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Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-09, 1827-1830.
title
Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-09, 1827-1830.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Meullion, Baptiste, 1763?-1840, African American plantation owners, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, African American businesspeople, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Bills of sale, Cotton trade, Louisiana, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Women slaves, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, African American women, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Free African Americans, Women, Legal documents
Date created ms
1827, 1830
Abstract
Chiefly bills of sale for Jean Baptiste Meullion's cotton account with Toledano & Gaillard Company. Also present is a manumission paper granting freedom to Susanne, an enslaved person of about fifty-five years of age, by Sambo Bellestre, a free man of color. Documents are in French except for manumission record.
Decree of the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, State of Alabama
title
Decree of the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, State of Alabama
Subject
Free African Americans, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kidnapping, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kidnapping victims, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Slave trade, United States
Date created ms
1827
Name
jm
Abstract
Decree of the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, State of Alabama, discharing Cornelius Sinclair, and Adam Traquair's deposition as to the freedom of said C. Sinclair. List of documents includes letters by Joseph Watson and Philip Hickey.
Joseph Watson Correspondence
title
Joseph Watson Correspondence
Subject
Free African Americans, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kidnapping, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kidnapping victims, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Slave trade, United States, Prejudices, Southern States
Date created ms
1826, 1828
Name
Watson, Joseph, 1784-1841
Abstract
Watson's correspondence (1826-1828) focuses on the location and recovery of five children, all free people of color, who were kidnapped in Philadelphia and sold as slaves in Mississippi and Louisiana. A letter from Philip Hicky, prominent Baton Rouge planter and soldier, indicates his return of one of the kidnapped children.
Marie Boidore affidavit, approximately 1820-1827.
title
Marie Boidore affidavit, approximately 1820-1827.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Carnival, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, Assault and battery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Affidavits, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents
Date created ms
1820, 1827
Abstract
Affidavit of Marie Boidore, a free woman of color, that at a ball of Mr. St. Martin, Virginie Labortrie, another free woman of color, unmasked her and along with friends, beat her. Presented to Joseph Roffignac, Mayor. In French.
Indenture of Jean Joseph with Samuel Haskett sponsored by Franciose Dejon, Volume 4, Number 151, 1826 August 9
title
Indenture of Jean Joseph with Samuel Haskett sponsored by Franciose Dejon, Volume 4, Number 151, 1826 August 9
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1826-08-09
Abstract
In this indenture, John Joseph (described as a free man of color of 14 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Francoise Dejon (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Samuel Haskett to learn to be a saddler and harness maker.

