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Joseph Lancaster Brent papers
1903-1939

Manuscripts

1903-1939

Description: A collection of 460 items from 1850 to 1936, which consists of letters, documents, and manuscripts related to the life and activities of Joseph Lancaster Brent. Subject matter includes Brent's experiences and life in Southern California from 1850 to 1861; social and business affairs in California, Louisiana, and Maryland; the Civil War and the Confederate war effort in particular; the capture of the U.S. ironclad, "Indianola;" Brent's military promotions; United States foreign affairs, national defense, and economy. Significant persons represented in the collection include: Ignacio Del Valle, Winfield Scott Hancock, John Bankhead Magruder, Richard Taylor, and Benjamin Davis Wilson.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1850-1939.
Call number: mssBT
Creator: Brent, Joseph Lancaster (1826-1905)(Opens in new tab)
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Gifts of Duncan Kenner Brent, June 1966, March 1969, December 1974.

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Del Valle, Ignacio. (1824-1886.)

Hancock, Winfield Scott, (1811-1878.)

Wilson, Benjamin Davis,

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