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Postscript to business letter from A[ndrew] J[ackson]. [The Hermitage?], to Messrs. [E.H.A.?] Ewing, Attorneys at Law, Nashville
title
Postscript to business letter from A[ndrew] J[ackson]. [The Hermitage?], to Messrs. [E.H.A.?] Ewing, Attorneys at Law, Nashville
Subject
Documents, Business & finance
Date created ms
1839, 1839
Abstract
Andrew Jackson stated that he would resist the demands of Stockley Donelson and his wireworkers that he run a lane through his pasture and remove the gates on an existing road to facilitate access to the water on his land.
Mississippi River in Louisiana:
title
Mississippi River in Louisiana, Mississippi River in Louisiana
Date created ms
1839, 1839
Name
Tanner, H.S.
Bayou Fordoche, 1839
title
Bayou Fordoche, 1839
Subject
Real property, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Surveys, Landowners, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Maps, Morgan, Charles, planter
Date created ms
1839
Henry Carleton (1785 - 1863)
title
Henry Carleton (1785 - 1863)
Subject
Judges, Louisiana
Date created ms
1839
Abstract
Judge, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1837-1839 * U.S. District Attorney, 1832-1837 * Born in Virginia, 1785 * Moved to New Orleans in 1814 * Served at the Battle of New Orleans as a Lieutenant of Infantry under Andrew Jackson * Studied law in the offices of Edward Livingston, his brother-in-law * Published a translation of Las Siete Partidas with Moreau-Lislet * Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 28, 1863 * Portrait artist unknown
A. S. Lomb letter, 1838 July 3
title
A. S. Lomb letter, 1838 July 3
Subject
Public health, Louisiana
Date created ms
1838-07-03
Name
McKowen, John, 1812-1871.
Abstract
news
Ordonnance, reduisant en une seule, les ordonnances etablissant et organisant de patrouilles pour la police des esclaves, dans la paroisse de Saint Landry
title
Ordonnance, reduisant en une seule, les ordonnances etablissant et organisant de patrouilles pour la police des esclaves, dans la paroisse de Saint Landry
Subject
Slavery, United States, Statutes, Louisiana
Date created ms
1839
Abstract
Title page of the ordinance for the policing of slaves in St. Landry Parish (in French).
Emancipation petition of Elizabeth Louise Jourdain, Number 44E, 1838.
title
Emancipation petition of Elizabeth Louise Jourdain, Number 44E, 1838.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1838
Abstract
Petition of Elizabeth Louise Jourdain (wife of Adelard Blondeau) to free the enslaved woman Celeste. Celeste is described as a Creole female slave of about 39 years of age.
Land Grant Certificate No. 18200002
title
Land Grant Certificate No. 18200002
Subject
Land grants
Date created ms
1838
Abstract
Land grant certificate for Louis Breaux, Opelousas, Louisiana, 1838.
Registre du Comité médical de la Nouvelle Orléans, part 1: Avril 1816 to 30 Mars 1838 (pages 1-99): Directory of Manuscript pages 1 to 99, April 1816 to March 30, 1838
title
Registre du Comité médical de la Nouvelle Orléans, part 1: Avril 1816 to 30 Mars 1838 (pages 1-99)
mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms
Directory of Manuscript pages 1 to 99, April 1816 to March 30, 1838
Subject
Medicine--Societies, etc.--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Physicians--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Pharmacists--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Louisiana Board of Health, Societies, Medical--history--Louisiana, Physicians--Louisiana--directories, Pharmacists--Louisiana--directories
Date created ms
1816, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854
Name
Comité Médical de la Nouvelle Orléans
Abstract
[245] leaves ; 28 cm.; 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Registre du Comité médical de la Nouvelle Orléans, part 2: 30 Mars 1838 to 14 Aout 1854 (pages 100-203): Directory of Manuscript pages 100-203
title
Registre du Comité médical de la Nouvelle Orléans, part 2: 30 Mars 1838 to 14 Aout 1854 (pages 100-203)
mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms
Directory of Manuscript pages 100-203
Subject
Medicine--Societies, etc.--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Physicians--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Pharmacists--Louisiana--New Orleans--Registers, Louisiana Board of Health, Societies, Medical--history--Louisiana, Physicians--Louisiana--directories, Pharmacists--Louisiana--directories
Date created ms
1816, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854
Name
Comité Médical de la Nouvelle Orléans
Abstract
[245] leaves ; 28 cm.; 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Indenture of Francois Millaud with Joseph F. Valentin sponsored by Isabelle Arnaud, Volume 5, Number 429, 1838 October 6
title
Indenture of Francois Millaud with Joseph F. Valentin sponsored by Isabelle Arnaud, Volume 5, Number 429, 1838 October 6
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1838-10-06
Abstract
In this indenture, Francois Millaud (described as a free child of color of about 13 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Isabelle Arnaud (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Joseph F. Valentin 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.
