Five items from Robertson's estate papers: (1) an 1866 letter from his son, William B. Robertson, Jr., concerning the possible poisoning of another son, Tom; (2) an 1867 manuscript document (worn) concerning Judge Robertson and the seizure of some property; (3) an 1868 letter, from W.B. Chamberlain, to Robertson concerning property assessments in Baton Rouge and the "scallawag" in charge of the procedure; (4) an 1884 "true copy" of a manuscript tribute to the memory of Judge Robertson; and (5) an 1887 invitation to Robertson's son to celebrate a "wooden" anniversary, printed on simulated bark paper and mailed in a similar envelope

Five items from Robertson's estate papers: (1) an 1866 letter from his son, William B. Robertson, Jr., concerning the possible poisoning of another son, Tom; (2) an 1867 manuscript document (worn) concerning Judge Robertson and the seizure of some property; (3) an 1868 letter, from W.B. Chamberlain, to Robertson concerning property assessments in Baton Rouge and the "scallawag" in charge of the procedure; (4) an 1884 "true copy" of a manuscript tribute to the memory of Judge Robertson; and (5) an 1887 invitation to Robertson's son to celebrate a "wooden" anniversary, printed on simulated bark paper and mailed in a similar envelope
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1886 · Baton Rouge, LA

by Robertson, William B. (1814-1884; Civil War era Baton Rouge, Louisiana, lawyer and judge)
Baton Rouge, LA, 1886. Estate papers. Folio, 4to and 12mo. Eight pages of manuscript, plus the invitation. One of the manuscript items is quite worn, otherwise a very good lot. (#5567). (Inventory #: 58867)
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