Family papers, 1826-1864
Contributors: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Department of Archives and Manuscripts
Series: Plantation records -- 10; Southern historical manuscript collection
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Subjects: Slavery; History; Sources
Description: Physician and professor of "Negro Medicine" at the University of New Orleans. Early letters, 1826-1843, concern Cartwright's medical career. Papers, 1844-1860, include letters from John A. Quitman, Jefferson Davis, John Slidell and others discussing contemporary politics, attitudes toward slavery, and the need for an emphasis on regional values in Southern education. Cartwright's manuscript writings consist of a treatise on "camp dysentery" and a prescription for its cure, and published pamphlets discuss his racial theories. Other papers consist of correspondence, 1850-1864, between Cartwright's wife, his daughter Mary, and her husband, William Alexander Gordon, concerning family matters and Confederate civilian experiences. Cartwright's two volume diary, entitled "Travels in Europe," 1837, gives impressions of Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and France,...
Notes: Microfiche of ms. collection in the Dept. of Archives and Manuscripts, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge).