Box OS0008

Content Description From the Collection:

The collection contains five documents relating to James Collier Foster, including: his license to practice law in Mississippi in 1842; his election as captain of the Rural Guards in Tuscaloosa in 1861; his Warrant of Pardon signed by President Andrew Johnson on September 12, 1865; his acknowledgement of the President's Warrant; and the certification of a true copy of the Warrant on file in the State Department.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the business and personal life of Wilfred A. Joubert (1867-1940), an American businessman from Massachusetts. The materials cover Mr. Joubert’s time in Suriname (Dutch Guiana), where he harvested balata (an early latex product) for the American Exploitation Company; and Chiapas, Mexico, where he exported rubber for the Rio Michol Rubber Plantation Company and bananas for the United States Banana Company. The collection contains maps, legal documents,...