Indenture of Saturine Ramirez with William Sanders sponsored by Suzane Madrid, Volume 5, Number 428, 1838 September 3.
title
Indenture of Saturine Ramirez with William Sanders sponsored by Suzane Madrid, Volume 5, Number 428, 1838 September 3.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1838-09-03
Abstract
In this indenture, Saturine Ramirez (described as a free colored boy of about 15 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Suzane Madrid (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to William Sanders to learn to be a bricklayer.

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 Prosper with Manuel Barriere sponsored by Amelie Prosper, Volume 5, Number 427, 1838 July 27
title
Indenture of Jules Prosper with Manuel Barriere sponsored by Amelie Prosper, Volume 5, Number 427, 1838 July 27
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1838-07-27
Abstract
In this indenture, Jules Prosper (described as a free child of color of about 13 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Amelie Prosper (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Manuel Barriere (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a shoemaker. 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 Pierre Dufour, Number 4F, 1838.
title
Emancipation petition of Pierre Dufour, Number 4F, 1838.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1838
Abstract
Petition of Pierre Dufour, a free man of color, to free his daughter, the enslaved woman Eliza, who is described as a negro woman of about 22 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Adelaide Percy, Number 45A, 1838.
title
Emancipation petition of Adelaide Percy, Number 45A, 1838.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1838
Abstract
Petition of Adelaide Percy, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Elizabeth. Elizabeth is described as a negress woman of 35 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Pierre and Suzi Dufour, Number 44A, 1838.
title
Emancipation petition of Pierre and Suzi Dufour, Number 44A, 1838.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1838
Abstract
Petition of Pierre and Suzi Dufour, free people of color, to free the enslaved man Louis Baudoin, who is described as a negro man of more than 30 years of age.
Emancipation petition of the estate of Lenon Victor, Number 4A, 1838.
title
Emancipation petition of the estate of Lenon Victor, Number 4A, 1838.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1838
Abstract
Petition of the estate of Lenon Victor, a free man of color, to free the enslaved man Jerome, who is about 50 years of age. In French and English.
Emancipation petition of Jean Baptiste Darcantel, Number 27D, 1838.
title
Emancipation petition of Jean Baptiste Darcantel, Number 27D, 1838.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1838
Abstract
Petition of Jean Baptiste Darcantel, a free man of color, to free the enslaved man Jean Baptiste, who is about 29 years of age. In French and English.
Emancipation petition of Jean Baptiste Darcantel, Number 4C, 1838.
title
Emancipation petition of Jean Baptiste Darcantel, Number 4C, 1838.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1838
Abstract
Petition of Jean Baptiste Darcantel, a free man of color, to free the enslaved woman Rosette Capucin and her son Casimir (nine years of age). In French and English.
Emancipation petition of Charles Doughty, Number 44J, 1838.
title
Emancipation petition of Charles Doughty, Number 44J, 1838.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1838
Abstract
Petition of Charles Doughty, a free man of color, to free the enslaved woman Patience. Patience is described as a griff of 34 years of age.

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