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Steamboat Ohio arrives in New Orleans
title
Steamboat Ohio arrives in New Orleans
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Boats, Arrivals & departures
Date Issued
1818-06-08
Abstract
The steamboat Ohio, captained by H.M. Shreves, arrived. The steamboat Napoleon is expected.
Pending case before a parish court concerning Mary Jeanne Borce vs. her creditors in 1817.
title
Pending case before a parish court concerning Mary Jeanne Borce vs. her creditors in 1817.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Law & legal affairs, African Americans, Petitions, Pitot, James, 1761-1831
Date Issued
1817-02-13, 1817-01-24
Abstract
Text, February 13, 1817. Parish Court - January 24, 1817. Published in the Louisiana Gazette. Present the Hon. James Pitot. Pending case before a parish court concerning Mary Jeanne Borce, a free woman of color, versus her creditors. Signed Charles Appe. D.C.
Passengers thank Ubadiah Wheeloch
title
Passengers thank Ubadiah Wheeloch
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Ship captains, Boats, Arrivals & departures
Date Issued
1808-12-20
Abstract
A thank you to Captain Ubadiah Wheeloch for the excellent voyage on the brig Louisiana Packet, which sailed from Norfolk. Passengers are listed.
Eighteen seafaring men charged with piracy
title
Eighteen seafaring men charged with piracy
Subject
Pirates, Boats, Prisoners, Crimes, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1819-09-16
Abstract
Text, September 16, 1819. Eighteen men from the same vessel are charged with piracy and sent to prison. A list of the men's names is given.
Governor Andre Bienvenu Roman's message to the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate in 1833
title
Governor Andre Bienvenu Roman's message to the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate in 1833
Subject
State government, Governors, Roman, Andre Bienvenu, 1795-1866, Public speaking, Militias, Education, Schools, Banks, Cholera, Agriculture, Rivers, Civil engineering, Lotteries, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1833-01-09
Abstract
Text, January 9, 1833. Governor Andre Bienvenu Roman's address to the Louisiana legislature. Topics include: state finances, recent cholera outbreak, public education, establishing colleges, the poor state of Louisiana's militias, banks, rivers, the recently hired state civil engineer, future public works projects, jails, construction of roads and levees, sales of public lands, lotteries and the current state of Louisiana's agriculture
Hurricane destroys most of Eastern Louisiana and Mississippi coast in 1819.
title
Hurricane destroys most of Eastern Louisiana and Mississippi coast in 1819.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Hurricanes, Disasters, Disaster victims, Boats, Ships, Ship captains
Date Issued
1819-08-04
Abstract
Text, August 4, 1819. Hurricane destroys most of Eastern Louisiana and Mississippi coast. The hurricane raged throughout the Gulf Coast on July 28, 1819. The destruction of ships in this area and the number of lives lost are listed as well. Published in the Louisiana Gazette.
Communicated; Col. Henry D. Peire, candidate for mayor of New Orleans Louisiana in 1832
title
Communicated; Col. Henry D. Peire, candidate for mayor of New Orleans Louisiana in 1832
Subject
War of 1812 (1812-1815), Peire, Col. Henry D, Political elections, Mayors, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1832-03-10
Abstract
Text, March 10, 1832. Biographical sketch in support of Col. Henry D. Peire, candidate for mayor of New Orleans. In particular the author cites Col. Peire's service under General Andrew Jackson in 1814 (as part of the War of 1812 between the U.S. and the British Empire).
Marriage announcement of Mr. Hugh Chain to Miss Matilda Anderson in Alexandria, Louisiana in a New Orleans newspaper in 1817.
title
Marriage announcement of Mr. Hugh Chain to Miss Matilda Anderson in Alexandria, Louisiana in a New Orleans newspaper in 1817.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Marriage, Weddings, Spouses
Date Issued
1817-04-22
Abstract
Text, April 22, 1817. Married. Marriage announcement of Mr. Hugh Chain, one of the editors of the Louisiana Rambler, to Miss Matilda Anderson, daughter of Mr. Geo. Anderson, in Alexandria, Louisiana in a New Orleans newspaper in 1817. Published in the Louisiana Gazette.
