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Indenture of Augustin Gustave with Thezan and Cie sponsored by Isidore Leveille, Volume 4, Number 289, 1830 May 14
title
Indenture of Augustin Gustave with Thezan and Cie sponsored by Isidore Leveille, Volume 4, Number 289, 1830 May 14
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
1830-05-14
Abstract
In this indenture, Augustin Gustave (described as a young free negro of 15 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his grandfather, Isidore Leveille, as an apprentice to Thezan & Co. (described as a free man of color) 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 Capucin with Antoine Benjamin sponsored by Honore Coffy, Volume 4, Number 306, 1830 December 3
title
Indenture of Antoine Capucin with Antoine Benjamin sponsored by Honore Coffy, Volume 4, Number 306, 1830 December 3
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
1830-12-03
Abstract
In this indenture, Antoine Capucin (described as a young free orphan of color of 15 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by Honore Coffy (described as a free man of color), as an apprentice to Antoine Benjamin (described as a free person of color) to learn to be a coppersmith. 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 St. Ville St. Pé with Correjolles & Chaigneau sponsored by Caroline Purnasse, Volume 4, Number 294, 1830 June 19.
title
Indenture of St. Ville St. Pé with Correjolles & Chaigneau sponsored by Caroline Purnasse, Volume 4, Number 294, 1830 June 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
1830-06-19
Abstract
In this indenture, St. Ville St. Pé (described as a young free man of color of about 15 years of age and a Creole of New Orleans) is sponsored by his mother, Caroline Purnasse (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Correjolles & Chaigneau 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 Louis Baptiste with Gerome Riviere sponsored by Marie Dupard, Volume 4, Number 281, 1830 January 25
title
Indenture of Louis Baptiste with Gerome Riviere sponsored by Marie Dupard, Volume 4, Number 281, 1830 January 25
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
1830-01-25
Abstract
In this indenture, Louis Baptiste (described as a young free man of color of about 14 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Marie Dupard (described as a free woman of color, spelled ""Dupart"" in another document), as an apprentice to Gerome Riviere 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 Jules Biamy with Dessource Quessaire sponsored by Marie Perlouis, Volume 4, Number 279, 1830 January 30
title
Indenture of Jules Biamy with Dessource Quessaire sponsored by Marie Perlouis, Volume 4, Number 279, 1830 January 30
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Florida, Pensacola, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-01-30
Abstract
In this indenture, Jules Biamy (described as a young free man of color of about 15 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana of Pensacola) is sponsored by his mother, Marie Perlouis (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Dessource Quessaire (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 Urene Alexandre with Joseph St. Amant sponsored by Aurore Sauve, Volume 4, Number 302, 1830 December 20.
title
Indenture of Urene Alexandre with Joseph St. Amant sponsored by Aurore Sauve, Volume 4, Number 302, 1830 December 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
1830-12-20
Abstract
In this indenture, Urene Alexandre (described as a young free man of color of 15 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Aurore Sauve (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Joseph St. Amant (described as a free man 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.
Indenture of Edouard Lavigne with Joachim Courcelle sponsored by Jeannette Leroy, Volume 4, Number 280, 1830 January 25
title
Indenture of Edouard Lavigne with Joachim Courcelle sponsored by Jeannette Leroy, Volume 4, Number 280, 1830 January 25
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1830-01-25
Abstract
In this indenture, Edouard Lavigne (described as a young free man of color of about 15 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his mother, Jeanette Leroy (described as a free woman 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.
William T. Johnson and family papers. Legal and financial documents. Folder 01-16, 1830-1839.
title
William T. Johnson and family papers. Legal and financial documents. Folder 01-16, 1830-1839.
Subject
Free African Americans, Mississippi, Natchez, African American women, Mississippi, Natchez, African American families, Mississippi, Natchez, Johnson, William T., 1809?-1851, Johnson, Ann Battles, 1815?-1866, Battles, Harriet, born approximately 1792, Miller, James (Barber), Legal documents, Receipts (Acknowledgments)(Acknowledgments) Deeds, Marriage licenses, Invoices, Insurance policies, Licenses
Date created ms
1830, 1839
Abstract
Legal and financial documents of William Johnson, Harriet Battles, and Ann Battles Johnson, free persons of color, include receipts of sale, invoices, insurance policies, and agreements for sale and renting of property between the years 1830-1839. Documents of note include: a license to remain in the state of Mississippi for Harriet Battles dated 1832; a marriage license dated April 20, 1835 for William Johnson and Ann Battles; an agreement of 1830 between Jacob Eiler, agent of Samuel M. Neill, and James Miller, a free man of color, concerning the lease of a building; and a document dated October 15, 1833 which details the terms of a lease between William Johnson and Samuel M. Neill for Johnson's renting and purchase of a building and its surrounding property.