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 Regnier with Jean Castellano sponsored by Marguerite Therieu, Volume 4, Number 142, 1826 April 18
title
Indenture of Jean Baptiste Regnier with Jean Castellano sponsored by Marguerite Therieu, Volume 4, Number 142, 1826 April 18
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1826-04-18
Abstract
In this indenture, Jean Baptiste Regnier (described as a young free man of color of 12 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Marguerite Therieu (described as a free person of color), as an apprentice to Jean Castellano to learn to be a barber and dentist. 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 Pauline Lemine, Number 59E, 1827.
title
Emancipation petition of Marie Pauline Lemine, Number 59E, 1827.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1827
Abstract
Petition of Marie Pauline Lemine, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Manette, who is about 50 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Rosette Deliolle, Number 58I, 1827.
title
Emancipation petition of Rosette Deliolle, Number 58I, 1827.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1827
Abstract
Petition of Rosette Deliolle, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Josephine. Josephine is described as a grifonne, who is aged upward of 30 years.
John McDonogh papers. Folders 123-151, 1827-1845.
title
John McDonogh papers. Folders 123-151, 1827-1845.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, McDonogh, John, 1779-1850, Durnford, Andrew, 1800-1859, Plantations, Louisiana, Management, African American plantation owners, Louisiana, African American farmers, Louisiana, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish (La.), History, Sugar plantations, Louisiana, Slaves, Emancipation, United States, American Colonization Society, African Americans, Colonization, Liberia
Date created ms
1827, 1845
Abstract
Letters written by Andrew Durnford to John McDonogh primarily concern the daily operations of the St. Rosalie sugar plantation. Other topics include the emancipation of slaves and the colonization of Liberia by former slaves. Some documents are written in French.
Indenture of Edward Thorburn with Thiac and Maignan and Duraud sponsored by Betsie Burt, Volume 4, Number 140, 1826 February 14
title
Indenture of Edward Thorburn with Thiac and Maignan and Duraud sponsored by Betsie Burt, Volume 4, Number 140, 1826 February 14
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1826-02-14
Abstract
In this indenture, Edward Thorburn (described as a young free man of color of 13 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Betsie Burt (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Thiac & Maignan & Duraud 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.
Indenture of Louis Manuel with Thomas Ruiz sponsored by Marie Cavaliere, Volume 4, Number 149, 1826 July 16
title
Indenture of Louis Manuel with Thomas Ruiz sponsored by Marie Cavaliere, Volume 4, Number 149, 1826 July 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
1826-07-16
Abstract
In this indenture, Louis Manuel (described as a free child of color of 12 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Marie Louise Cavaliere (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Thomas Ruiz to learn to be a cigarette maker. 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 Elus Chamois with Henry Dinet sponsored by Antoine Degre, Volume 4, Number 139, 1826 January 19
title
Indenture of Elus Chamois with Henry Dinet sponsored by Antoine Degre, Volume 4, Number 139, 1826 January 19
Subject
Orphans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1826-01-19
Abstract
In this indenture, Elus Chamois (described as a free person orphan of color of about 12 years of age) is sponsored by his tutor, Antoine Degre, as an apprentice to Henry Dinet 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.
Emancipation petition of Jean Baptiste Leroux, Number 60G, 1827.
title
Emancipation petition of Jean Baptiste Leroux, Number 60G, 1827.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1827
Abstract
Petition of Jean Baptiste Leroux, a free man of color, to free the enslaved woman Rosette, who is described as a negress slave aged upwards of 30 years.
Emancipation petition of François Larche, Number 41G, 1827.
title
Emancipation petition of François Larche, Number 41G, 1827.
Subject
African American families, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1827
Abstract
Petition of François Larche, a free man of color, to free his two children, the enslaved persons Valsin and Charlotte, who are both under the age of 30 years.
Indenture of Alfred Jeanet with Cherubin and Dessources sponsored by Joseph Jeanet, Volume 4, Number 150, 1826 July 10
title
Indenture of Alfred Jeanet with Cherubin and Dessources sponsored by Joseph Jeanet, Volume 4, Number 150, 1826 July 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
1826-07-10
Abstract
In this indenture, Alfred Jeanet (described as a Creole of Louisiana of 14 years of age) is sponsored by his father, Joseph Jeanet (spelled ""Jammette"" in signature) as an apprentice to Cherubin & Dessources (described as a free men of color) to learn to be a 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.
Emancipation petition of Marie Helene Aubert, Number 38E, 1827.
title
Emancipation petition of Marie Helene Aubert, Number 38E, 1827.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1827
Abstract
Petition of Marie Helene Aubert (widow of François Picquard), a free woman of color, to free the enslaved man Thomas, who is 45 years of age.
Cane River collection, 1826.
title
Cane River collection, 1826.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Free African Americans, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American landowners, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Metoyer, Marie Agnes Poissot, 1769-1856, Metoyer, Joseph Antoine, 1778-1838, Metoyer, Dominique, 1776-1839, Metoyer, Pierre, 1772-1833, Rachal, Pierre, born 1802, Slave bills of sale, Slave trade, Louisiana, Natchitoches, Women slaves, Louisiana, Natchitoches, Metoyer (Family : Natchitoches Parish, La.)
Date created ms
1826
Abstract
Chiefly notarized documents including land sales, slave bills of sale, bills of sale, successions, estate inventories, and reports filed by various people in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana in 1826. Several documents concern the Metoyers, a family of free people of color who founded the Cane River community. A slave bill of sale transfers an enslaved female from Dominique Metoyer, fils (likely J. B. Dominique), to his brother-in-law, Pierre Rachal, also a free man of color. Also present is a slave bill of sale by Pierre Metoyer to his son, also named Pierre Metoyer. A bill of sale conveys two stray horses to Pierre Derbanne and Joseph Metoyer. Also included is the last will and testament of Marie Agnes, wife of Augustin Metoyer. In French.
Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-07, 1824-1826.
title
Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-07, 1824-1826.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Creoles, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Meullion, Baptiste, 1763?-1840, African American plantation owners, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Bills of sale, Summons, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Cotton trade, Louisiana, Sugar trade, Louisiana
Date created ms
1824, 1826
Abstract
Chiefly bills of sale for Jean Baptiste Meullion's accounts with Toledano & Company and Louaillier Brothers. Also includes a summons from the Saint Landry Parish Justice of the Peace to settle a complaint made by Robert C. Fryar. A bill of sale for the account of Baptiste Lafleur with Lauvi Toledano is also present. All documents are in French except for summons.
Indenture of Fillette with John Paxton, Volume 4, Number 165, 1826 November 8
title
Indenture of Fillette with John Paxton, Volume 4, Number 165, 1826 November 8
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1826-03-08
Abstract
In this indenture, Fillette (described as a free woman of color of 22 years of age) contracts as a servant to John Paxton.

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.
Charlotte emancipation petition, 1827 March 15.
title
Charlotte emancipation petition, 1827 March 15.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, African American women, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Doussan, Honoré, 1784-186?, Slave records, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Women slaves, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Charlotte, born 1811?, French, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish
Date created ms
1827
Abstract
A petition submitted March 15, 1827 requesting the emancipation of a slave named Charlotte, age 16. Certified April 25, 1827, the document grants her legal rights since no one opposed the petition in the required forty days. In French and English.

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