General G.F. Shepley order, 1863

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Order of General George F. Shepley, military governor of Louisiana, that William Furniss (possibly the prominent abolitionist Willian Henry Furness) is to visit all plantations in the state and is to be allowed free access to all colored persons on the plantations.

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Title

General G.F. Shepley order, 1863

Creator(s)

Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878

Corporate Creator(s)

Louisiana. Military Governor (1862-1864 : Shepley)

Date Created

1863-05-14

Description

Order of General George F. Shepley, military governor of Louisiana, that William Furniss (possibly the prominent abolitionist Willian Henry Furness) is to visit all plantations in the state and is to be allowed free access to all colored persons on the plantations.

Topical Subject(s)

Louisiana--History--War of 1812
Slave insurrections--United States

Geographical Subject(s)

Louisiana

Publisher

Tulane University Digital Library

Language

eng

Identifier (local)

furniss_001

Extent

1 page

Type of Resource

text

Source

French Colonial, Spanish Colonial, and Nineteenth-Century Louisiana Documents Digital Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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https://archives.tulane.edu/repositories/3/resources/1361

Physical Location

Tulane University: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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https://library.tulane.edu/tusc

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