979, 3 cubic feet containing family correspondence about the Civil War, politics, Freedmen, race riots, and mostly describing a young family trying to make a living in farming, and merchant business with westward expansion after the Civil War.

The family of Elias and Maria Louisa Gordon Ogden came from Newark, New Jersey and settled in several places including Abingdon, Virginia, Warrenton, Missouri, and Bossian Parish, Louisiana....
One of the sons (Henry “Harry” Warren Ogden) was a state representative in Shreveport, La. Another son, Beverly Johnston Ogden died in a race riot in 1868. There are also slavery claims, property deeds, wills, genealogy, photographs, writings, poems, and business letters.

There are also photographs from other family members including Rice, Dunlop, and McGavock.

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Dates

  • Creation: 1826-1941

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English