Letter - Provost Marshal's Office, Thibodaux, LaFourche Parish, Louisiana, January 13, 1864

A handwritten letter from Henry J. Foster, Provost Marshal of LaFourche Parish, Louisiana, to Lieutenant Russell, Deputy Provost Marshal in Assumption Parish, dated January 13, 1864. The letter instructs Russell to administer loyalty oaths and issue hunting permits to paroled prisoners, emphasizing the need for discretion. It also directs Russell to actively seek out \"jew pedlars\" and confiscate their property or stock upon discovery, noting that \"these jew pedlars want looking after very much.\" The document discusses legal cases to be brought before Judge Atocha and clarifies the powers of Provost Marshals regarding fines and imprisonment. The letter is on lined paper with a printed letterhead for the Provost Marshal's Office. 3.

Associated People/Businesses

• Henry J. Foster (Lt. & Provost Marshal)
• Lieut. Russell (Deputy Provost Marshal)
• Judge Alce Aloysius Atocha (Provost Judge)

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Military
• Civil War
• Louisiana
• Provost Marshal
• Antisemitism
• Jewish history
• Peddlers
• Loyalty oaths
• Prisoners
• American Civil War (1861-1865)
• Government documents
• Correspondence

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 10