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Martin's reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the territory of Orleans and in the Supreme Court of the state of Louisiana, v.1-12, O.S. (Old Series) and v.1-8, N.S. (New Series)
title
Martin's reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the territory of Orleans and in the Supreme Court of the state of Louisiana, v.1-12, O.S. (Old Series) and v.1-8, N.S. (New Series)
mods_titleInfo_alternative_title_ms
Louisiana term reports, Orleans term reports
Subject
Law reports, digests, etc.--Territory of Orleans, Law reports, digests, etc.--Louisiana.
Date created ms
1811, 1852
Abstract
Martin's reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the territory of Orleans [1809-1812] and in the Supreme Court of the state of Louisiana [1813-1830].
Etienne DeClouet [Alexander DeClouet's father] to his wife, Aspasie DeClouet, 1811
title
Etienne DeClouet [Alexander DeClouet's father] to his wife, Aspasie DeClouet, 1811
Subject
French Americans, Dueling
Date created ms
1811
Name
DeClouet, Etienne
Abstract
Etienne DeClouet of Louisiana writes a letter (1811) to his wife shortly before engaging in a duel that ends his life.
Portrait of first Louisiana Governor William Charles Cole Claiborne in the early 1800s
title
Portrait of first Louisiana Governor William Charles Cole Claiborne in the early 1800s
Subject
Government officials, Governors, Claiborne, William Charles Cole, 1775-1817
Date created ms
1810, 1819
Abstract
B&W photo, early 1800s. Governor William Charles Cole Claiborne, b. 1775- d. 1817. Served as first Louisiana governor from 1812-1816. First Governor of Louisiana, once Louisiana became a state.
An account of expeditions to the sources of the Mississippi and through the western parts of Louisiana
title
account of expeditions to the sources of the Mississippi and through the western parts of Louisiana
Subject
West (U. S.), Discovery and exploration, Louisiana, Discovery and exploration, Mississippi River, Discovery and exploration, New Mexico, Discovery and exploration, United States, Discovery and exploration
Date created ms
1810
Abstract
An account of expeditions to the sources of the Mississippi and through the western parts of Louisiana to the sources of the Arkansaw, Kans, La Platte, and Pierre Jaun Rivers. Performed by order of the government of the United States during the years 1805, 1806, and 1807. And a tour through the interior parts of New Spain, when conducted through these provinces by order of the captain-general, in the year 1807.
Travels on an inland voyage through the...territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Orleans, 1807 and 1808, Volume 1
title
Travels on an inland voyage through the...territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Orleans, 1807 and 1808, Volume 1
Subject
United States, Description and travel, Ontario, Description and travel, Great Lakes, Description and travel, Ohio River, Description and travel, Mississippi River, Description and travel
Date created ms
1810
Abstract
Travels on an inland voyage through the states of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, and through the territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New-Orleans, performed in the years 1807 and 1808, including a tour of nearly six thousand miles. With maps and plates. In two volumes.
John Randolph Grymes (1786-1854)
title
John Randolph Grymes (1786-1854)
Subject
Lawyers, Louisiana
Date created ms
1810, 1850
Name
Moise, Theodore Sidney
Abstract
United States Attorney, 1810-1813 * Born in Virginia in 1786 * Arrived in New Orleans around 1807, to join his older brother, Philip Grymes, who served as United States Attorney * Upon his brother's death in 1810, became United States Attorney, prosecuting pirates and privateers * After he prepared a petition against Jean Lafitte in 1813, resigned as United States Attorney, later representing Lafitte along with attorney Edward Livingston * Represented the notorious Madame Lalaurie, accused of torturing her slaves * Represented Myra Clark Gaines in her long-running suit against the City of New Orleans related to the dispute over her father's will * Served as one of Major General Andrew Jackson's aides at the Battle of New Orleans * Married Susanna Bosque Claiborne, the third wife and widow of William C. C. Claiborne, the first American Governor of Louisiana * Died in New Orleans in 1855 * Interred in St. Louis No. 1.
Mr. Quincy's speech, on the bill for admitting the Territory of Orleans into the Union : delivered in Congress, on the 14th January, 1811.
title
Mr. Quincy's speech, on the bill for admitting the Territory of Orleans into the Union : delivered in Congress, on the 14th January, 1811.
Subject
Louisiana, History
Date created ms
1811
Acts passed at the Second Session of the Third Legislature of the Territory of Orleans
title
Acts passed at the Second Session of the Third Legislature of the Territory of Orleans
Subject
Law, Louisiana
Date created ms
1811
Abstract
Acts passed at the second session of the Third Legislature of the Territory of Orleans, begun and held in the city of New-Orleans on Monday the twenty-third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven, and of the independence of the United States of America the thirty-fifth. Uniform title: Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1811)
Philip Hicky property survey, 1811
title
Philip Hicky property survey, 1811
Subject
Real property, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Surveys, Landowners, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Maps, Hicky, Philip, 1778-1859
Date created ms
1811
Abstract
Survey of property of Philip Hicky in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Scale not given.
