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Size | About 50 items |
Abstract | William Louis Rose Fortune Berson was a jeweler or clockmaker. He was a refugee from Santo Domingo who by 1830 had settled in Franklin, Tenn. The collection contains chiefly correspondence, 1852-1857, of William Berson and of his son, Solomon Berson, concerning William Berson's claim against the French government in the 1850s for indemnity for property lost in the Haitian insurrections of the 1790s. Also included are miscellaneous other papers of scattered dates including five letters from cousins in New Orleans, La., 1830-1833, about family matters. |
Creator | Berson, William Louis Rose Fortune, 1780-1856. |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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William Louis Rose Fortune Berson was a jeweler or clockmaker. He was a refugee from Santo Domingo who by 1830 had settled in Franklin, Tenn.
Back to TopThe collection contains chiefly correspondence, 1852-1857, of William Berson and of his son, Solomon Berson, concerning William Berson's claim against the French government in the 1850s for indemnity for property lost in the Haitian insurrections of the 1790s. Also included are miscellaneous other papers of scattered dates including five letters from cousins in New Orleans, La., 1830-1833, about family matters.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
1780-1836 |
Folder 2 |
1841-1852 |
Folder 3 |
1854-1855 |
Folder 4 |
1856-1865 and undated |