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Augustin Macarty order to pay, 1816 February 1
title
Augustin Macarty order to pay, 1816 February 1
Subject
African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, History, 19th century, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Macarty, Augustin Francois de, 1774-1844, Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, Negotiable instruments
Date created ms
1816-02-01
Abstract
Mandat de Payment (order to pay) $10 to Jean Victor, a free man of color, one month's city pension for the needy issued by Augustin Macarty, the Mayor of New Orleans. The Mayor of New Orleans issued these pay bills or cash vouchers to authorize the City Treasurer to remunerate individuals for services rendered to the City. The mandats were printed forms with pertinent data filled in. Each was signed by the Mayor and usually by the person to whom it was issued, or a designated representative. In French.
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 March 5.
title
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 March 5.
Subject
Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans, History, 19th century, African Americans, History, 19th century, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Macarty, Augustin Francois de, 1774-1844, Mountreuil, Rosette, active 1818, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave records, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Financial instruments
Date created ms
1818-03-05
Abstract
An order from the mayor's office to the treasury to reimburse Rosette Montreuil, a free woman of color, for the work of her slave, Michel, who is described as a mulatto. The document is signed by the mayor of New Orleans, Augustin Macarty. In French.
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 November 7.
title
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 November 7.
Subject
Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans, History, 19th century, African Americans, History, 19th century, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Macarty, Augustin Francois de, 1774-1844, Mountreuil, Rosette, active 1818, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave records, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Financial instruments
Date created ms
1818-11-07
Abstract
An order from the mayor's office to the treasury to reimburse Pierre Charles Marioux, a free man of color, for the work of his slave Lacroix, who is described as a negro. The document is signed by the mayor of New Orleans, Augustin Macarty. In French.
Criminal case file co. 143, Territory of Orleans v. Reyes, Martinez, Gomez, Madrid and Sanchez, 1808
title
Criminal case file co. 143, Territory of Orleans v. Reyes, Martinez, Gomez, Madrid and Sanchez, 1808
Subject
Gomez, Domingo, Trials, litigation, etc, Madrid, Andres, Trials, litigation, etc, Martinez, Jose, Trials, litigation, etc, Reyes, Pedro Jose de las, Trials, litigation, etc, Sanchez, Mariano, Trials, litigation, etc, Trials (Larceny), Louisiana, Wine and wine making, France, Bordelais
Date created ms
1808-03-30
Abstract
Bill of information, set forth in the New Orleans City Court, for the indictment of Reyes, Martinez, Gomez, Madrid and Sanchez for larceny of a cask of claret wine from the merchants Fort and Giraud on March 24, 1808. Written by Attorney General T.B. Robertson. Order filed on March 30, 1808. Plead not guilty. Signed guilty by jury foreman. Also includes an extract, dated March 26, 1808, of the docket kept at the Mayor's Office which gives an initial presentment of the case. Extract is signed by the Secretary of the Mayor.
Criminal case file no. 142, Detainer for Manuel Pastoris, 1808
title
Criminal case file no. 142, Detainer for Manuel Pastoris, 1808
Subject
Mather, James, d. 1821, Pastoris, Manuel, Pintado, Diego, Detainers (Criminal procedure), Louisiana, Robbery, Louisiana, History, 19th century
Date created ms
1808-02-03
Abstract
Detainer issued by the Mayor of New Orleans, James Mather, to the keeper of the parish public prison for Manuel Pastoris. Pastoris was charged with robbing Diego Pintado.
Free persons of color and slave documents, 1808-1844.
title
Free persons of color and slave documents, 1808-1844.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Fugitive slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slavery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave trade, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mather, James, 1750?-1821, Macarty, Augustin Francois de, 1774-1844, African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, History, 19th century, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, Marie Justine, born 1779?, Letters, Affidavits, Receipts (Acknowledgments)(Acknowledgments), Certificates, Haitian Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Cap-Haïtien (Haiti)
Date created ms
1808, 1844
Abstract
Certificates, municipal records, sworn statements, a letter, and financial documents relating to free persons of color and enslaved persons in the New Orleans area. Three documents verify the status of free people of color: an affidavit by Michel Amfoux certifying that Marie Justine "Sangosse" was born free; a certificate by P. A. Delachaise, justice of the peace; and a statement by Francis Wadrick, a man of color, both attest that James Brown, a prisoner in New York, was a free man of color and never an enslaved person. A few documents concern the ownership or transfer of enslaved persons by the City of New Orleans and bear the signatures of city officials, including mayors James Mather and Augustin Macarty, and city jailor B. Puche. A document signed by James Mather and a receipt given by P. Puche to Mr. McDonald concern runaway slaves. The documents are in French, English, and Spanish.
Freedom papers of New Orleans (La.), 1832-1858.
title
Freedom papers of New Orleans (La.), 1832-1858.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slavery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, African American children, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American families, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, False imprisonment, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Illinois, Springfield, Governors, Illinois, Affidavits, Deeds, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832, 1858
Abstract
This is an artificial collection comprised of various documents that provide evidence of the free status of individual persons in the city of New Orleans during the years 1832-1858. Among the items are certificates from public officials, copies of notarial acts, extracts from the Registers of Free People of Color maintained in the Mayor's Office, extracts from records in the Orleans Parish Conveyance Office, court judgments, and affidavits from private citizens.

