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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 550 items) |
Abstract | Marcellin Gillis emigrated from France in 1843 and became a cotton factor in New Orleans, La., and a landowner in Catahoula Parish, La. He married Carolina Emily Griffin, of Wilkinson County, Miss., in 1854. The collection is primarily Marcellin Gillis's correspondence, 1850-1890, with his relatives in France and with his wife, relating to economic, agricultural, and social conditions in France, particularly viticulture, 1846-1896; family news, including reports from members of the Griffin and Liddell families of Mississippi; Gillis's Confederate Army career, including his participation in the First Battle of Bull Run and his imprisonment at Ship Island, Miss.; wartime conditions in New Orleans, especially for French citizens; schooling of his son at Washington and Lee University, 1872-1874; and other matters. Earlier papers include personal correspondence from both the Gillis and Griffin families. Some legal and business papers and bills of sale for slaves are also included. |
Creator | Gillis, Marcellin, b. 1824. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English French |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Jordan, April 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., 1990-1992.
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Marcellin Gillis emigrated from France in 1843 and became a cotton factor in New Orleans, La., and a landowner in Catahoula Parish, La. He married Carolina Emily Griffin, of Wilkinson County, Miss., in 1854.
Back to TopThe collection is primarily Marcellin Gillis's correspondence, 1850-1890, with his relatives in France and with his wife, relating to economic, agricultural, and social conditions in France, particularly viticulture, 1846-1896; family news, including reports from members of the Griffin and Liddell families of Mississippi; Gillis's Confederate Army career, including his participation in the First Battle of Bull Run and his imprisonment at Ship Island, Miss.; wartime conditions in New Orleans, especially for French citizens; schooling of his son at Washington and Lee University, 1872-1874; and other matters. Earlier papers include personal correspondence from both the Gillis and Griffin families. Some legal and business papers and bills of sale for slaves are also included. Some of the materials are partly or entirely in French.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid material |
1825-1849Includes a "Griffin Family Record." |
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Folder 2 |
1850-1855 |
Folder 3 |
1856-1857 |
Folder 4 |
1858-1860 |
Folder 5 |
1861-1862 |
Folder 6 |
1863-1865 |
Folder 7 |
1866-1869 |
Folder 8 |
1870-1872 |
Folder 9 |
1873-1874 |
Folder 10 |
1875-1881 |
Folder 11 |
1882-1887 |
Folder 12 |
1888-1896 |
Folder 13 |
1899-1909; 1925 |
Folder 14 |
UndatedIncludes image of Mrs. Marcellin Gillis dated 1878. |
Reel M-3288/1-4
M-3288/1M-3288/2M-3288/3M-3288/4 |
Microfilm |
Folder 15 |
Addition, August 1979Contains correspondence dating largely from 1880. |