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Armoire
title
Armoire
Date created ms
1830, 1840
Abstract
Two-door armoire or cabinet surmounted by large, stepped projecting flat cornice, all veneered with flame grain mahogany. Interior divided into two compartments: proper right with shelves, proper left for hanging. Four removable shelves of pine faced with mahogany rest on unidentified tropical hardwood supports screwed into case divider and side of case (same wood used for cornice glue blocks). Simple band of veneer around case bottom with small quarter round strip molding applied below (nailed). Cornice in two sections: upper projecting section flat with slightly beveled underside. Next section beneath repeats upper format, all atop case joined by small ogee molding. Doors mortised and tenoned to create frame in which floats veneered center panel. Solid mahogany sides with pine case bottom with mahogany rails on three sides. Back made of four pine boards with grain laid vertically with tongue at top and bottom; tongue slides into groove in case bottom; cornice grooved to fit over tongue at top of boards. Rear of boards have plane marks and are slightly beveled on sides. Cornice with unidentified tropical hardwood blocks joined to case sides by iron rod through pine case side glue blocks. Bottom of case secured in same manner of glue blocks and iron rods. Case sits on urn-like feet carved from solid blocks glued. Rear feet are inverted balusters on turned balls, stained, doweled into case. Hinges bolstered by additional glue blocks on inner faces of case sides.
Vingt piastres de recompense / $25 de recompense
title
Vingt piastres de recompense / $25 de recompense
Subject
Newspapers, Advertisements, Slaveholders, Louisiana, Slavery, United States, Fugitive slaves
Date created ms
1830-07-02
Abstract
Two newspaper ads for the return of runaway slaves from Le Courrier de la Louisiane, July 2, 1830.
State Capitol building from 1830 to 1831 in Donaldsonville Louisiana
title
State Capitol building from 1830 to 1831 in Donaldsonville Louisiana
Subject
Historic buildings, Capitols
Date created ms
1830
Abstract
B&W photo of a drawing, approx. 1830. Drawing of building in Donaldsonville, Louisiana used as the Louisiana State Capitol in 1830-31.
1830-11-21 Judicial decree for sale of coffee house, Saint Martin Parish (La.)
title
1830-11-21 Judicial decree for sale of coffee house, Saint Martin Parish (La.)
Date created ms
1830-11-21
Abstract
Judicial decree selling a coffee house to the highest bidder, who in this case was Gervais and Andre Castille.
Tunica Island, T-8-S, R-36-E, Greensburg District, 1830.
title
Tunica Island, T-8-S, R-36-E, Greensburg District, 1830.
Subject
Greensburg Land District (La.), Surveys, Tunica Island (La.), Maps, Landowners, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Maps, Landowners, Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Maps
Date created ms
1830
Abstract
Survey map of properties adjacent to the Amite River, Ward's Creek, Iberville River, Bayou Manchac, and the Mississippi River. Shows property and lot lines, owners' names. Gives some dimensions. Heavily annotated. Original surveys done by Deputy Surveyor in 1821. Sectional line surveyed by John Gilmore and Stephen Roberts between 1821 and 1830. Oriented north.
