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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82033449
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of David Banister Morgan, army officer, were purchased by the Library of Congress, 1913-1915.
The Morgan Papers were bound by the Library in 1947. The finding aid was created in 2016.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of David Banister Morgan is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of David Banister Morgan are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, David Banister Morgan Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
David Banister Morgan, born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Aug. 22, 1772, trained as a civil engineer before relocating to Louisiana, where he become commander of the Louisiana and Mississippi militia, including during the Battle of New Orleans, 1814-1815, under General Andrew Jackson. Morgan died at Covington, Louisiana, July 15, 1848.
The papers of David Banister Morgan (1773-1848) span the years 1804-1819, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1811-1815. The collection consists of a bound volume mainly of correspondence and other items relating to Morgan's service as commander of the Louisiana and Mississippi militia, under General Andrew Jackson, and at the Battle of New Orleans, 1814-1815. Included are tabulated reports on the strength of the Louisiana militia under Morgan's command and a copy of his printed address to the citizens of New Orleans, December 15, 1814. Also in the collection are several military charts and a few mercantile letters. Correspondents in addition to Jackson (letters dated December 22 and 26, 1814) include William C. C. Claiborne, territorial governor of Louisiana and Mississippi.
This collection is organized chronologically within the bound volume.
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82033449