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John McDonogh Papers. Land transactions involving free people of color, 1829-1832.
title
John McDonogh Papers. Land transactions involving free people of color, 1829-1832.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, McDonogh, John, 1779-1850, Land titles, Registration and transfer, Louisiana, Louisiana, History, 1803-1865, Durnford, Andrew, 1800-1859, African American plantation owners, Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish, African American farmers, Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish, Jusson, Marie Rose, active 1830, African American women, Louisiana, Women landowners, Louisiana
Date created ms
1829, 1832
Abstract
Acts of sale for land tracts sold by John McDonogh to Andrew Durnford and Marie Rose Jusson, who were free people of color. The transactions of 1829 and 1832 convey parcels of land in Plaquemines Parish to Andrew Durnford, expanding the site of the St. Rosalie Plantation. The conveyance of 1830 transfers land in the city of McDonogh to Marie Rose Jusson. One document in French.
Indenture of Narcisse Saulet with Antoine Bourjeau sponsored by Antoine Saulet, Volume 5, Number 341, 1832 July 7
title
Indenture of Narcisse Saulet with Antoine Bourjeau sponsored by Antoine Saulet, Volume 5, Number 341, 1832 July 7
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
1832-07-07
Abstract
In this indenture, Narcisse Saulet (described as a young free man of color of 19 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his father, Antoine Saulet (described as a free man of color), as an apprentice to Antoine Bourjeau to learn to be a blacksmith. 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 William Vott, Number 13C, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of William Vott, Number 13C, 1832.
Subject
Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of William Vott to free the slave Tempé. Tempe is described as a mulatress of 28 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Etienne Deyman, Number 101D, 1833.
title
Emancipation petition of Etienne Deyman, Number 101D, 1833.
Subject
Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1833
Abstract
Petition of Etienne Deyman to free the enslaved man Louis Ulgere, who is described as a mulatto boy of about six years of age. In French and English.
Emancipation petition of the estate of François Drury, Number 13B, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of the estate of François Drury, Number 13B, 1832.
Subject
Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of the estate of François Drury to free the enslaved woman Caroline, who is described as a mulatto slave.
Emancipation petition of Thirman Bebout, Number 12B, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of Thirman Bebout, Number 12B, 1832.
Subject
Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of Thirman Bebout to free the enslaved woman Ferriby, who is described as a female slave of more than 30 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Josephine Rinker, Number 178A, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of Josephine Rinker, Number 178A, 1832.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. African American families, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of Josephine Rinker, a free woman of color, to free her sister, the enslaved woman Marguerite, who is about 20 years of age. In French and English.
Emancipation petition of James Dunn, Number 40B, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of James Dunn, Number 40B, 1832.
Subject
African American families, Louisiana, New Orleans, Child slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of James Dunn, a free man of color, to free his wife, the enslaved woman Maria (described as a mulatto woman of about 35 years of age), and her two children: Jane (eight years of age) and Oscar (10 years of age).
Indenture of Joseph St. Amant with Jose St. Amant sponsored by Azelie Lavigne, Volume 5, Number 339, 1832 June 12
title
Indenture of Joseph St. Amant with Jose St. Amant sponsored by Azelie Lavigne, Volume 5, Number 339, 1832 June 12
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
1832-06-12
Abstract
In this indenture, Joseph St. Amant (described as a free child of color of 15 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Azelie Lavigne (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Joseph St. Amant (described as a free person of color) to learn to be a blacksmith. 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 the estate of Louis Baptiste Roux, Number 12C, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of the estate of Louis Baptiste Roux, Number 12C, 1832.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of the estate of Louis Baptiste Roux, a free man of color, to free the enslaved woman Agathe, who is about 40 years of age. The person petitioning on behalf of Roux's estate is a man named Jean Tagiasco, who is a free man of color. In French and English.
Indenture of Etienne Avril with Maurice Pizzeta sponsored by Paul Avril, Volume 5, Number 332, 1832 January 30
title
Indenture of Etienne Avril with Maurice Pizzeta sponsored by Paul Avril, Volume 5, Number 332, 1832 January 30
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
1832-01-30
Abstract
In this indenture, Etienne Avril (described as a young free man of color of 19 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his father, Paul Avril, as an apprentice to Maurice Pizzeta 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 Jean Grifflet, Number 13D, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of Jean Grifflet, Number 13D, 1832.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of Jean Grifflet to free the enslaved woman Marguerite (alias Congo), who is described as a negress of about 30 years of age. Grifflet originally purchased Marguerite from Victoire Pelagie, a free woman of color. In French and English.
Emancipation petition of Louis Lalaurie and Delphine Macarty Lalaurie, Number 42B, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of Louis Lalaurie and Delphine Macarty Lalaurie, Number 42B, 1832.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of Louis Lalaurie and his wife, Delphine Macarty Lalaurie, to free the enslaved man Devince. Devince is described as a Creole of 45 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Marie Rose Voltaire, Number 178E, 1833.
title
Emancipation petition of Marie Rose Voltaire, Number 178E, 1833.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. African American families, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1833
Abstract
Petition of Marie Rose Voltaire, a free woman of color, to free her mother, the enslaved woman Frosine (alias Euphrosine), who is about 39 years of age.
Indenture of Thomas Pollock with Felix Pinson sponsored by Fanny St. Agnan, Volume 5, Number 342, 1832 July 19.
title
Indenture of Thomas Pollock with Felix Pinson sponsored by Fanny St. Agnan, Volume 5, Number 342, 1832 July 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
1832-07-19
Abstract
In this indenture, Thomas Pollock (described as a young free man of color of 17 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Fanny St. Agnan (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Felix 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 Antoine Beale with Louis Maillard sponsored by Raymond Lambert, Volume 5, Number 329, 1832 January 10
title
Indenture of Antoine Beale with Louis Maillard sponsored by Raymond Lambert, Volume 5, Number 329, 1832 January 10
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
1832-01-10
Abstract
In this indenture, Antoine Beale (described as an orphan and a young free man of color of 16 years of age, and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his brother, Raymond Lambert (described as a free man of color), as an apprentice to Louis Maillard (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a 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.
Emancipation petition of Antoine Benjamin, Number 177D, 1833.
title
Emancipation petition of Antoine Benjamin, Number 177D, 1833.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1833
Abstract
Petition of Antoine Benjamin, a free man of color, to free the his sister, the enslaved woman Louise. Louise is described as a mulatress Creole of about 46 years of age. In French and English.
Indenture of Henry Populus with Joachim Courcelle sponsored by Maurice Populus, Volume 5, Number 348, 1832 November 23
title
Indenture of Henry Populus with Joachim Courcelle sponsored by Maurice Populus, Volume 5, Number 348, 1832 November 23
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
1832-11-23
Abstract
In this indenture, Henry Populus (described as a young free man of color of about 16 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his father, Maurice Populus (described as a free man 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.
Emancipation petition of Joseph Laurent and Julie Molina, Number 13A, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of Joseph Laurent and Julie Molina, Number 13A, 1832.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of Joseph Laurent and his wife, Julie Molina, to free the enslaved woman Louise. Louise is described as a Creole woman of this country who is about 25 years of age. In French and English.
Emancipation petition of John Clay, Number 12A, 1832.
title
Emancipation petition of John Clay, Number 12A, 1832.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1832
Abstract
Petition of John Clay, a free man of color, to free the enslaved man Henry, who is described as a negro slave of about 55 years of age.

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