John D. Murrell Papers (1839-1852)
Manuscript Resources on
Plantation Society and Economy in the
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections,
Special Collections, LSU Libraries
Murrell, John D. Papers, 1839-1852. 41 items. Location: T:88.
Resident of Lynchburg, Virginia, and owner of Tally-Ho Plantation in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Letters addressed to J. D. Murrell, some written by L. Hewett, overseer at Murrell's Tally-Ho Plantation. Other letters, concerning business, finance, and real estate are with the law firm of Preston & Rings, and with the attorney Shackleford. For further information see manuscript ard catalog. Mss. 3366.
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Tally Ho Plantation:
Parish records show that Tally Ho was owned by Jean
Fleming, a free man of color, sometime before
1855. There were several more owners after Fleming. John D. Murrell of Virginia bought the plantation in 1848 and it has remained in the family ever since. The house is said to have been moved back from the river twice and the main house burned in 1945. The name Tally Ho is said to reflect Murrell's fox-hunting background. The current house is what was used as the overseers home. It is a raised Acadian Cottage with Classical Revival influnces. The plantation dock was the site of showboat performances. The New Sensations, the first of the Mississippi River troubadours, stopped there in 1878 to preform a vaudeville type show. The barn, office and a slave cabin remain down a side road. This home is private.
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1 Parish E/W Year Title Surname/Corporate Name Forename/Initial Post Office
Plantation Name Location of Plantation Railroad Station Dist. From N.O. by: Texas & Pacific Rte.- Pacific Express Co.(W), or Yazoo & Miss. Valley Rte.- Amer. Ex. Co.(E), in Mi. Dist. From N.O. by Water App. in Sugar House Desc. Of S.H. Crop of 14-15 in lbs.
63 Iberville W 1914-15 G.M. Murrell P. & M. Co. Bayou Goula
Glenmore Bayou Goula Bayou Goula 78 99 B and Sh.
64 Iberville W 1914-15 G.M. Murrell P. & M. Co. Bayou Goula
Blythewood Bayou Goula Bayou Goula 78 99 B W Sh & M
66 Iberville W 1914-15 G.M. Murrell P. & M. Co. Bayou Goula
Augusta Bayou Goula Bayou Goula 78 99 B and Sl.
69 Iberville W 1914-15 G.M. Murrell P. & M. Co. Bayou Goula
Tally-Ho Mississippi River Bayou Goula
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