Jean Claude Trénonay to Joseph Allard Duplantier, 1790 Mar. 11 - Jean Claude Trénonay to Joseph Allard Duplantier, 1790 Mar. 11

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Title
Jean Claude Trénonay to Joseph Allard Duplantier, 1790 Mar. 11
Author
Trénonay, Jean Claude, d. 1792.
Contributing Repository
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Biographical Note (Addressee)
1726-1801: Jean Claude Trénonay's brother-in-law and father to Armand Duplantier. ‘Allard’ served in the Chambre de Députés after the French Revolution as the deputy from Dauphiné and Isère.
Biographical Note (Author)
Jean-Claude Trénonay de Chanfrey ( also spelled Chanfret) was born into a family of minor nobility in Moirans, France. In 1755, he joined his uncle, Claude René Trénonay de Chanfrey (1697-1768), in the French colony of Louisiana. The elder Trénonay de Chanfrey had originally come to Louisiana to cultivate lands in Iberville Parish given in 1717 to his first cousins, the four Pâris brothers (principally Joseph Pâris Duverney, 1684-1770). The elder Trénonay died in Pointe Coupee Parish. Jean-Claude Trénonay de Chanfrey (known simply as 'Claude Trénonay') made his home on a plantation near New Roads. He was a successful planter and land-speculator, but accusations of cruelty to his slaves made him unpopular with both the Spanish government of Louisiana and his fellow planters. In 1771, he married Marie Augustine Allain, widow Gérard. Her death in 1777 left him with a stepdaughter, Marie Augustine Gérard, whom he married off to his nephew, Armand Gabriel Allard Duplantier. Although Trénonay had promised to care for the couple financially, he became estranged from them. Trénonay was murdered in his home on July 10, 1792, by one of his slaves, called 'La Tulipe.'
Date Created
1790-03-11
Subject
Duplantier, Armand, 1753-1827
French--Family relationships--Louisiana
Colonists--Family relationships--Louisiana
Plantation owners--Louisiana--Pointe Coupee Parish
Louisiana--Economic conditions--18th century
Description
Claude Trénonay, Pointe Coupée, adresses Joseph Allard Duplantier, « Député aux états généraux, » Paris, France. Duplantier receives the correspondence at another Mr. Trénonay's address in Paris. The addresser congratulates the addressee on being named deputy for their province. As in the December 2, 1788, letter, the writer recounts how he and Duplantier’s son Armand differ concerning purchasing and running of plantations. Trénonay states that he wanted to rear one of Armand's sons, but the boy's parents did not want the child to live elsewhere. The addresser relates that he has three men with him, one of whom is a consoling seventeen-year-old and another is an Englishman who has been there eleven years. Trénonay recounts his failing health as well as using pareira brava root for renal colic. He relates the adverse effect on the colony's economy that paper bills have had, especially since the Great New Orleans Fire of 1788, the monetary situation and his health being the two main factors keeping him from returning to France.
Transcriptions/Translations Note
The transcriptions and translations remain true to the nonstandard grammar, punctuation, and spelling of the original documents, with only minimal corrections made in isolated instances for the sake of clarity.
Type of Resource
text
Digital Collection
Armand Duplantier Family Letters, LSU Libraries
Repository Collection Guide
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/findaid/3645post.pdf
Physical Location
LSU Libraries
Hill Memorial Library: Special Collections
Contact Information
Please submit an LSU Special Collections reference ticket at https://askus.lib.lsu.edu/special for any questions or comments about this digital object.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. In accordance with U. S. copyright laws, this work is in the public domain.
Cite As
Armand Duplantier Family Letters, Mss. 5060, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.
Donor Information
The Armand Duplantier Family Letters were given by the descendants of Guy Antoine Allard Duplantier, elder brother of Armand Duplantier, to their Louisiana cousins, and subsequently donated to the LSU Libraries.
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