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title: Possession of Louisiana by the French, considered, as it affects the interests of those nations more immediately concerned, viz. Great Britian, America, Spain, and Portugal
Subject: Louisiana, History, To 1803, French, Mississippi River Valley, Mississippi River Valley, History, To 1803, France, Colonies, North America, France, Foreign relations, 1789-1815, Great Britain, Foreign relations, France, Spain, Foreign relations, France, Portugal, Foreign relations, France, United States, Foreign relations, France, France, Colonies, North America, Louisiana, History, 1803-1865, Louisiana Purchase
Date created ms: 1803
Abstract: Description of the political atmosphere surrounding the Louisiana Purchase in relation to France, Great Britain, The United States, Spain, and Portugal.

title: Victor Séjour collection, 1864-1874.
Subject: Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Creoles, France, Paris, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, France, Paris, African American authors, France, Paris, African American dramatists, France, Paris, French newspapers, Séjour, Victor, 1817-1874, Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895
Date created ms: 1864, 1874
Abstract: Two French newspapers, L'Autographe (November 1864) and La Presse Illustree (October 1874), with articles concerning Victor Séjour. L'Autographe is a tabloid format newspaper, (numbered 193-200), reproducing excerpts of writings and signatures of famous persons associated with France, including government officials, writers, composers, and others. A brief phrase and autograph of Victor Séjour--described as "un dramaturge sous lequel se cache un véritable auteur dramatique"--is printed on page 195. Other persons represented include Alexandre Dumas Fils, Henri IV of France, Hector Berlioz, and Antoine Étex. The first page of La Presse Illustree includes an illustration of Séjour and his full page obituary. In French.

title: Antoine Doussan to Auguste Doussan, 1827 Dec. 5
Subject: Doussan, Antoine J, Doussan, Auguste Alexandre, French Americans, Louisiana, Baton Rouge (La.), History, 19th Century, Paris (France), History, 19th Century, Botany, Study and Teaching, France, 19th Century, Medicine, Study and Teaching, France, 19th Century, Medical Students, France, 19th Century, Books and Reading, Louisiana, 19th Century, Books and Reading, France, 19th Century
Date created ms: 1827-12-05
Abstract: Antoine Doussan, Baton Rouge, to Auguste Doussan at Hôtel des Abeilles, Rue du Foin St. Jacques, Paris. The Doussans were an émigré French family who came to Louisiana in the wake of Napoleon's downfall. The patriarch, Antoine, a medical doctor and former soldier under Napoleon, managed the family's cotton and sugar plantation in West Baton Rouge Parish as well as French-resident members' financial affairs in Louisiana. Auguste Doussan was the younger brother of Antoine Doussan. He practiced medicine in Grasse, France, and married Louise Perrin, who was a relative of the Allain family of Louisiana. Antoine Doussan writes to advise Auguste Doussan on his education. He suggests that Auguste attach himself to a professor who can advise him, mentioning 'Faymoreau' and 'Dr. Donadier', and instructs him to obtain a microscope and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's work on botany. He also writes that he has authorized Maison [Peltier?] to augment Auguste's monthly allowance and admonishes Auguste to buy only those books necessary for his studies. Antoine also describes his personal library.

title: Letter from Denis Decres, minister of the navy and the colonies, Paris, to Pierre Clement Laussat
Subject: Decres, Denis, duc, 1761-1820, Correspondence, France, Foreign relations, United States, United States, Foreign relations, France, Laussat, Pierre-Clement de, 1756-1835, Foreign Ministers, France, France, Foreign relations, 1789-1815, Louisiana, History, 1803-1865, Louisiana Purchase
Date created ms: 1803-06-06
Abstract: From the Papers of Pierre Clément Laussat. In this secret dispatch, Decrès disclosed that Napoleon Bonaparte had ratified the treaty concluded between France and the United States on 30 April; explained why France sold Louisiana; informed Laussat of his appointment as French commissioner to effect the transfer; recommended that, since he lacked troops to defend the territory, Laussat transfer the colony to the United States as promptly as possible after taking possession from Spain; and advised him that further instructions about the transfer would come through Louis André Pichon, commissioner general and chargé d'affaires in Washington, D.C.

title: Full powers granted by Napoleon Bonaparte, first consul, Paris, to Pierre Clement Laussat.
Subject: Louisiana Purchase, Foreign Ministers, France, United States, Foreign relations, France, United States, History, 1801-1809, Laussat, Pierre-Clement de, 1756-1835, Louisiana, History, To 1803, Colonial administrators, France, Colonial administrators, Louisiana, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Date created ms: 1803-06-06
Abstract: From the Papers of Pierre Clement Laussat. Bonaparte authorized Laussat to exchange instruments of ratification for the treaty concluded 30 April 1803 between France and the United States and named him French commissioner to transfer Louisiana to the United States. Signed: Decris, minister of the navy and the colonies. Countersigned: Hugues B. Maret, secretary of state. With seal of Napoleon Bonaparte, first consul, [and his signature cut out].