John Marshall (1755 - 1835)
title
John Marshall (1755 - 1835)
Subject
Judges, United States
Date created ms
1810, 1835
Name
Frazee, John, 1790-1852
Abstract
Chief Justice, U. S. Supreme Court, 1801-1835 * U.S. House of Representatives, 1799-1800 * Born in Fauquier County, Virginia, September 24, 1755 * Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1780 * Admitted to the Virginia Bar, 1780 * Longest serving Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court * Delivered numerous landmark opinions including Marbury v. Madison, reinforcing judicial review and McCulloch v. Maryland, affirming federal supremacy * Died on July 6, 1835 * Interred in Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia * Bust sculpted by John Frazee
Washington W. McDonogh letter, 1810 Sept. 23
title
Washington W. McDonogh letter, 1810 Sept. 23
Subject
Louisiana, History, 1803-1865
Date created ms
1810-09-23
Name
McDonogh, John, 1779-1850.
Abstract
younger brother writes letter in French upon request
William Goforth letter, 1810 Jan. 10
title
William Goforth letter, 1810 Jan. 10
Subject
Louisiana, History, 1803-1865
Date created ms
1810-01-10
Name
McDonogh, John, 1779-1850.
Abstract
letter of introduction & recommendation
L. Spereen letter, 1810 Sept. 12
title
L. Spereen letter, 1810 Sept. 12
Subject
Plantations, Louisiana, Management
Date created ms
1810-09-12
Name
McDonogh, John, 1779-1850.
Abstract
seeking employment
L. H. Guerlain letter, 1810 Aug. 15
title
L. H. Guerlain letter, 1810 Aug. 15
Subject
Real property, Louisiana
Date created ms
1810-08-15
Name
McDonogh, John, 1779-1850.
Abstract
purchase of Longview plantation
John Palfrey letter, 1810 Apr. 18
title
John Palfrey letter, 1810 Apr. 18
Subject
Plantation life, Louisiana
Date created ms
1810-04-18
Name
Palfrey, John Gorham, 1796-1881.
Abstract
letter to son
Letter from Charles Norwood to Catherine Turnbull, 1810 March 3
title
Letter from Charles Norwood to Catherine Turnbull, 1810 March 3
Subject
Cotton trade, Louisiana, Business enterprises, Finance, Louisiana, Trials, Louisiana, Promissory notes, Louisiana
Date created ms
1810-03-03
Name
Norwood, Charles
Travels on an inland voyage through the states of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, and through the territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New-Orleans. v. 2
title
Travels on an inland voyage through the states of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, and through the territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New-Orleans. v. 2
Subject
United States, Description and travel, Ontario, Description and travel, Great Lakes, Description and travel, Ohio River, Description and travel, Mississippi River, Description and travel
Date created ms
1810
Abstract
Travels on an inland voyage through the states of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, and through the territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New-Orleans, performed in the years 1807 and 1808, including a tour of nearly six thousand miles. With maps and plates. In two volumes.
Criminal case file no. 175, Territory of Orleans v. Hill and Anderson, 1810
title
Criminal case file no. 175, Territory of Orleans v. Hill and Anderson, 1810
Subject
Orleans gazette, and commercial advertiser (New Orleans , La. : 1804), Contempt of court, Louisiana, New Orleans (La.), Newspapers
Date created ms
1810-08-24
Abstract
Three affidavits concerning the case Territory of Orleans v. Hill and Anderson. Affidavit of Alfred Hennen, sworn before Thomas S. Kennedy on Aug. 22, 1810, charges that John Hill and Thomas Anderson published material in the Orleans Gazette regarding the suit Hennen v. Hill and Thomas, in contempt of court. Also includes affidavits from Hill and Anderson, sworn before Kennedy on Aug. 24, 1810.
John McDonogh papers. Folders 238-247, 1811-1848.
title
John McDonogh papers. Folders 238-247, 1811-1848.
Subject
McDonogh, John, 1779-1850, Sugar plantations, Louisiana, Louisiana, History, 1803-1865, Plantations, Louisiana, Management, Slaveholders, Louisiana, Women slaves, Louisiana, Slave trade, Louisiana, Fugitive slaves, United States, Sugar growing, Louisiana, Land tenure, Louisiana, Infrastructure (Economics), Louisiana, Louisiana, Social conditions, 19th century, Landlord and tenant, Louisiana, Education, Louisiana
Date created ms
1811, 1848
Abstract
Letters from a variety of persons to John McDonogh reference the purchase of enslaved persons, a fugitive slave, tenant issues, infrastructure (roads, levees, and bridges), monetary loans, plantation management, and an educational project. In one letter, P. Winfree, a planter, requests a loan to finance the switch from cotton to sugarcane cultivation and describes his group of thirty-two enslaved persons. Also present is a survey map produced by the State of Louisiana outlining the lands of James Williams, John Burr, Jean Lejaune, Paul Deslandes.
Letter from Charles Norwood to Catherine Turnbull, 1810 March 24
title
Letter from Charles Norwood to Catherine Turnbull, 1810 March 24
Subject
Cotton trade, Louisiana, Decedents' estates, Business enterprises, Finance, Louisiana, House selling, Louisiana
Date created ms
1810-03-24
Name
Norwood, Charles

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