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Free Persons of Color in Louisiana Collection, 1793-1867.
title
Free Persons of Color in Louisiana Collection, 1793-1867.
Subject
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)., Yellow fever, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, Finance, Public, Louisiana, New Orleans, Collective labor agreements, Louisiana, New Orleans, Freedmen, Louisiana, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, Dorville, Francisco, active 1793-1795, Villamil, Marie Jeanne, active 1821, Doqueminy, Janette, active 1821, Jeanot, Gabriel, active 1830, Johnson, James, active 1808, Ker, David Corbin, Leases, Promissory notes
Date created ms
1793, 1867
Abstract
Twelve documents related to free persons of color in Louisiana, dating from colonial times through reconstruction. The papers include an agreement by Rodulfo Dueros to pay the rent of Francisco Dorville, described as a free mulatto, in return for Dorville's construction of a sidewalk; the lease of a city-owned house given to James Johnson, a free man of color; and a recognizance or peace bond against Gabriel Jeanot, a free man of color. Also included are four promise-to-pay notes by the City of New Orleans to three free persons of color: Victor, Janette Doqueminy, and Marie Jeanne Villamil (the latter two were landowners). Two reports by a New Orleans doctor indicate the number of persons under his care, including one mentioning the death of a mulatto man of Captain Pemberton's. Also present are the printed copy of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention's Emancipation Report and two labor agreements between Louisiana planters and freedmen. In Spanish, French, and English.
Military commission issued by the Baron de Carondelet, governor of Louisiana, New Orleans, to Pedro Rousseau
title
Military commission issued by the Baron de Carondelet, governor of Louisiana, New Orleans, to Pedro Rousseau
Subject
Documents, Military tactics, Governors
Date created ms
1792-05-15, 1792-05-15
Abstract
[In a move to provide the protection essential for Spanish control of the Mississippi River, Governor Carondelet in 1792 established the Squadron of the Mississippi, which was to guard the river and Louisiana against the Americans to the east and against naval attacks from the Gulf. The Squadron consisted of six galleys, four galliots, one bombera, and six cannon launches (cañoneras).] Carondelet, having stationed a small squadron of galleys and other vessels near the Natchez post "to provide for the safety and tranquility of the Province," now appointed Army Captain Pedro Rousseau as commander of the river fleet. Carondelet further ordered all persons serving on the ships to recognize Rousseau's authority and to obey his commands.
Armand Allard Duplantier to Joseph Allard Duplantier, 1792 Dec. 01
title
Armand Allard Duplantier to Joseph Allard Duplantier, 1792 Dec. 01
Subject
Trénonay, Jean Claude, d. 1792, Estate, Plantations, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Slaves, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish
Date created ms
1792-12-01
Abstract
Armand Allard Duplantier, New Orleans, continues instructing his father, Joseph Allard Duplantier, on Claude Trénonay's succession. He states that he will return to Pointe Coupée to run Trénonay's plantation with a manager, as he has placed a similar person on his own plantation, where the small number of slaves is easy to handle. Duplantier discusses indigo and slaves, indicating that Trénonay was hard on the latter. He explains that he will intervene on behalf of a mulatto woman to whom his late uncle had promised freedom and that he would also like to keep together two slave families originating from the time of his great-uncle. The writer mentions dealings involving Mr. Faure, 'Mr. Blan' the surgeon (Joseph Etienne Blanc), André Gariot, and Mr. Ricard. He recounts family illnesses and his plans to send wife and children to France.