Something done at last
title
Something done at last
Subject
Pirates, Boats, Prisoners, Crimes, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1822-10-17
Abstract
Text, October 17, 1822. Several pirates, their boats, and much of their "plunder" is captured by the U.S. Sloop of War "Peacock," the Louisiana Revenue Cutter, and a British armed schooner.
Announcement of a Gand Ball held for the glory of the United States by an invalid, Jn. Duperron Fils, in New Orleans in 1817
title
Announcement of a Gand Ball held for the glory of the United States by an invalid, Jn. Duperron Fils, in New Orleans in 1817
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Dance parties, Balls (Parties), People with disabilities, Patriotism
Date Issued
1817-01-14
Abstract
Text, January 14, 1817. Grand Ball. Conde Ball Room. Announcement of a Gand Ball held for the glory of the United States by an invalid, Jn. Duperron Fils, in New Orleans. Published in the Louisiana Gazette.
Lawsuit concerning Maspero's Coffee House and B. Lafon in New Orleans in 1817.
title
Lawsuit concerning Maspero's Coffee House and B. Lafon in New Orleans in 1817.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Actions & defenses, Mayors, Law & legal affairs, Coffeehouses, Land tenure
Date Issued
1817-01-25
Abstract
Text, January 25, 1817. Mayoralty of New Orleans. Published in the Louisiana Gazette. Lawsuit concerning Maspero's Coffee House and B. Lafon in the St. Mary suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana. Issued by New Orleans Mayor Auguste Macarty.
Inaugural Address of the President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, of March 5, 1833, as reprinted in New Orleans newspaper.
title
Inaugural Address of the President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, of March 5, 1833, as reprinted in New Orleans newspaper.
Subject
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Presidents, United States, Presidents & the Congress, Presidential inaugurations, Presidential elections, Democracy, Taxes, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1833-03-18, 1833-03-05
Abstract
Text, March 18, 1833. Inaugural Address of the President of the United States. March 5, 1833. Published in The Courier. Inaugural Address of the President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, of March 5, 1833, as reprinted in New Orleans newspaper.
Obituary for Mrs. Mary Wither in a New Orleans newspaper in 1817.
title
Obituary for Mrs. Mary Wither in a New Orleans newspaper in 1817.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Death, Spouses, Sick persons
Date Issued
1817-01-28
Abstract
Text, January 28, 1817. Page 2. Column 3. Communication. Obituary for Mrs. Mary Wither, consort of Mr. William C. Wither, daughter of Mr. Joseph Andrus in the Louisiana Gazette.
Communication regarding Feliciana Parish election
title
Communication regarding Feliciana Parish election
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Political elections, Courthouses
Date Issued
1829-06-18
Abstract
An election was held in Feliciana Parish to determine that the court house would be placed in St. Francisville, Louisiana.
Mayor Macarty of New Orleans gives ordinance of the new mandatory numbering of houses within the city in 1818.
title
Mayor Macarty of New Orleans gives ordinance of the new mandatory numbering of houses within the city in 1818.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, City & town life, Mayors, Surveyors
Date Issued
1818-11-06
Abstract
Text, November 6, 1818. Mayoralty of New Orleans. Published in the Louisiana Gazette. Mayor Macarty of New Orleans gives ordinance of the new mandatory numbering of houses within the city.
Document concerning mortgages of a slave and plantation in St. James Parish in 1817.
title
Document concerning mortgages of a slave and plantation in St. James Parish in 1817.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Mortgages, Slaves, Plantations, Law & legal affairs
Date Issued
1817-02-10
Abstract
Text, February 10, 1817. Communication. State of Louisiana, First Judicial District. Published in the Louisiana Gazette. Document concerning mortgages of a slave and plantation in St. James Parish. Order created by the Judge Joshua Lewis of the Court Clerks office in January of 1817.
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