Also represented are: insurance policies for William Johnson with the Natchez Insurance Company; a receipt dated 1834 for a certified claim by Harriet Battles against the estate of David Johnston; a promissory note of 1838 from Noah Barlow to William Johnson;a stock certificate of the Mississippi Railroad Company dated 1839; and various other receipts for goods, crops, farm animals, and clothing.
William T. Johnson and family papers. General printed items. Folder 01-40, approximately 1830-1950.
title
William T. Johnson and family papers. General printed items. Folder 01-40, approximately 1830-1950.
Subject
Free African Americans, Mississippi, Natchez, African American women, Mississippi, Natchez, African American families, Mississippi, Natchez, Johnson, William, 1809-1851, Johnson, Ann Battles, 1815?-1866, Battles, Harriet, born approximately 1792, Johnson, Anna, 1841-1922, Johnson, William R., died 1938, Bailey, Henry Lewis, 1889-1934, Houston, G. David, African American physicians, Mississippi, Natchez, African American physicians, Washington (D.C.), African American civil rights workers, United States, Eulogies, Washington (D.C.), Drugs, Mississippi, Natchez, Advertising, Business cards, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Date created ms
1830, 1950
Abstract
The folder contains miscellaneous, and mostly undated, printed materials belonging to the Johnson family, free people of color and their descendents. Dated materials range from 1862 to 1934; undated materials range from approximately 1830 to 1950. The materials include advertisements for medicines and household goods, clippings, physicians' business cards, a blank marriage license from the 1830s, and loose pages of published materials.

Amongst these items is a pamphlet issued by the National Anti-Monopoly League entitled Corruption of our Elections, Legislation and Courts and a 1934 typewritten eulogy by G. David Houston for Dr. Henry Lewis Bailey, an African American physician, civil rights leader, and mentor to Dr. William R. Johnson.

