Mayor Louis A. Wiltz

Collection — Box: Incoming Correspondence

Identifier: CA-AA-Wiltz

Staff Only

Mayor Louis Wiltz, Incoming Correspondence

Scope and Contents

Routine reply from the City Attorney's Office, September 7, 1874, signed by H.H. Walsh, probably an assistant attorney in the office. Click image to view full letter.

Dates

Creation: 1874

Creator

Office of the Mayor (Organization)
Louis A. Wiltz (Person)

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Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Louis A. Wiltz was mayor from 1873-1874 and marked the Democratic Party's return to the Mayor's seat during Reconstruction. After serving as Mayor, Wiltz was elected as Governor of Louisiana marking the return of the Bourbon Democrats to power and the end of Reconstruction in the state.

Extent

1 Files

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

Letterbooks with copies of outgoing correspondence have been preserved with the Office of the Mayor records. Request the volumes by the dates associated with each individual mayor for more information, as well as additional records from that mayor's tenure.