Summary description of William Louis Rose Fortune Berson Papers, Mss. A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection. Berson, William Louis Rose Fortune, 1780-1856. Tenn. Chiefly correspondence, 1852-1857, of William Louis Rose Fortune 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.
Most papers are in French, but many are accompanied by apparently contemporary English translations.
Microfilm copy available. Berson, Solomon Wood, Berson, William Louis Rose Fortune, 1780-1856. Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.