title: Proces-verbal of the delivery of the forts of Plaquemines to Gilberto Leonard, Frigate Captain and Agent of the French Republic, by Pierre-Joseph Favrot, Commandant of Plaquemines, Fort St. Philip
Subject: France, Colonies, North America, France, Foreign relations, Spain, Laussat, Pierre-Clement de, 1756-1835, Louisiana, History, 1803-1865, Plaquemines (La.), History, Spain, Colonies, North America, Spain, Foreign relations, France
Date created ms: 1803-12-07
Abstract: Account of the actual process of taking over the fort from the Spanish.

title: Heroic women of France toiling to produce food: Are you doing your part?
Subject: World War, 1914-1918, Economic & industrial aspects, United States, World War, 1914-1918, Social aspects, United States, Food relief, 1910-1920, Women, France, 1910-1920, Plowing, France, 1910-1920, War posters, American, 1910-1920, Halftone photomechanical prints, 1910-1920, Agricultural laborers, France
Date created ms: 1914, 1918
Abstract: U.S. Food Administration poster showing women in France pulling plows; includes quotes by Alonzo Taylor, Herbert Hoover, and Woodrow Wilson.

title: Letter, Etienne-Francois, Duc De Choiseul, [France], to Jean-Jacques-Blaise D'abbadie, [New Orleans, La.]
Subject: Abbadie, Jean-Jacques-Blaise d', 1726-1765, Correspondence, France, Foreign relations, Great Britain, France, Foreign relations, Spain, France, Colonies, North America, Louisiana, History, To 1803
Date created ms: 1764-04-21
Abstract: Letter directing D'Abbadie to end the French operations in Louisiana and to turn the territory over to Spain and Great Britain.

title: Amélie Duplantier to Antoine Allard Duplantier, 1840 July 30
Subject: French Americans, Family relationships, Louisiana, Extended families, France, Tourists, France, Health resorts, France
Date created ms: 1840-07-30
Abstract: Amélie Duplantier, Cauterets, France, addresses her cousin Antoine Allard Duplantier, Voiron, France, as 'uncle.' She says that a Parisian doctor recommended that her accompanying aunt visit the Cauterets baths, and she reports that the latter, while still suffering in the shoulder, can make some movements that were previously impossible. Duplantier says that she is sorry to hear about the sickness of 'Tante Henriette' [Henriette Paris d’Avancourt de Treffonds, wife of Antoine Frédérique Allard Duplantier, and, therefore, actually the addresser's cousin-in-law]. Duplantier states that she hopes the waters at Uriage, France, will have the same effects on Henriette as the baths at Cauterets had on the writer. She relates having seen Chartres, Tours, Bordeaux, and Pau, France, on the way to Cauterets, adding that she and her travelling aunt are enchanted by the beautiful mountains. She recounts that they saw the Lac de Gaube, the Cascade du Ceriset, and the Pont d’Espagne, but not yet the Vallée de Campan, France. She expresses the hope that her aunt will let her visit Marseille and Switzerland before returning to Paris and notes that her mother is anxious for her to return to Louisiana. Among those to whom she sends her regards are 'Uncle Séraphin' and 'my little Isabelle.'

title: Amélie Duplantier to Madame Antoine Allard Duplantier, 1840 Feb. 17
Subject: French Americans, Family relationships, Louisiana, Extended families, France, Tourists, France, Balls (Parties), France, Paris
Date created ms: 1840-02-17
Abstract: Amélie Duplantier, Paris, sends a letter to the wife of her cousin Antoine Allard Duplantier, Voiron, France, care of Mr. Allegret. She says that she has received news of her 'Uncle Antoine' through Mr. Albin, and she expresses her wish that her male cousin would come to Paris for treatment. In describing a ball that she attended, the writer states that even though it was supposed to be one of the most beautiful in Paris, 'I found nothing extraordinary; as far as I'm concerned, ours are better; the room is larger and more beautiful.' She mentions correspondence involving Augustine Favrot's step-sister; the writer's cousin Antoine; Mr. Dubayle; a 'curious man' whose name Duplantier cannot make out; and Allegret. The addresser sends her regards to Isabelle [Euphrosine Cécile Marie Isabelle Allard Duplantier, the addressee's daughter] and to her aunt and cousins, including the little female Tivolliers. The addresser refers to the addressee as her cousin in opening and as her aunt in closing. Written in blank space appears 'Mr. Laughunier.'