The bulk of the materials probably belonged to Anna Johnson and her nephew, Dr. William R. Johnson. Early materials may have belonged to William Johnson, Ann Battles Johnson, Harriet Battles, or Byron Johnson.
Cane River collection, 1831.
title
Cane River collection, 1831.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Free African Americans, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American landowners, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Land titles, Registration and transfer, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American women, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American businesspeople, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Metoyer (Family : Natchitoches Parish, La.), Rachal family, Slave bills of sale, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Metoyer, Jean Baptiste Dominique, 1797-1850, Rachal, Jean Baptiste Paliere Espallier, 1797?-1847?, Rachal, Pierre Mission, born 1802, Llorens, Manuel, born 1797?
Date created ms
1831
Abstract
Notarized documents including land sales, slave bills of sale, a will, an engagement record, and a mortgage that were certified in 1831 by Charles Derance, notary public of Natchitoches Parish. Three documents concern [Jean Baptiste?] Dominique Metoyer and his dealings with other free people of color: a legal document records his promise to marry Marie Louise Dupre; a slave bill of sale conveys a slave to his brother, Narcisse Metoyer; a conveyance exchanges his lands with Pierre Rachal. Other documents include a slave bill of sale by Francois Roubieu to Emmanuel Llorince [Manuel Llorens?] and a land sale by Jacques Dufrois Derbanne to Jean Baptiste Paliere Rachal. In French.
Cane River collection, 1830.
title
Cane River collection, 1830.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Free African Americans, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American landowners, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Land titles, Registration and transfer, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Metoyer (Family : Natchitoches Parish, La.), Rachal family, Debtor and creditor, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Slave bills of sale, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Metoyer, Jean Baptiste Louis, 1800-1838, Lassize, Athanase, active 1830
Date created ms
1830
Abstract
Notarized documents including land sales, slave bills of sale, court records, affidavits, estate and succession inventories, and statements of debt that were certified in 1830 by Charles Derance, notary public of Natchitoches Parish. A land sale conveys the property of Leman Chaler to Jean Baptiste Metoyer. A court proceeding and a statement of debts concern the seizure of property belonging to Athanase Lassize by Nicola Gracia. This seizure occurred because Athanase, a free man of color, had fled Natchitoches Parish without repaying his debts to Gracia. Over half of the documents are in French.
William T. Johnson and family papers. Volume 11, daybook, 1830 May-1842 June.
title
William T. Johnson and family papers. Volume 11, daybook, 1830 May-1842 June.
Subject
Free African Americans, Mississippi, Natchez, African American families, Mississippi, Natchez, African American plantation owners, Mississippi, Natchez, Barbershops, Mississippi, Natchez, Johnson, William, 1809-1851, Finance, Personal, African American barbers, Mississippi, Natchez, Home economics, Mississippi, Natchez, Account books, Business records
Date created ms
1830, 1842
Abstract
The daybook of William T. Johnson, a free man of color, contains a record of his daily personal and business expenses in Natchez, Mississippi between May 1830 and June 1842. The book chiefly contains records of money spent on food, clothing, musical supplies, household supplies, marketing, and supplies for William Johnson's barbershop. The first entry of the daybook (page 10) includes a record, dated October 12, 1830, of William Johnson's payment to James Miller for an unexpired lease of his shop and the adjoining buildings for $240.00. The first nine pages of the daybook are blank, and several blank pages can be found in the main portion of the book.
Adeleda Metoyer papers. Folder 01-01, 1831-1860.
title
Adeleda Metoyer papers. Folder 01-01, 1831-1860.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Free African Americans, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American Catholics, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American businesspeople, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American business enterprises, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Businesswomen, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Women merchants, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, General stores, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches Parish (La.), Commerce, Accounts, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Invoices, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Taxes, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Dry-goods, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Bills of exchange, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Railroads, Freight, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Cotton trade, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Receipts (Acknowledgments), Invoices
Date created ms
1831, 1860
Abstract
The folder is comprised of tax receipts for Adeleda Metoyer and invoices and receipts to Adeleda and Toussaint Metoyer for cotton, books, whiskey, sugar, coffee, and various other goods. These accounts include the following merchants: Jean Conant, Anthony J. da Silva, A. L. Metoyer, P. E. Durant. Also included are receipts to Adeleda Metoyer from Reub White for railroad freight, a 1937 invoice to Selén Metoyer, and an April 23, 1854 receipt belonging to Pantaleone Morine.
William T. Johnson and family papers. Volume 13, daybook, 1830 October-1844 October.
title
William T. Johnson and family papers. Volume 13, daybook, 1830 October-1844 October.
Subject
Free African Americans, Mississippi, Natchez, African American families, Mississippi, Natchez, African American plantation owners, Mississippi, Natchez, Barbershops, Mississippi, Natchez, Johnson, William T., 1809?-1851, Finance, Personal, African American barbers, Mississippi, Natchez, Account books, Business records
Date created ms
1830, 1844
Abstract
The daybook of William T. Johnson, a free man of color, chiefly contains records of transactions for Johnson's barbershop businesses in Natchez, Mississippi between October 1830-October 1844. Entries in the daybook are organized by either the date or the name of the individual for whom money was paid or received. The daybook also includes entries for the purchases of clothing, toys, and household goods. Some notes and sketches are also present.
William T. Johnson and family papers. Volume 12, daybook, 1830 October-1844 October.
title
William T. Johnson and family papers. Volume 12, daybook, 1830 October-1844 October.
Subject
Free African Americans, Mississippi, Natchez, African American families, Mississippi, Natchez, African American plantation owners, Mississippi, Natchez, Barbershops, Mississippi, Natchez, Johnson, William T., 1809?-1851, Finance, Personal, Landlords, Mississippi, Natchez, African American barbers, Mississippi, Natchez, Account books, Business records
Date created ms
1830, 1844
Abstract
The daybook of William T. Johnson, a free man of color, contains records of business transactions in Natchez, Mississippi between October 1830 and October 1844. The book chiefly contains records of money Johnson received for barbering services, bathhouse services, and house rent. Entries in the daybook are organized by the name of the individual for whom money was paid or received. The daybook also includes some notes and calculations.
William T. Johnson and family papers. Volume 8, cash book, 1830 October-1837 October.
title
William T. Johnson and family papers. Volume 8, cash book, 1830 October-1837 October.
Subject
Free African Americans, Mississippi, Natchez, African American families, Mississippi, Natchez, African American plantation owners, Mississippi, Natchez, Johnson, William T., 1809?-1851, Finance, Personal, African American barbers, Mississippi, Natchez, Barbershops, Mississippi, Natchez, Home economics, Mississippi, Natchez, Account books
Date created ms
1830, 1837
Abstract
The cash book of William T. Johnson, a free man of color, contains a record of accounts for household and business goods purchased between October 1830 and October 1837. Most of these accounts are for purchases in Natchez, Mississippi, though some are for goods purchased in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The cash book chiefly documents purchases for food items, home repair equipment, furniture, and other items relating to the management of the Johnson family home. The book also records transactions for theater outings, musical instrument supplies, wood, newspaper purchases, marketing, and goods for William Johnson's barbershops.