Jean Claude Trénonay to Joseph Allard Duplantier, 1792 Feb. 04
title
Jean Claude Trénonay to Joseph Allard Duplantier, 1792 Feb. 04
Subject
Duplantier, Armand, 1753-1827, Family, France, History, Revolution, 1789-1799, Louisiana, Economic conditions, 18th century, Louisiana, Politics and government, To 1803, French, Family relationships, Louisiana, Colonists, Family relationships, Louisiana, Plantation owners, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish
Date created ms
1792-02-04
Abstract
Claude Trénonay, Pointe Coupée, writes Joseph Allard Duplantier, Voiron, France, whom the addresser mentions as having been at Versailles. Trénonay claims that he has kept up with the French Revolution and the new constitution (which he praises and which is also mentioned in his March 11, 1790, letter) through papers sent by European friends. He declares that he has heard of an approaching war between France and Spain that England might join on Spain's side before the National Assembly adjourns. He mentions Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal in passing. Trénonay pleads Louisiana's case in hopes that France will take its former colony back, recounting the progress there over the years and the region's potential for the future, which would include slave trading as well as agriculture and various industries. He relates some of his slave purchasing and the fact that Armand Duplantier has a third son. Trénonay states his belief that the boys should leave home for education and recounts how dismissed, mostly drunken, and vice-filled soldiers are used to instruct the colonists' children but end up only corrupting the latter. Trénonay reiterates that his health and the currency situation keep him from returning to France, and he blames the governors and intendants for ruining Louisiana. The writer discusses the 'reverend father' and mentions that the so-called person has a wife. Trénonay links the 'reverend father' to Montferra's succession and criticizes him for not writing. Trénonay refers to the recipient's pastor, Monsieur Perrin, while joking in the postscript about the addresser's 'patriotic sermon.'
Concitoyen Desvignes Cousin to Monsieur Pascal, 1792 Nov. 02
title
Concitoyen Desvignes Cousin to Monsieur Pascal, 1792 Nov. 02
Subject
Trénonay, Jean Claude, d. 1792, Death and burial, Murder, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Slaveholders, Violence against, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Slaves, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish
Date created ms
1792-11-02
Abstract
Concitoyen Desvignes Cousin, Lyon, France, provides Monsieur Pascal, Voiron, France, an excerpt from Jacques [Tournier? Tourine?]’s July 18, 1792, letter from New Orleans describing Claude Trénonay's death. The quote states that the victim was supping with his manager, his surgeon, and his business manager when one of his male slaves, spying through a window, shot Trénonay dead without saying a word. The account relates that the slave escaped but returned to his cabin the following night and hung himself. The statement records that the presence of accomplices is not known. The value of Trénonay's estate is given and reference is made to the deceased’s brother in Paris (who was 'trésorier du Receveur des Finances') and 'another [brother] in Dauphiné with a sister.' Below the writer's signature appears 'ancien hôtel d’artois #8.'
Armand Allard Duplantier to Joseph Allard Duplantier, 1792 Aug. 02
title
Armand Allard Duplantier to Joseph Allard Duplantier, 1792 Aug. 02
Subject
Duplantier, Armand, 1753-1827, Family, Duplantier, Augustine Gerard, 1762-1799, Health, Trénonay, Jean Claude, d. 1792, Death and burial, Murder, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Slaveholders, Violence against, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Slaves, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Plantations, Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Date created ms
1792-08-02
Abstract
Armand Allard Duplantier, Pointe Coupée, informs his father, Joseph Allard Duplantier, of Claude Trénonay's gunshot murder by a slave on July 12. He relates that the slave fired through the dining-room window while the victim was finishing dinner and later hung himself. In the absence of a will, Duplantier states that he nominated Ricard de Rieutord to represent the deceased’s heirs. The writer affirms that Ricard had been Trénonay's friend for 26 years and suggests that the nominee's was the only friendship the victim managed to keep. The addresser states that there should be a 1765 or 1766 will at the late Mr. Bilion's law office in Voiron, France. Duplantier states that his wife is doing better since he has established a new plantation at Baton Rouge and that they have a third son, who is fifteen months old. He explains some of the details concerning successions in Louisiana.
