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Journal of the Governor of the State of Louisiana. Journal of the Official Acts and Proceedings of the Governor: From the First Session of the Fourth Legislature, begun on Monday the 4th of January, 1819 [pages 1-280]. Journal of the Official Acts and Pr
title
Journal of the Governor of the State of Louisiana. Journal of the Official Acts and Proceedings of the Governor: From the First Session of the Fourth Legislature, begun on Monday the 4th of January, 1819 [pages 1-280]. Journal of the Official Acts and Proceedings of the Governor: From the Second Session of the Sixth Legislature, begun 1824 [pages 281-589].
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Governors Order Book 1819-1828
Date created ms
1819, 1828
Abstract
The manuscript contains: executive orders signed by either the Governor or the Secretary of State to execute government business that falls under the purview of the executive office; orders to the Legislature to take up a certain topic (which eventually became Legislative acts); and gubernatorial addresses to the Legislature.
Governor of Louisiana Henry Johnson in the 1820s
title
Governor of Louisiana Henry Johnson in the 1820s
Subject
Governors, Government Officials, Johnson, Henry, 1783-1864
Date created ms
1820, 1829
Abstract
B&W photo of a drawing, 1820s. Governor of Louisiana. , Henry Johnson, 1783-1864. Governor 1824-1828.
Brief Account of the Execution Of the Six Militia Men.
title
Brief Account of the Execution Of the Six Militia Men.
Subject
Broadsides, 1820-1830, Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Coffins, Military deserters, Presidents, Election, 1828, United States, Politics and government, 1825-1829, Sources, Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, United States, History, War of 1812
Date created ms
1828
Abstract
"Coffin" broadside or handbill used by those who opposed Andrew Jackson and supported John Quincy Adams in the 1828 US Presidential election. This broadside was printed as an addition to the Democratic Press newspaper, Philadelphia, John Binns, publisher.
Mairie de la Nouvelle-Orleans, mandat de payment
title
Mairie de la Nouvelle-Orleans, mandat de payment
Subject
Slavery, Louisiana
Date created ms
1828-01-02
Abstract
Order of payment from the Mayor's office for labor of a man's slave on public works, Jan. 2, 1828.
Registre du Comité médical de la Nouvelle Orléans, part 1: Avril 1816 to 30 Mars 1838 (pages 1-99): Directory of Manuscript pages 1 to 99, April 1816 to March 30, 1838
title
Registre du Comité médical de la Nouvelle Orléans, part 1: Avril 1816 to 30 Mars 1838 (pages 1-99)
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Directory of Manuscript pages 1 to 99, April 1816 to March 30, 1838
Subject
Medicine--Societies, etc.--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Physicians--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Pharmacists--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Louisiana Board of Health, Societies, Medical--history--Louisiana, Physicians--Louisiana--directories, Pharmacists--Louisiana--directories
Date created ms
1816, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854
Name
Comité Médical de la Nouvelle Orléans
Abstract
[245] leaves ; 28 cm.; 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Registre du Comité médical de la Nouvelle Orléans, part 2: 30 Mars 1838 to 14 Aout 1854 (pages 100-203): Directory of Manuscript pages 100-203
title
Registre du Comité médical de la Nouvelle Orléans, part 2: 30 Mars 1838 to 14 Aout 1854 (pages 100-203)
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Directory of Manuscript pages 100-203
Subject
Medicine--Societies, etc.--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Physicians--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Pharmacists--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Louisiana Board of Health, Societies, Medical--history--Louisiana, Physicians--Louisiana--directories, Pharmacists--Louisiana--directories
Date created ms
1816, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854
Name
Comité Médical de la Nouvelle Orléans
Abstract
[245] leaves ; 28 cm.; 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Emancipation petition of the estate of Lorence Charbonneau, Number 30A, 1829.
title
Emancipation petition of the estate of Lorence Charbonneau, Number 30A, 1829.
Subject
African American families, Louisiana, New Orleans, Child slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American children, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1829
Abstract
Petition of the estate of Lorence Charbonneau, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved persons Merlie, Aglaë, Pierre Louis, Rosiliette, Jean Baptiste, Samite, and Pepé, who are all brothers and sisters under the age of 30 years of age. The document explains that their mother Eulalie was emancipated by Charbonneau before her death and that the children's father Pierre Dolon is well off and prepared to take care of them.
