urn:taro:utexas.cah.01358 A Guide to the New Orleans (Louisiana) Papers, 1842, 1864, 1870-1875, 1910, 1938 Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans (Louisiana) Papers 1842, 1864, 1870-1875, 1910, 1938 Materials are written in English. 6 items Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Composed of correspondence, reports, a song, and a newspaper clipping, the New Orleans, Louisiana, Papers, 1842, 1864, 1870-1875, 1910, 1938, document the history of New Orleans during its antebellum, Civil War, and reconstruction phases. Scope and Contents

Composed of correspondence, reports, a song, and a newspaper clipping, the New Orleans, Louisiana, Papers, 1842, 1864, 1870-1875, 1910, 1938, document the history of New Orleans during its antebellum, Civil War, and reconstruction phases. A letterpress and bound volume of correspondence belonging to J. F. Morse, the superintendent of the New Orleans Customhouse, concern repairs and alterations to the Customhouse building (1870-1875). A military report penned by Benjamin F. Butler recounts the taking of New Orleans by the United States fleet on November 8, 1864, as well as the hanging of Union soldier W. H. Mumford on May 5, 1864, while a 1910 report describes the 1842 mutiny on board of the Texas schooner-of-war the San Antonio. Additionally, the collection includes a song concerning the capture of New Orleans in 1862, and a clipping from the newspaper Weekly Picayune regarding current events in Texas (1938).

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1795-1858 Morse, J. F. Mumford, W. H. Subjects (Organizations) New Orleans (La.) -- Archives Subjects Customhouses -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century San Antonio (Ship) Weekly Picayune Places New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 19th century New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Capture, 1862 Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Preferred Citation

New Orleans (Louisiana) Papers, 1842, 1864, 1870-1875, 1910, 1938, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2F131 Military report by Benjamin F. Butler on Battle of New Orleans, 1864 Song, "Battle of New Orleans" Repairs of Custom House, J. F. Morse, 1870-1873 Report of mutiny on the schooner San Antonio at New Orleans, 1842 2R127 Weekly Picayune, February 26 - December 31, 1938