Each of these documents identifies the free person and makes some reference to the source of her or his freedom. Some items include additional information, such as the person's occupation, relations, or name of former slaveholder.

Some items appear to have been carried as proof of freedom by the named individuals. Others may be record copies retained in the files of the issuing agency.

Items of note include two affidavits relating to the imprisonment of John Shelby, a free man of color of Springfield, Illinois. In a February 19, 1857 affidavit written by Illinois governor William Henry Bissell, Bissell provides evidence that Shelby, mistakenly imprisoned as a runaway slave, is indeed a free person of color, born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. Bissell goes on to detail the skin color of Shelby's parents and Shelby's physiognomy, describing him as ""...a very dark Mulatto, the white Blood scarcely perceptible."" A related affidavit, written by Thomas Moffett on 20 February 1857, further verifies that Shelby is a free man of color and expresses concern over Shelby’s condition after three months in prison. The earliest document in the collection, dated May 11, 1832, is an Act of Emancipation of Slaves by Doctor James Ritchie, Executor of William M. Beal's estate, which confirms Beal's intention of emancipating Richard Jackson (described as a griffe), his wife Hester, and their children: John B. Jourdan (described as a mulatto), Louisa (described as a griffe), Charles or ""Jefferson"" (described as a griffe), John, son of ""John B. Jourdan"" (described as a mulatto); and Stephen W. Rogers (described as a griffe).

Two documents discuss a free person of color having purchased their freedom through an agreement with their slave owner. These items include an 1854 act of freedom documenting that a slave named Marie paid to Louis Banks the sum of $150, entitling her to her freedom, and, an 1858 acknowledgment of freedom by Adeline Davis, now of Paris France, for Jean (described as a mulatto), who paid her a sum of $300 for his freedom.

Extracts from the Mayorality of New Orleans' Book of Records include records for the following free persons of color: Jean Baptiste (described as a mulatto and a carpenter), Andrew Jackson Keller (described as a quadroon and a brick mason), Mary Forstall (described as a mulattress and a hairdresser), Joseph Devenport (described as a griffe and a minister), and Estelle (described as a free girl).

Other items represented include an 1856 act of freedom signed by D. Augustin certifying that Augustin Circe (described as a 21 year old mulatto), son of his free mulatto house servant (Marie Circe), is a free person of color; a 24 February 1857 copy of the emancipation of Alexander (described as a mulatto man of 24 years) by his aunt Phoebe Anderson, his owner and a free woman of color; a 1854 certificate of freedom for Charles Hawkins (described as a mulatto boy of seventeen years) certifying he has proven his freedom before the court and is authorized to remain in the state and to pass; a testament given by three citizens of New Orleans that Thomas Jefferson Martin is a free person of color and has been for more than ten years; and a certificate of freedom for Aurore. Two items are in French.
Indenture of Adele with T. J. Hevries sponsored by Lindsey Channon, Volume 3, Number 193, 1820 September 19
title
Indenture of Adele with T. J. Hevries sponsored by Lindsey Channon, Volume 3, Number 193, 1820 September 19
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1820-09-19
Abstract
In this indenture, Adele (described as a free mulatto girl of six years of age) is sponsored by her father, Lindsey Channon, as an apprentice to T. J. Hevries as a servant.

