Dubuisson (Charles I.) and family papers [manuscript]
Online resources: Collection description Summary: This collection contains an anonymous speech delivered at the dedication ceremony of the Natchez Institute in 1845; an obituary of Charles L. Dubuisson; and letters from Charles J. Dubuisson to his father, Charles L. Dubuisson, and to his sister, Sallie.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/2048.000/S/Box 1 | Available | B116078 |
Series I original in Box 2 is restricted: reference photocopy must be used.
Charles L. Dubuisson was born in New York State in 1808. As a child, he went to live with an elder sister whose husband was principal of a school in Princeton, New Jersey. Dubuisson received a classical education at the school. He later became headmaster of a school in Salem, New Jersey, while studying law concurrently in the office of John Sergeant of Philadelphia. Dubuisson was a professor of classics at Jefferson College, Washington, Adams County, Mississippi, by 1833. He was inaugurated as president of Jefferson College on July 6, 1835. Dubuisson also married Eliza M. Bradway of New Jersey in 1835, and he brought her to Mississippi. His daughter, Eliza L. Dubuisson, was born the next year.
This collection contains an anonymous speech delivered at the dedication ceremony of the Natchez Institute in 1845; an obituary of Charles L. Dubuisson; and letters from Charles J. Dubuisson to his father, Charles L. Dubuisson, and to his sister, Sallie.