Some calculations and sketches are also included in the cash book.
Auguste Metoyer papers, 1835-1846.
title
Auguste Metoyer papers, 1835-1846.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Free African Americans, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American plantation owners, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Merchants, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Merchants, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American businesspeople, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American families, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Courts, Louisiana, Depressions, 1839, Louisiana, Debt, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Legal documents, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Banks and banking, Louisiana, LeRoy, Nicholas Charles, Correspondence, Metoyer, Auguste Augustin, 1800-1862, Kiddu, Thomas H, Smith, Jesse (Planter), Chaler, Terence, Birtt & Metoyer, Metoyer, Joseph Augustin, born 1807 or 1808, Prudhomme, Narcisse, Metoyer, François Gassion, born approximately 1809, Secomte, Ambrose, Union Bank of Louisiana, Law materials, Legal documents
Date created ms
1830, 1846
Abstract
Chiefly petitions, subpoenas, public instruments of protest, and bills of exchange for legal cases against Auguste Metoyer, a free man of color, in the State of Louisiana between the years 1830-1846. The legal documents chronicle Auguste Metoyer's financial and legal difficulties stemming from debts owed, primarily to white planters and businessmen, during and following the economic depression of the late-1830s.

Cases against Metoyer include: Thomas H. Kiddu & Charles Head vs. Jesse Smith & Auguste Metoyer; Terence Chaler vs. Birtt & Metoyer; Sherbume & Campbell vs. Auguste Metoyer; Narcisse Prudhomme vs. Auguste Metoyer; Ambrose Secomte vs. Auguste Metoyer & François Gassion Metoyer; the Union Bank of Louisiana vs. Auguste Metoyer, Joseph Augustin Metoyer, and Joseph Metoyer; and William Porter vs. Auguste Metoyer & François Gassion Metoyer.

Of note is a personal letter to Auguste Metoyer from Nicolas Charles LeRoy, a school teacher from Versailles, France who once taught school in the Isle Brevelle community. In the letter, LeRoy discusses setting up a three-way meeting between themselves and J. B. Adelé and sends his regards to Auguste Metoyer, his wife, and his little girl.

Ten of the twelve items are written in French, with eight of these items containing text in both French and English.
Dupré and Metoyer and Company account book, 1830-1837, 1873.
title
Dupré and Metoyer and Company account book, 1830-1837, 1873.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Free African Americans, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American businesspeople, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American business enterprises, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, General stores, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches Parish (La.), Commerce, Accounts, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Mortgages, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Dupré, Joseph Emanuel Noel, born 1810, Metoyer, Jean Baptiste Louis Dominique, born 1808?, Dupré, Metoyer & Company, Songs, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish
Date created ms
1830, 1873
Abstract
Inventory of stock for Dupré, Metoyer & Company, a mercantile house and general merchandise store in Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, La. The business was owned by Emanuel Dupré and Jean Baptiste Dominique Metoyer, both free men of color of creole heritage. An entry of 1873 records a mortgage due to Oscar Dubreuil. The back portion of the book includes song lyrics, addresses, and a list of family ages and deaths written in English. The account book is written in French.
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