Norbert Badin papers, LaCaze Papers, Folder 01-01, 1824-1856. - Norbert Badin papers, LaCaze Papers, Folder 01-01, 1824-1856.

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Title
Norbert Badin papers, LaCaze Papers, Folder 01-01, 1824-1856.
Biographical Information
The LaCaze brothers were Celestin (born July 18, 1798) and Michel (born April 12, 1801) LaCaze (also spelled Cassa, Lacases, Cassard, and Lacase), free men of color and who lived in the Cane River community (Isle Brevelle) in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Celestin and Michel were the sons of an enslaved woman named Rosalie, whose slaveholder was a white planter of Little River named Jacques LaCaze. The identity of the brothers' father is not known. Michel LaCaze married a free woman of color named Marie Delphine Laisa on October 24, 1831. Celestin married Elisa Rouquier on March 22, 1835.
Date Created
1824 - 1856
Description
Business papers of Celestin and Michel LaCaze--both free Creoles of color of Isle Brevelle in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana--consisting of bills and receipts for various goods. Most of these bills and receipts indicate the status of the LaCaze brothers as "mullatres libres" or "h. c. l." ("homme de colour libre"). Includes several bills for Rosalie LaCaze, the mother of Michel and Celestin and a slave of Jacques LaCaze. Transactions between the LaCaze brothers and Auguste Metoyer are also represented. All but three items are in French.
Type of Resource
text
Size
42 items.
Language
French
Source
Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge, La., http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
Norbert Badin Papers, Mss. 825, LSU Libraries.
Shelf Location
Mss. 825, Box 1
Contact Information
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Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Special Collections. Copyright has expired and the item is therefore in the public domain. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the repository that holds the original.
Preferred Citation
Norbert Badin Papers, Mss. 825, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Related Collections
Metoyer Family Papers, Mss. 837, 846, LSU Libraries.; Auguste Metoyer Papers, Mss. 871, LSU Libraries.; Adeleda Metoyer Papers, Mss. 836, 837, LSU Libraries.; Louis Metoyer Document, Mss. 849, LSU Libraries.; Dupre and Metoyer and Company Account Book, Mss. 834, LSU Libraries.
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