Description
Kendrick, Benjamin. Papers, 1806-1894 (bulk 1810-1840). 0.8 linear ft. Location: U:170. Cotton planter and slaveholder of the Feliciana parishes, Louisiana. Around 1823, he moved from St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish to an area near Jackson in East Feliciana Parish and established Asphodel Plantation there. The collection includes Kendrick's legal papers, bills, receipts, and correspondence. Some materials relate to David J. Fluker of East Feliciana Parish, Kendrick's son-in-law. Also available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reels 11-12. Mss. 906.
Manuscript Number
Mss. 906
Manuscript Topic
African Americans
New Orleans 1866+
New Orleans to 1861
Plantations
Record Type
Manuscript Collections