Seargent Smith Prentiss, 1808-1850
title
Seargent Smith Prentiss, 1808-1850
Subject
Lawyers, Louisiana, Legislators, Mississippi
Date created ms
1830, 1850
Name
Bush, Joseph H., 1794-1865
Abstract
Born in Portland, Maine in 1808 * Son of Captain William Prentiss a prosperous shipmaster * Contracted a violent fever as an infant, and lost the use of his limbs for several years; his right leg never fully recovered * Graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine at age 17 * Began studying law in Gorham, Maine * In 1832, he moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi and won a suit involving title to the most valuable part of the city, making him one of the wealthiest men of Mississippi * Elected to the Mississippi State Legislature in 1835 * Elected to Congress in 1837, however, embarrassed by mounting financial troubles stemming from property investments made on disputed land holdings, served only one term in Congress * After Mississippi repudiated state bonds, Prentiss, who had opposed this action, moved to New Orleans in 1845 * In New Orleans, he was a leader of the bar, and prominent in philanthropic work * Died at age of 41 in 1850 * Interred in Gloucester Plantation Cemetery in Natchez
Portrait of a Gentleman (unknown sitter)
title
Portrait of a Gentleman (unknown sitter)
Subject
Men
Date created ms
1830, 1850
Chief Justice George Mathews (1774-1836)
title
Chief Justice George Mathews (1774-1836)
Subject
Judges, Louisiana
Date created ms
1820, 1830
Abstract
Judge, Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans, January 19, 1803, to March 1, 1813 * Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, March 1, 1813, to November 14, 1836 * Presiding Judge July 4, 1813, to November 14, 1836 * Born September 21, 1774, near Staunton, Virginia * Educated at the home of his father, the governor of Georgia, and at Liberty Hall in Lexington, Virginia * Studied the common law with his brother, John Mathews, and George Walker in Augusta, Georgia * Admitted to the Georgia bar in 1799 * Appointed judge of Mississippi Territorial Court by President Jefferson July 1, 1805 * Appointed January 20, 1806, to Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans, which became the Superior Court of the new state of Louisiana upon statehood on April 30, 1812 * Appointed one of three judges of the new Louisiana Supreme Court upon its creation on March 1, 1813, by Governor Claiborne * Lived near St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish
Indenture of Charles Penne with Correjolles and Chaigneau sponsored by Fortune Penne, Volume 4, Number 292, 1830 May 22
title
Indenture of Charles Penne with Correjolles and Chaigneau sponsored by Fortune Penne, Volume 4, Number 292, 1830 May 22
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-05-22
Abstract
In this indenture, Charles Penne (described as a young free man of color of 19 years of age) is sponsored by his father, Fortune Penne, as an apprentice to Correjolles & Chaigneau to learn to be a bricklayer. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Emancipation petition of Marie Jeanne Braquemare, Number 86C, 1830.
title
Emancipation petition of Marie Jeanne Braquemare, Number 86C, 1830.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1830
Abstract
Petitions of Marie Jeanne Braquemare, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Marie Jeanne, who is about 45 years of age.
Indenture of Joseph Michel with Manuel Barriere sponsored by Marie Louise, Volume 5, Number 307, 1830 August 9
title
Indenture of Joseph Michel with Manuel Barriere sponsored by Marie Louise, Volume 5, Number 307, 1830 August 9
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-08-09
Abstract
In this indenture, Joseph Michel (described as a free negrillone of 10 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Marie Louise (described as a free negresse), as an apprentice to Manuel Barriere (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a shoemaker. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of John Baptiste Desdunes with Marcel Dupart sponsored by Jean Desdunes, Volume 4, Number 299, 1830 October 11
title
Indenture of John Baptiste Desdunes with Marcel Dupart sponsored by Jean Desdunes, Volume 4, Number 299, 1830 October 11
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-10-11
Abstract
In this indenture, John (described as a negro slave of 10 years of age) is sponsored by his slaveholder, Jean Baptiste Desdunes, as an apprentice to Marcel Dupart (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a shoemaker. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Louis Michel with Isaac Lambert sponsored by Fatime Betaud, Volume 4, Number 298, 1830 July 17
title
Indenture of Louis Michel with Isaac Lambert sponsored by Fatime Betaud, Volume 4, Number 298, 1830 July 17
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-07-17
Abstract
In this indenture, Louis Michel (described as a free boy of color of 14 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Fatime Betaud (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Isaac Lambert to learn to be a house carpenter.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Edouard Lavigne with Joachim Courcelle sponsored by Jeannette Leroy, Volume 4, Number 280, 1830 January 25
title
Indenture of Edouard Lavigne with Joachim Courcelle sponsored by Jeannette Leroy, Volume 4, Number 280, 1830 January 25
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-01-25
Abstract
In this indenture, Edouard Lavigne (described as a young free man of color of about 15 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Jeanette Leroy (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Joachim Courcelle to learn to be a bricklayer. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Antoine Capucin with Antoine Benjamin sponsored by Honore Coffy, Volume 4, Number 306, 1830 December 3
title
Indenture of Antoine Capucin with Antoine Benjamin sponsored by Honore Coffy, Volume 4, Number 306, 1830 December 3
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-12-03
Abstract
In this indenture, Antoine Capucin (described as a young free orphan of color of 15 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by Honore Coffy (described as a free man of color), as an apprentice to Antoine Benjamin (described as a free person of color) to learn to be a coppersmith. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Nicholas Bauer Collection, 1830-1859.
