See also UPA Microfilm
MF 5322, Series H, reels 24-25
FARAR (BENJAMIN) PAPERS
(Mss. 1364)
Inventory
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections
Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library
Louisiana State University Libraries
Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University
Reformatted 2003
Revised 2011
CONTENTS OF INVENTORY
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SUMMARY
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58 items |
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Geographic locations. |
Laurel Hill, Natchez, Mississippi; New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Inclusive dates. |
1773-1826, undated |
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Bulk dates. |
1773-1790, 1809-1826 |
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Language. |
English; some land grants are in Spanish |
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Summary. |
Copies of letters (1809-1825) from Captain Benjamin Farar of Laurel Hill near Natchez and from members of related families, pertaining principally to family life and few references to social life in New Orleans. Collection includes 3 English and Spanish land grants (1773-1790). |
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Location of originals. |
Originals located at Tulane University Library, New Orleans. |
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Organization. |
Arranged chronologically. |
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Restrictions on access. |
If microfilm is available, photocopies must be made from microfilm. |
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Related collections. |
Ellis-Farar Papers, Mss. 1000
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Copyright. |
Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
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Citation. |
Benjamin Farar Papers, Mss. 1364, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. |
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Stack location(s). |
Misc. F; Mss.MF:F |
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Also available on. |
Microfilm 5322, Series H, reels 24-25
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BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE
Benjamin Farar was a planter of Laurel Hill Plantation near Natchez, in Adams County, Mississippi. He was married to Mary Ellis Farar and had daughters, Mary Farar and Anna Eliza Farar Mercer. Jane Ellis Rapalje was a sister-in-law. Associates include Thomas Butler, John Dick, Abner L. Duncan, and William Kenner.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Personal and business correspondence (1820-1826) concerns family matters and life at Laurel Hill Plantation, with some references to social life in New Orleans. Correspondents include Mary Farar, Anna Farar Mercer, and other family members, friends, and associates including Thomas Butler, John Dick, Abner L. Duncan, and William Kenner. The earliest items in the collection include an English and a Spanish land grant and a land survey of holdings near Ouachita, Concordia Parish, Louisiana. All items are on microfilm except two photocopies of letters from Benjamin Farar concerning his illegitimate daughter (undated).
Also see: Pierce, Butler, The Unhurried Years: Memories of the Old Natchez Region. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1948).
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Land Surveys (1773, 1787, 1790); 3 items
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May 12, 1773 |
Letters patent to Thomas Hutchins for 1000 acres on Second Creed, Adams County, Mississippi, and survey by Elias Durnford, surveyor general. [Document recorded in the Register’s Office, West of Pearl River, Washington, Mississippi, March 30, 1804.] |
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1787 |
Survey by Carlos Trudeau of land of Francisco de Castro, at the Post of Ouachita, Concordia Parish |
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1790 |
Spanish grant to Benjamin Farar including survey of land in Pointe Coupee Parish by Carlos Trudeau and certification by Governor Estavan Miro. |
Correspondence of Benjamin Farar, (1809-1826); 53 items
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May 20, 1809 |
Abner L. Duncan, New Orleans, to Captain Benjamin Farar near Natchez, Mississippi Territory. |
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March 11, 1812 |
Benjamin Farar, New Orleans, to Mrs. Mary Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez. |
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October 15, 1814 |
Mary Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mr. Benjamin Farar, New Orleans. |
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October 18, 1814 |
Anna Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mr. Benjamin Farar, New Orleans. |
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October 19, 1814 |
Mrs. Mary Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mr. Benjamin Farar, New Orleans. |
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October 26, 1817 |
Mary Cocke, Springfield, Kentucky, to Miss Mary Farar, Lexington, Kentucky. |
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January 10, 1818 |
R. Rigsby, Lexington, Kentucky, to Captain Benjamin Farar, near Natchez. |
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March 7, 1818 |
Benjamin Farar, Chapetulas [postmarked New Orleans] to Mrs. Mary Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez |
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April 27, 1818 |
Mary Farar, New Orleans, to Mrs. Mary Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez. |
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May 1, 1818 |
Frances Kenner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William Kenner, Esq., New Orleans. |
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May 3, 1818 |
Mary Farar, New Orleans, to Mrs. Mary Farar, Natchez |
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May 7, 1818 |
Mary Farar, New Orleans, to Benjamin Farar Esq., Laurel Hill, Mississippi. |
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May 12, 1818 |
Mary Farar, New Orleans, to Mrs. Mary Farar, Natchez. |
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March 4, 1819 |
Anna Eliza Farar, New Orleans, to Mr. Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill near Natchez, Mississippi Territory. |
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March 30, 1819 |
Mrs. Mary Farar, New Orleans, to Mr. Benjamin Farar Esq., Natchez. |
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April 6, 1819 |
Mrs. Mary Farar, New Orleans, to Mr. Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez. |
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September 24, 1819 |
Henry Nelson, Washington, Mississippi, to Benjamin Farar Esq., care of William Kenner & Company, New Orleans. |
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October 24, 1819 |
Mary R. Nelson, Baltimore, Maryland, to Mrs. Mary Farar, care of Benjamin Farar Esquire, Natchez, Mississippi Territory. |
