White, Maunsel, 1783-1863

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Maunsel White was a New Orleans commission merchant and Plaquemines Parish, La., planter. His son, Maunsell White, Jr. (fl. 1835-1883), was also a merchant and planter.

From the description of Maunsel White papers, 1802-1912. WorldCat record id: 22875656

Born near Limerick, Ireland, Maunsel White was orphaned as a boy and came to the U.S. at the age of 13. After working for several years in Louisville, Ky., where he became a close friend of Zachary Taylor, White settled in New Orleans, La., and found employment as a clerk in a counting house. Later he amassed a fortune running a cotton factor business in New Orleans, Maunsel White & Co., and became the owner of several plantations in southern Louisiana. White married Celestine de la Ronde, who hailed from a wealthy New Orleans family allied with military leader and U.S. president Andrew Jackson. On Celestine's death, White married her sister, Heloise. He ran Deer Range Plantation until his death in 1863.

From the description of Maunsel White court case, 1810. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 721907533

From the description of Maunsell White papers, 1852-1898. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 173609684

From the description of Maunsell White letterbook, 1845-1850. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 173843570

Maunsel White (1783-1863) was born near Limerick, Ireland, and orphaned at age six. He came to America at the age of thirteen. White settled in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and became a New Orleans commission merchant and planter, operating Deer Range Plantation until his death in 1863. White and his wife (whose name is unknown) had four children: Maunsell White, Jr., Clara White (Mrs. Carl) Kohn, Mrs. Cuthbert Bullitt, and Mrs. Hu. Kennedy.

Maunsell White, Jr., attended Mandeville College in Mandeville, Louisiana, a school in Baton Rouge, and the University of Virginia, the latter in 1850-1851. He was appointed as a cadet in the U.S. Army, and then carried on management of Deer Range Plantation until 1876. Maunsell White, Jr., married Bettie Bradford in 1855; in 1858 he purchased Velasco Plantation, renaming it Junior Place. The five children of Bettie and Maunsell White, Jr., include Maunsell White, III (1856-1912), Carl White, Nancy White (Mrs. Thomas) Anderson, David White, and Lucy White. Maunsell White, III, became a noted metallurgist and mining engineer.

From the guide to the Maunsel White Papers, 1802-1912, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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creatorOf White, Maunsel, 1783-1863. Maunsell White papers, 1852-1898. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn De Bow, J. D. B. (James Dunwoody Brownson), 1820-1867. Papers, 1779-1915. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf White, Maunsel. Map 1814-15 New Orleans. Library of Congress
referencedIn Hickey, Maunsel W., b. 1918. Maunsel White Hickey papers, 1828-1946. Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
referencedIn War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Maunsel White Papers, 1802-1912 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf White, Maunsel, 1783-1863. Maunsell White letterbook, 1845-1850. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf White, Maunsel, 1783-1863. Maunsel White court case, 1810. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf White, Maunsel, 1783-1863. Maunsel White papers, 1802-1912. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. Zachary Taylor letter, 1829 Aug. 6. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
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associatedWith Batchelor, Albert A. (Albert Agrippa), 1845-1905. person
associatedWith De Bow, J. D. B. (James Dunwoody Brownson), 1820-1867. person
associatedWith Hickey, Maunsel W., b. 1918. person
associatedWith Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 person
associatedWith Leglise, Pierre person
associatedWith Louisiana. Governor (1804-1816 : Claiborne) corporateBody
associatedWith Old State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.) corporateBody
associatedWith Pringle, John Julian. person
associatedWith Reid, John, d. 1816. person
associatedWith Saint Joseph's College (La.) corporateBody
associatedWith Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. person
associatedWith Territory of Orleans. Superior Court. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Virginia corporateBody
associatedWith White, Maunsel, fl. 1835-1883. person
associatedWith White, Maunsell, fl. 1835-1883. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Plaquemines Parish (La.)
New Orleans (La.)
Louisiana--New Orleans
Louisiana--Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana--Pointe Coupee Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish (La.)
Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish (La.)
Junior Place Plantation (Plaquemines Parish, La.)
Louisiana
Deer Range Plantation (La.)
Louisiana
Deer Range Plantation (Plaquemines Parish, La.)
United States
New Orleans Metropolitan Area (La.)
Ashley Plantation (La.)
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Commission merchants
Cotton growing
Cotton growing
Cotton trade
Cotton trade
Debtor and creditor
Education, Higher
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Land titles
Plantation owners
Plantations
Public buildings
Slaves
Sugar
Sugarcane
Sugarcane industry
Sugar growing
Sugar growing
Sugar trade
Occupation
Cotton farmers
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Plantation overseers
Plantation owners
Plantation owners
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Birth 1783

Death 1863

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