Box 1

Folder 1 Letters 1827-1833

1.) October 16, 1826: Alexander Lea to his brother Franklin W. Lea in New Orleans,
LA – Urges brother to send whisky because the store is completely empty.

2.) February 15, 1827: Receipt made out by Franklin W. Lea to W. Kea (?) for $102.50
for labor.

3.)  June 7, 1827: Alexander Lea to his brother Franklin W. Lea – Letter comments
on Alex’s health and debt. Also mentions business.

4.) September 9, 1827: Alexander Lea to his brother Franklin W. Lea – requests that
his brother stay with him until “the sickness abate.” Talks about crops and the prospects
of planting cotton.

5.) November 9, 1828: J.L Lattimore to  his uncle Franklin W. Lea in New Orleans –
Mentions that crop is doing well, his father’s cotton, and health in the area.

6.) April 25, 1829: Alex Lea to his brother Franklin W. Lea – Informs Frank that everyone
is in good health and congratulates him for his clerk position.

7.)  November 5, 1831: Silas Homes to Franklin W. Lea – Information regarding a legal
case.

8.) December 3, 1831: George R. Lea to brother Franklin W. Lea – Talks about his brother’s
poor health, remarks on cotton and corn, and mentions money he owes to Franklin.

9.) December 7, 1831: Silas Holmes to Franklin W. Lea – Court business

10.) December 20, 1832: Alex Lea to brother Franklin W. Lea – Writes about procuring
cattle

11.) July 13, 1833: Alex Lea to his brother Franklin W. Lea – Requests that Franklin
come visit

12.) August 1, 1833: Sam Harper to Franklin W. Lea – Informs Frank that Mr. Bowman
(?) can watch china hogs in his absence.

13.) August 1, 1833: Relative of Franklin to Franklin W. Lea – Talks about prevalence
of disease, upcoming elections, crops, land, and a slave for purchase.

14.) August 24, 1833: Sam Harper to Franklin Lea – Pine Woods people suffering from
yellow fever and mentions business

15.) September, 1833: Franklin Lea to his uncle – writes about sickness and weather
and asks about sending turnip seed

16.) September 15, 1833: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Health in city unfavorable, cholera
coming back

 

Folder 2 Letters 1833-1834

1.) September 17, 1833: Sam Harper to Franklin Lea – Fearful of New Orleans future
because of Cholera. Willing to rent and sell his property there

2.) September 22, 1833: Sam Harper to Franklin Lea – Steam boats in River Amite, yellow
fever, cholera, and prospects of selling New Orleans property

3.) October 1, 1833: Sam Harper to Franklin Lea – Discusses business and building
a house

4.) October 10, 1833: Sam Harper to Franklin Lea – Renting a property and Harper’s
return

5.) October 15, 1833: Sam Harper to Franklin Lea – Requests that they meet up in the
city

6.) October 26, 1833: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Distemper among cattle and needs
help selling his land and cattle

7.) October 26, 1833: Alex Lea to Colonel Kar (?) – talks about Kar (?) coming to
view his land for sale (mentions that he will sell cattle with the land)

8.) November 15, 1833: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Building materials for Franklin’s
new land

9.) December 17, 1833: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Progress on building of house

10.) February 13, 1834: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Requests that his brother pay fifty
dollars to Judge Jones (?) to help pay for Washington Parish land

11.) February 23, 1834: D. Lea to Franklin Lea – Talks about stock in Amite, Louisiana

12.) May 15, 1834: Sam Harper to Franklin Lea – Discussing prospects of buying and
selling lots of land

13.) June 1, 1834: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Asks about credit and asks for his chickens
or the value of them in cash

14.) June 3, 1834: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Writes about financial issues and sickness

15.) July 10, 1834: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Asks for thirty dollars to help with
expenses. Mentions land and crops

16.) October 17, 1834: Sam Harper to Franklin Lea – Writes about visiting

17.) November 20, 1834: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Alex has to sell his land to get
by and writes about live oak, white oak, and pine timber.

 

Folder 3 Letters 1834-1837 and miscellaneous records

1.) May 20, 1834: Lyman Briggs to Franklin Lea – Briggs looking for a payment on a
not which was endorsed to Lea

2.) August 14, 1834: Allen to Franklin Lea – Business regarding fifty dollars

3.) April 3, 1835: Sam Harper to Franklin Lea – Mentions a slave incident, paying
a note off, school books, and buying a house

4.) October 30, 1835: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Fraudulent land speculation, political
corruption, and business

5.) Receipt showing line of credit for Franklin Lea in 1835

6.) February 8, 1836: W. Lattimore to Franklin Lea – Mentions Franklin’s railroad
and stock

7.) October 25, 1836: Franklin Lea to B.(?) W. Collins – Asks Collins to collect a
repayment on a loan from a Mr. R. Also writes about stock in the railroad

8.) November 26, 1836: John Kurn to Kimball – receipt for loaf of sugar, box of oil,
and glass

9.) C.G. Kimball’s 1836 grocer credit and receipt

10.) January 9, 1837: Franklin Lea to Thomas Perry – Bill of sale for land adjoining
the New Orleans and Nashville Railroad.

11.) March 16, 1837: Formal protest against Franklin Lea for not repaying a loan

12.) March 21, 1837: Rondrew(?) to Franklin Lea – About the repayment of a $790 loan

13.) April 15, 1837: Alex Lea to Franklin Lea – Requests that Franklin lends him a
horse while he is away north. Will send corn in exchange for a Spanish saddle

14.) May 12, 1837: A letter to a Lea relative from an unknown sender – about purchasing
articles for work

15.) Payment invoice June 7, 1837: To William Kea for $270.6(?) for labor

16.) Mortgage cancellation not by J.J. Mortes

17.) Note written by C. Warner to Mr. Morgan – In regard to cancelling a mortgage

18.) February 18, 1924: Warrant for arrest of Emile Antoinne for Carnal Knowledge

19.) Insurance document listing companies and premiums charged to Mr. and Mrs. S.
Weil  – May 30, 1946

20.) February 17, 1947 J. Jackson to Weil – Requesting a lecture on an apprentice
degree

21.) September 18, 1962: Aunt Mayme Turney to Julie – sending her a dress

22.) Alexander Lea to Franklin Lea – date unknown – Regarding a man that Alex wants
Franklin to meet and possibly rent property to

23.) Whitney National Bank of New Orleans – Safe deposit form for S. Weil dated April
5, 1949