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January 18, 1820 |
J. Saac Mayfield to Benjamin Farar. |
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February 14, 1820 |
Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mrs. Mary Farar, care of William Kenner & Company, New Orleans. |
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February 15, 1820 |
Mrs. Mary Farar, New Orleans, to Mr. Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill near Natchez, Mississippi Territory. |
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February 17, 1820 |
William Kenner, New Orleans, to Mrs. Mary Farar, New Orleans. |
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February 18, 1820 |
Joseph Saul, New Orleans, to Mrs. Mary Farar, New Orleans. |
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March 3, 1820 |
M. Carroll, Natchez, to Mrs. Jane Rapalje, New Orleans. |
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March 7, 1820 |
Benjamin Farar, Natchez, to Mrs. Jane Rapalje, New Orleans. |
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March 8, 1820 |
Mary Farar, New Orleans, to Mr. Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill near Natchez, Mississippi Territory. |
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March 8, 1820 |
Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mrs. Mary Farar, New Orleans. |
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March 13, 1820 |
M. Carroll, Natchez, to Mrs. Mary Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez |
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March 14, 1820 |
Mary Farar, New Orleans, to Benjamin Farar Esq., Laurel Hill, Natchez. |
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March 20, 1820 |
Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mrs. Mary Farar, New Orleans. |
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April 4, 1820 |
Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mrs. Mary Farar, New Orleans. |
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April 11, 1820 |
Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mrs. Mary Farar, New Orleans. |
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May 21, 1820 |
A.T. Jeter, Natchez, to Mrs. Jane Rapalje. |
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April 7, 1821 |
Thomas Butler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Hon John Dick, New Orleans. |
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May 7, 1821 |
John Dick, New Orleans, to Benjamin Farar, Esquire, Laurel Hill, Natchez. |
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June 9, 1821 |
John Dick, New Orleans, to Miss Anna E. Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez. |
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March 10, 1822 |
Rd. Cocke and Mary Cocke, Montgomery (near Clarksville, Tennessee), to Capt. Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, near Natchez. |
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May 4, 1822 |
Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to John Dick Esq., New Orleans. |
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September 28, 1822 |
Benjamin Farrow [Farar] Esq., to Clemt Lee Bready, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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January 21, 1823 |
John Dick, New Orleans, to Miss Anna Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez. |
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March 5, 1823 |
Anna Mercer, New Orleans, to Benjamin Farar Esquire, Laurel Hill, near Natchez. |
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March 14, 1823 |
Anna Mercer, New Orleans, to Benjamin Farar Esquire, Laurel Hill, Natchez |
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April 1, 1823 |
Anna Farar Mercer, New Orleans, to Mr. Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill near Natchez |
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October 30, 1823 |
John Dick, Oakland [postmarked New Orleans] to Benjamin Farar, Esquire, Laurel Hill, Natchez, Mississippi. |
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January 14, 1824 |
Thomas Butler, The Cottage, St. Francisville, Louisiana, to Capt. Benjamin Farar in his absence, Dr. W. W. Mercer, Laurel Hill, Natchez. |
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February 13, 1824 |
Ann Butler, The Cottage, St. Francisville, Louisiana, to Miss Eliza Young, care of William N. Mercer Esq., New Orleans. |
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April 10, 1824 |
Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mrs. Anna E. Mercer, New Orleans. |
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March, 1825 |
James A. Girault, Louisville, Kentucky, to Capt. Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill near Natchez. |
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April 23, 1825 |
William Brune, Natchez, to Benjamin Farar Esquire, Laurel Hill, Natchez. |
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May 20, 1825 |
L. Pitcher, New Orleans, to Benjamin Farar Esq., Natchez, Mississippi. |
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July 1, 1825 |
Thomas Butler, near St. Francisville, Louisiana, to Benjamin Farar Esq. near Natchez. |
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September 16, 1825 |
Thomas Butler [postmarked St. Francisville] to Dr. William N. Mercer Laurel Hill near Natchez. |
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March 8, 1826 |
Statement signed by Stephan Duncan and Benjamin F. Young. |
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undated |
Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mrs. Anna Farar Mercer. |
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undated |
Benjamin Farar, Laurel Hill, Natchez, to Mrs. Anna Farar Mercer. |
INDEX TERMS
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Butler, Thomas, 1785-1847.
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Dick, John.
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Farar, Mary.
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Kenner, William, 1774-1824.
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Land grants.
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Laurel Hill Plantation (Miss.)
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Mercer, Anna Farar, 1796-1839.
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Natchez (Miss.)--History.
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New Orleans (La.)--Social life and customs.
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Plantation owners--Louisiana. |
CONTAINER LIST
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Contents (with dates) |
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Mss.MF:F |
Reel 1 |
Land surveys (1773, 1787, 1790) and correspondence (1809-1826) |
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Misc. F |
Folder 1 |
Photocopies of 2 letters written by Benjamin Farar concerning his illegitimate daughter (undated) |
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MF 5322, Series H |
Reels 24-25 |
Benjamin Farar Papers, 1773-1826, undated |