Maby Desmontis letter, 1792 May 11
title
Maby Desmontis letter, 1792 May 11
Subject
Louisiana, Social life and customs, 19th century, Louisiana, Economic conditions, 19th century, France, History, Revolution, 1789-1799, Influence, Political culture, History, 19th century, Spain, Colonies, North America, Louisiana, History, To 1803
Date created ms
1792-05-11
Maby Desmontis letter, 1792 May 11
title
Maby Desmontis letter, 1792 May 11
Subject
Louisiana, Social life and customs, 19th century, Louisiana, Economic conditions, 19th century, France, History, Revolution, 1789-1799, Influence, Political culture, History, 19th century, Spain, Colonies, North America, Louisiana, History, To 1803
Date created ms
1792-05-11
Journal of a Voyage Upriver from New Orleans to Natchez
title
Journal of a Voyage Upriver from New Orleans to Natchez
Subject
Favrot, Pierre-Joseph, 1749-1824, Diaries, Louisiana, Description and travel, To 1803
Date created ms
1792
Abstract
Favrot's "Journal of my trip to Natchez in which I mention the crossings, the points, and false points up to the said place." Journal covers July 19 through August 6, 1792.
Plan no. 504: Juan BarClay; Natchez, 1793
title
Plan no. 504: Juan BarClay; Natchez, 1793
Date created ms
1793
Plan no. [none]: Guillermo Cobb; 1793
title
Plan no. [none]: Guillermo Cobb; 1793
Date created ms
1793
Plan no. 1695: Juan Silverio; Galvez, 1793
title
Plan no. 1695: Juan Silverio; Galvez, 1793
Date created ms
1793
Plan no. 494: Judith Baker; Natchez, 1793
title
Plan no. 494: Judith Baker; Natchez, 1793
Date created ms
1793
Note from Frederick Kimball to John Turnbull requesting payment to Anthony Hocket, 1792 November 4
title
Note from Frederick Kimball to John Turnbull requesting payment to Anthony Hocket, 1792 November 4
Subject
Promissory notes
Date created ms
1792-11-04
Name
Kimball, Frederick, approximately 1746-1812
Account Statement from Frederick Kimball to A. Magnon, 1793
title
Account Statement from Frederick Kimball to A. Magnon, 1793
Subject
Promissory notes
Date created ms
1793
Name
Kimball, Frederick, approximately 1746-1812
Account Statement from Joyce & Turnbull to Joseph Deville, 1792-1793
title
Account Statement from Joyce & Turnbull to Joseph Deville, 1792-1793
Subject
Trading posts, Financial statements, Invoices
Date created ms
1792, 1793
Account Statement from Turnbull & Joyce to Joseph Deville, 1793
title
Account Statement from Turnbull & Joyce to Joseph Deville, 1793
Subject
Trading posts, Financial statements, Invoices
Date created ms
1793
Account Statement from Turnbull & Joyce to Joseph DeVille Degoutin (Bellechasse), 1792-1793
title
Account Statement from Turnbull & Joyce to Joseph DeVille Degoutin (Bellechasse), 1792-1793
Subject
Trading posts, Financial statements, Invoices
Date created ms
1792, 1793
Certificate of service issued by Estevan Miró to Pedro Rousseau, [New Orleans]
title
Certificate of service issued by Estevan Miró to Pedro Rousseau, [New Orleans]
Subject
Documents, Military decorations, Certificates
Date created ms
1792-04-14, 1792-04-14
Abstract
Estevan Miró, the former Governor of Louisiana, certified that Pedro Rousseau served under him as Commandant of the Natchitoches post for two years, during which time he discharged his duties satisfactorily. Rousseau resigned the position at his own request after contracting marriage in New Orleans.
Statement of Beltran Gravier, New Orleans
title
Statement of Beltran Gravier, New Orleans
Subject
Documents, Business & finance
Date created ms
1792-05, 1792-05
Abstract
The statement which contains two "Items," resembles the introductory section of a petition. Gravier stated that the customary practice in the Province of Louisiana had been for creditors to charge interest on sums owed to them and that the interest rate had traditionally been ten percent.

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