Inventory of the Joseph W. Lesesne Papers, 1833-1848

Collection Number 1785-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Lesesne, Joseph W., d. 1856.
Title
Joseph W. Lesesne Papers, 1833-1848.
Call Number
1785-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
17 items.
Abstract
Photocopies and typed transcript copies of original manuscripts privately owned in 1950. One item reproduced from the Caleb Cushing Papers at the Library of Congress, 1951. Papers of Joseph W. Lesesne, a South Carolina native and son-in-law of Thomas Cooper (1759-1839). Lesesne established a law practice in Mobile, Ala., some time before 1840 and later served as a judge in that state. He supported states' rights and in the 1840s was identified with the Whigs. Lesesne drowned on October 6, 1856. The papers consist of correspondence from prominent politicians discussing elections and current issues, including four from John C. Calhoun.


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Administrative Information

Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Joseph W. Lesesne Papers, #1785-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865.
Lawyers--Alabama--History--19th century.
Lesesne, Joseph W., d. 1856.
Mobile (Ala.)--History.
State rights.
Whig Party (Ala.)
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Collection Overview

Photocopies and typed transcript copies of original manuscripts privately owned in 1950. One item reproduced from the Caleb Cushing Papers at the Library of Congress, 1951. Papers of Joseph W. Lesesne, a South Carolina native and son-in-law of Thomas Cooper (1759-1839). Lesesne established a law practice in Mobile, Ala., some time before 1840 and later served as a judge in that state. He supported states' rights and in the 1840s was identified with the Whigs. Lesesne drowned on October 6, 1856. The papers consist of correspondence from prominent politicians discussing elections and current issues, including four from John C. Calhoun.