title
Nicholas Bauer Collection, 1830-1859.
Subject
African American plantation owners, Louisiana, African American farmers, Louisiana, Louisiana, History, 1803-1865, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. African American slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Inheritance and succession, Louisiana, New Orleans, McDonogh, John, 1779-1850, Plantations, Louisiana, Management, Durnford, Andrew, 1800-1859, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, African Americans, Colonization, Liberia, Sugar plantations, Louisiana
Date created ms
1830, 1859
Abstract
Primarily contains correspondence relating to the administration of John McDonogh's estate. Items include a receipt issued to Andrew Durnford for paying the principal on his loan, a 46-page memorandum concerning the disposition of McDonogh's estate, and a catalog of McDonogh's Baltimore properties, which were sold at auction to benefit public education. In the memorandum, McDonogh discusses the employment, moral education, and repatriation of enslaved persons as well as his financial and personal relationship to Durnford.
Indenture of St. Ville St. Pé with Correjolles & Chaigneau sponsored by Caroline Purnasse, Volume 4, Number 294, 1830 June 19.
title
Indenture of St. Ville St. Pé with Correjolles & Chaigneau sponsored by Caroline Purnasse, Volume 4, Number 294, 1830 June 19.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-06-19
Abstract
In this indenture, St. Ville St. Pé (described as a young free man of color of about 15 years of age and a Creole of New Orleans) is sponsored by his mother, Caroline Purnasse (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Correjolles & Chaigneau to learn to be a bricklayer. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Jean Baptiste Georges Bailly with Howard and Varion sponsored by E. M. Henry, Volume 4, Number 285, 1830 March 13
title
Indenture of Jean Baptiste Georges Bailly with Howard and Varion sponsored by E. M. Henry, Volume 4, Number 285, 1830 March 13
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-03-13
Abstract
In this indenture, Jean Baptiste Georges Bailly (described as a young free man of color of 16 years and five months of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by E. M. Henry as an apprentice to Howard & Varion to learn to be a carpenter. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Bazile Beaulieu with Gurlie and Guillot sponsored by Marguerite Percy, Volume 4, Number 286, 1830 March 16
title
Indenture of Bazile Beaulieu with Gurlie and Guillot sponsored by Marguerite Percy, Volume 4, Number 286, 1830 March 16
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-03-16
Abstract
In this indenture, Bazile Beaulieu (described as a young free man of color of 16 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Marguerite Percy (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Gurlie & Guillot to learn to be a bricklayer. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Gabriel Lobo with Dubreuil and Honore sponsored by Petronille Lobo, Volume 4, Number 283, 1830 February 11
title
Indenture of Gabriel Lobo with Dubreuil and Honore sponsored by Petronille Lobo, Volume 4, Number 283, 1830 February 11
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Mexicans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-02-11
Abstract
In this indenture, Gabriel Lobo (described as 13 years of age and a native of Mexico) is sponsored by his father, Petronille Lobo, as an apprentice to Dubreuil & Honore (described as a free men of color) to learn to be a tailor. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.

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