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Size | 39 items |
Abstract | Charles E. Fenner was a Louisiana Supreme Court justice and an officer in the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department. The collection includes scattered papers of Fenner, including military papers and five Reconstruction-era political speeches. Papers before 1838 are about property and family affairs of Henry Douglass Downs of Mississippi Territory; papers between 1844 and 1864 are primarily Payne family materials. |
Creator | Fenner, Charles E. (Charles Erasmus), 1834-1911. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Charles E. (Charles Erasmus) Fenner (1834-1911) was a Louisiana Supreme Court justice and an officer in the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department. He was married to Caroline Payne, daughter of Jacob V. Payne, merchant of New Orleans, La.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered papers of Charles E. Fenner, including military papers, five Reconstruction-era political speeches, and two letters from Varina (Mrs. Jefferson) Davis. Papers before 1838 are about property and family affairs of Henry Douglass Downs of Mississippi Territory. Items dated 1844-1864 are primarily of Jacob V. Payne and Henry M. Payne and include military papers concerning the procurement of supplies for the Confederacy.
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Original finding aid |
1797-1900 |
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Folder 2 |
Undated speeches |
Image Folder PF-255/1 |
Photograph of Jefferson Davis, autographed, circa 1874 |
Photograph (PF-255/1).
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