title: Amélie Duplantier to Antoine Allard Duplantier and Henriette Paris d’Avancourt de Treffonds Duplantier, 1841 Apr. 12; J.C. to Madame Allard Duplantier, undated
Subject: French Americans, Family relationships, Louisiana, Extended families, France, Pregnant women, Health and hygiene, France, Schoolboys, Religious life, France, First communion, Catholic Church
Date created ms: 1841-04-12
Abstract: Amélie Duplantier, Paris, addresses her cousin Antoine Allard Duplantier as 'uncle' in a brief note. She says that she received a large package of letters from New Orleans and is forwarding one destined for his address. She breaks off to write a note to her cousin's wife, Henriette, whom she calls both 'cousin' and 'aunt.' She refers fondly to Henriette's little girl, Isabelle. Although Duplantier implies that she is forwarding a New Orleans letter, the longer letter included with her notes to Antoine Allard Duplantier and his wife, Henriette, is from someone who had visited 'Eugène' [Augustin Séraphin Eugène Tivollier] at his French boarding school [possibly in Lyon] the day of the letter's composition and who lives or is staying in the same locale as Eugène. The longer letter (undated but composed at 6:00 p.m. on a Thursday) is from 'J.C.' to 'Madame Allard Duplantier at Voiron.' The addresser (a man) refers to the addressee as 'my very dear cousin.' On the back appears, 'Mme. Nina is going to La Martelière next week.' The addresser states that he is happy to receive news from the addressee concerning the Amélie who is Eugène's mother [Jeanne Amélie Joséphine Allard Duplantier, wife of André Louis Séraphin Tivollier and daughter of Magdeleine Euphrosine Tivollier Allard Duplantier and Guy Antoine Joseph Allard Duplantier]. He refers to Amélie’s being treated by bloodletting for an illness while pregnant. The writer devotes the bulk of the letter to the sick and pregnant Amélie’s son Eugène. The addresser defends Eugène's inquietude, as the boy, away at school, has been left in the dark concerning the gravity of his mother's illness and other occurrences at Voiron. The writer criticizes both the fact that Eugène has not been informed of his brother Jules's first communion and the young age at which Jules received the sacrament. He relates Eugène's reactions to being shown family correspondence and reports taking the child to the writer's place as well as to a shoemaker's during the 30-minute afternoon snack break the day before the letter's composition. The addresser describes Eugène's preparations for first communion. He states that on the same day that he wrote the letter, he procured the child a copy of The Imitation of Christ at the latter's request; at the same time, the addresser took a bundle of letters to forward from Eugène to the child's mother. The writer states that he is sending a package to Nicolas as well. Aware that 'Mr. Séraphin' plans to visit Eugène toward the end of the month, the author provides the school's schedule for leaves. The addresser gives a list of items and their costs for reimbursement. They include purchases for 'Mme. Allard' and 'Mme. Henriette' and payment to 'Mme. Marcel.' In closing, the writer sends his best to Antoine and Séraphin.

title: Charles de Rabars to Auguste Doussan, 1832 Sep. 22
Subject: Rabars, Charles deily, Doussan, Auguste Alexandre, Doussan, Louise Perrin, Doussan, Antoine J, Bordeaux (France), History, 19th Century, Baton Rouge (La.), History, 19th Century, New Orleans (La.), History, 19th Century, France, Politics and Government, 18th Century, 19th Century, Cholera, France, History, 19th Century, Droughts, France, History, 19th Century, Agriculture, Southern States, History, 19th Century
Date created ms: 1832-09-22
Abstract: Charles de Rabars, (Brun?), to Auguste Doussan in Baton Rouge, 'État de la Nlle. Orléans.' Charles de Rabars, a resident of the Bordeaux region of France, served in Napoleon's army with Antoine Doussan. De Rabars also maintained a lengthy correspondence with Auguste Doussan, a relationship initiated at Antoine Doussan's behest. Auguste Doussan was the younger brother of Antoine Doussan. He practiced medicine in Grasse, France, and married Louise Perrin, who was a relative of the Allain family of Louisiana.De Rabars discusses the sociopolitical situation in France and mentions the advance of cholera in the Bordeaux area as well as the measures being taken to avoid the epidemic. He reports that Auguste is now married to Louise Doussan, née Perrin. De Rabars discusses his family life. De Rabars mentions the drought in the Bordeaux area and asks if the vine slips he had sent Auguste's brother arrived.