Indenture of Joseph Pichon with Cherubin and Dessources sponsored by Jean Louis Pichon, Volume 4, Number 223, 1828 June 5
title
Indenture of Joseph Pichon with Cherubin and Dessources sponsored by Jean Louis Pichon, Volume 4, Number 223, 1828 June 5
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1828-06-05
Abstract
In this indenture, Joseph Pichon (aged 14 years) is sponsored by his father, Jean Louis Pichon, as an apprentice to Cherubin & Dessources (described as free men of color) to learn to be a joiner and cabinetmaker. 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, Number 3F, 1829.
title
Emancipation petition of Marie Jeanne, Number 3F, 1829.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1829
Abstract
Petition of Marie Jeanne, a free woman of color, to free her daughter, the enslaved woman Marie Noel (alias Victoire), who is 19 years of age. In French and English.
Emancipation petition of Louis Barthelemy Macarty, Number 104A, 1829.
title
Emancipation petition of Louis Barthelemy Macarty, Number 104A, 1829.
Subject
Slaves, Haiti, Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1829
Abstract
Petition of Louis Barthelemy Macarty to free the enslaved woman Henriette. Henriette is described as a Creole of Saint Domingue.
Emancipation petition of Marguerite Lennott, Number 9D, 1829.
title
Emancipation petition of Marguerite Lennott, Number 9D, 1829.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1829
Abstract
Petition of Marguerite Lennott, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Delia, who is described as a negroe woman slave of about 54 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Jane Nichols, Number 157, 1829.
title
Emancipation petition of Jane Nichols, Number 157, 1829.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1829
Abstract
Petition of Jane Nichols, described as a free negress dealer, to free the enslaved man Ben, who is aged upwards of 30 years.
Emancipation petition of Carmelite Laforestriere, Number 109D, 1829.
title
Emancipation petition of Carmelite Laforestriere, Number 109D, 1829.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1829
Abstract
Petition of Carmelite Laforestriere, a free woman of color, to free her mother, the enslaved woman Bonne, who is described as a negro woman.
Indenture of Armand Couvreur with Thezan and St. Herman sponsored by Pierre Couvreur, Volume 4, Number 245, 1828 December 2
title
Indenture of Armand Couvreur with Thezan and St. Herman sponsored by Pierre Couvreur, Volume 4, Number 245, 1828 December 2
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1828-12-02
Abstract
In this indenture, Armand Couvreur (described as a free mulatto of 14 years of age) is sponsored by his father, Pierre Couvreur (described as a free mulatto), as an apprentice to Thezan & St. Herman (identified as free men of color in other documents) 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 Francois Paugray with Pierre Bouny, Volume 4, Number 162, 1828 June 10
title
Indenture of Francois Paugray with Pierre Bouny, Volume 4, Number 162, 1828 June 10
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1828-06-10
Abstract
In this indenture, Francois Paugray (described as a free man of color) contracts as an indentured servant to Pierre Bouny. 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 Hippolite Belot with Erasme Legoaster sponsored by Charles Belot, Volume 4, Number 228, 1828 August 4
title
Indenture of Hippolite Belot with Erasme Legoaster sponsored by Charles Belot, Volume 4, Number 228, 1828 August 4
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1828-08-04
Abstract
In this indenture, Hippolite Belot (described as a free man of color of 15 years of age) is sponsored by his father, Charles Belot, as an apprentice to Erasme Legoaster (described as a free man 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.
Indenture of Alauze Soniat with Francois Correjolles sponsored by Louise Paul Cheval, Volume 4, Number 234, 1828 September 17
title
Indenture of Alauze Soniat with Francois Correjolles sponsored by Louise Paul Cheval, Volume 4, Number 234, 1828 September 17
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1828-09-17
Abstract
In this indenture, Alauze Soniat (described as a free mulatto of 16 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Louise Paul Cheval (described as a free negress) as an apprentice to Francois Correjolles 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 Adelaid Beaulieu, Number 46H, 1829.
title
Emancipation petition of Adelaid Beaulieu, Number 46H, 1829.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1829
Abstract
Petition of Adelaid Beaulieu, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Meratite. Meratite is described as a mulatto woman of 35 years of age.
Indenture of Salomon with Thornly White sponsored by Charity Murray, Volume 4, Number 210, 1828 February 4.
title
Indenture of Salomon with Thornly White sponsored by Charity Murray, Volume 4, Number 210, 1828 February 4.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1828-02-04
Abstract
In this indenture, Salomon (described as a black boy of about seven years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Charity Murray (described as a free woman of color) as a servant to Thornly White.

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 Sanite Lombard, Number 172B, 1829.
title
Emancipation petition of Sanite Lombard, Number 172B, 1829.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1829
Abstract
Petition of Sanite Lombard, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved man Pierre. Pierre is described as a quarteroon man of about 50 years of age.

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