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 Adolphe Deloge with Marcel Dupart sponsored by Antoine Deloge, Volume 5, Number 443, 1840 July
title
Indenture of Adolphe Deloge with Marcel Dupart sponsored by Antoine Deloge, Volume 5, Number 443, 1840 July
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1840
Abstract
In this indenture, Adolphe Deloge (described as a free child of color of about 11 years of age) is sponsored by his father, Antoine Deloge, as an apprentice to Marcel Dupart (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 Adolphe Dupuy with Pierre Tejado sponsored by Francoise Dupuy, Volume 5, Number 312, 1831 April 20
title
Indenture of Adolphe Dupuy with Pierre Tejado sponsored by Francoise Dupuy, Volume 5, Number 312, 1831 April 20
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
1831-04-20
Abstract
In this indenture, Adolphe Dupuy (described as a young free man of color of about 18 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Francoise Dupuy (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Pierre Tejado (described as a free man of color) 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 Adolphe Girard with Francois Skinner sponsored by Victoire Lagroue, Volume 2, Number 74, 1816 August 5
title
Indenture of Adolphe Girard with Francois Skinner sponsored by Victoire Lagroue, Volume 2, Number 74, 1816 August 5
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1816-08-05
Abstract
In this indenture, Adolphe Girard (described as a free man of color of 12 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Victoire Lagroue (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Francois Skinner to learn to be a sailmaker. 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 Adolphe Oger with Valentin Syler sponsored by Toussine Matiero, Volume 3, Number 235, 1821 October 1
title
Indenture of Adolphe Oger with Valentin Syler sponsored by Toussine Matiero, Volume 3, Number 235, 1821 October 1
Subject
Free blacks, Haiti, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1821-10-01
Abstract
In this indenture, Adolphe Oger (described as a free child of color of 17 years of age, native to Port au Prince) is sponsored by his mother, Toussine Matiero (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Valentin Syler to learn to be a cooper. 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.
Indenture of Alcide with Louis Leroi sponsored by Francoise Dupuy, Volume 3, Number 195, 1820 September 29
title
Indenture of Alcide with Louis Leroi sponsored by Francoise Dupuy, Volume 3, Number 195, 1820 September 29
Subject
Free blacks, Cuba, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1820-09-29
Abstract
In this indenture, Alcide (described as a free mulatto young man of sixteen years of age, born in Cuba) is sponsored by his mother, Francoise Dupuy (described as a free negress), as an apprentice to Louis Leroi 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.
Indenture of Aleide Dominique with Edward Bajoliere sponsored by Rosine Leroux, Volume 4, Number 66, 1824 March 3
title
Indenture of Aleide Dominique with Edward Bajoliere sponsored by Rosine Leroux, Volume 4, Number 66, 1824 March 3
Subject
Free African Americans, South Carolina, Charleston, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1824-03-03
Abstract
In this indenture, Aleide Dominique (described as a young free man of color of about 14 years of age, from Charleston) is sponsored by his mother, Rosine Leroux, as an apprentice to Edward Bajoliere (described as a free man 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.
Indenture of Alexadre Clairville with Gronge and Noel sponsored by Louise Isidor, Volume 4, Number 266, 1829 August 5
title
Indenture of Alexadre Clairville with Gronge and Noel sponsored by Louise Isidor, Volume 4, Number 266, 1829 August 5
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
1829-08-05
Abstract
In this indenture, Alexandre Clairville (described as a young free man of color of 16 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Louise Isidor (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Gronge & Noel (described as free men of color) to learn to be a joiner and 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 Alexander Chevalon with William Brothers sponsored by Louise Camp, Volume 4, Number 221, 1828 May 13
title
Indenture of Alexander Chevalon with William Brothers sponsored by Louise Camp, Volume 4, Number 221, 1828 May 13
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1828-05-13
Abstract
In this indenture, Alexander Chevalon (described as a young free man of color of 16 and a half years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Louise Camp (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to William Brothers to learn to be a house carpenter and joiner. 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 Alexander Lange with Maurice and Pinson sponsored by Lange Simon Pierre, Volume 3, Number 278, 1822 May 31
title
Indenture of Alexander Lange with Maurice and Pinson sponsored by Lange Simon Pierre, Volume 3, Number 278, 1822 May 31
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1822-05-31
Abstract
In this indenture, Alexander Lange (described as a free child of color of about 13 years of age) is sponsored by his father, Lange Simon Pierre, as an apprentice to Maurice & Pinson 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 Alexandre Desbrosses with Louis Lange sponsored by Etiennette, Volume 1, Number 52, 1812 July 18
title
Indenture of Alexandre Desbrosses with Louis Lange sponsored by Etiennette, Volume 1, Number 52, 1812 July 18
Subject
Free blacks, Haiti, Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds
Date created ms
1812-07-18
Abstract
In this indenture, Alexandre Desbrosses (described as a free mestizo of 10 years of age from Saint Domingue) is sponsored by his mother, Etiennette (described as a free quadroon) as an apprentice to Louis Lange to learn to be a bootmaker and cobbler. 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 Alexandre Maureau with Francois Correjolles sponsored by Alexandre Maureau, Volume 4, Number 203, 1827 November 6
title
Indenture of Alexandre Maureau with Francois Correjolles sponsored by Alexandre Maureau, Volume 4, Number 203, 1827 November 6
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
1827-11-06
Abstract
In this indenture, Alexandre Maureau Jr. (described as a young free man of color of 15 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his father, Alexandre Maureau (described as a free man of color), 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.

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