title: Charles de Rabars to Auguste Doussan, 1828 Aug. 4
Subject: Rabars, Charles de, Doussan, Auguste Alexandre, Bordeaux (France), History, 19th Century, Paris (France), History, 19th Century, Baton Rouge (La.), History, 19th Century, France, Politics and Government, 18th Century, 19th Century, Louisiana, Climate, 19th Century, France, Climate, 19th Century, Children of the Rich, Education, France, 19th Century
Date created ms: 1828-08-04
Abstract: Charles de Rabars, Bordeaux, to Auguste Doussan at Hôtel des Abeilles, Paris. Charles de Rabars, a resident of the Bordeaux region of France, served in Napoleon's army with Antoine Doussan. De Rabars also maintained a lengthy correspondence with Auguste Doussan, a relationship initiated at Antoine Doussan's behest. Auguste Doussan was the younger brother of Antoine Doussan. He practiced medicine in Grasse, France, and married Louise Perrin, who was a relative of the Allain family of Louisiana. De Rabars relates news received in a letter from Antoine Doussan, Auguste's brother, including the illness of Antoine's wife, their plans to come to France next summer if her health permits, and Antoine's desire for de Rabars and Auguste to be in touch. De Rabars also writes of his military service with Antoine, who cared for De Rabars after the latter was gravely wounded at the end of the last campaign in Italy in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars. He also describes his work for customs at Bordeaux and his children's education.

title: Decree of Pierre Clement Laussat upholding the Code Noir
Subject: Colonial administrators, France, Colonial administrators, Louisiana, Laussat, Pierre-Clement de, 1756-1835, Louisiana, History, 1803-1865, Louisiana Purchase, African Americans, Legal status, laws, etc, America, France, Colonies, Law, African Americans, Louisiana, France. Code noir, Slavery, Law and legislation, France, Colonies
Date created ms: 1803-12-16
Abstract: From the Papers of Pierre Clement Laussat. Laussat decreed that the Code Noir promulgated at Versailles in March 1724 for the administration of justice, police, discipline, and commerce of Negro slaves in the province and colony of Louisiana was in effect except for any provisions that contradicted the Constitution of the United States. Broadside. Signed: Laussat. Countersigned: Daugerot. With the seal of the Colonial Prefecture of Louisiana. Printed in New Orleans by Beleurgey & Renard, printers of the municipality.

title: Eugenie Empress of France and Ladies of Her Court
Subject: France, History, 19th century, Pictorial works, Eugenie, Consort of Napoleon III, 1826-1920, Pictorial works, Empresses, France, 19th century, Pictorial works

title: Articles du Contrat de Mariage de Mr et Mme Ambert, Reçu par Mes Berceon et Huillier, undated
Subject: Ambert Family, Paris (France), History, 19th Century, Man-Woman Relationships, France, 19th Century, France, Social Life and Customs, 19th Century
Abstract: General Baron Joachim Ambert was a French military officer and nobleman with whom Antoine and Auguste Doussan had dealings. This letter contains a copy of a marriage Contract for Mr. and Mrs. Ambert.

title: Armand Allard Duplantier to Guy Allard Duplantier, 1802 June 03
Subject: Duplantier, Armand, 1753-1827, Family, Duplantier, Armand, 1785-1862, French, Family relationships, Louisiana, Colonists, Family relationships, Louisiana, Boys, Education, France, Power of attorney, France
Date created ms: 1802-06-03
Abstract: Armand Allard Duplantier, New Orleans, tells his brother, Guy Allard Duplantier, that the writer's son Armand is taking the recipient a power of attorney that will allow the addressee to represent the addresser in Europe. Duplantier asks his brother to present his sons to their relatives in Voiron, especially the Faures. The writer expresses particular concern for Armand's education. Duplantier encloses a bill to be forwarded to Tivollier. The bill concerns indigo; John Francis Merieult; the ship Captain Josiah Burnham, destined for London via Cowes, England; Armand Duplantier; and Louis Giovellina.

title: Taking possession of Louisiana and the River Mississippi, in the name of Louis XIVth, by Cavalier De La Salle
Subject: France, Colonies, North America, La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687, Pictorial works, Mississippi River Valley, History, To 1803, Explorers, Mississippi River, Explorers, France, Indians of North America, Pictorial works, Lithographs, Color, Clothing & dress
Date created ms: 1860
Abstract: Image of La Salle gesturing to a group of Native Americans. The lithographer is Bocquin and the printer is Lemercier.

title: Pennsylvania, Philad. June 9, 1803
Subject: Monroe, James, 1758-1831, Louisiana Purchase, Newspapers, United States, Foreign relations, France, France, Foreign relations, 1789-1815, Foreign Ministers, United States, Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844
Date created ms: 1803-06-15
Abstract: Extract from Columbian Centinel & Massachusetts Federalist, vol. 39, no. 2007. Article announcing that James Monroe was presented to the French Minister for foreign affairs and that Gen. Bernadotte left for Washington to be French Minister to US.

title: Jean-Jacques Macarty Mactigue, Illinois, to Claude-Joseph Favrot, New Chartres
Subject: Indians of North America, Frontier and pioneer life, Missouri Indians, France, Foreign relations, Great Britain, France, Foreign relations, 1715-1793, Ohio River Valley, History
Date created ms: 1758-04-14
Abstract: Letter commanding Favrot to use Indian scouts to help take control of the Ohio River and to fight the British.

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