Juanita Cholan and Celestin Grevemberg land plat, 1800. - Juanita Cholan and Celestin Grevemberg land plat, 1800.

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Title
Juanita Cholan and Celestin Grevemberg land plat, 1800.
Creator
Cholan, Juanita, active 1800.
Contributor
Grevemberg, Celestin, active 1800.
Biographical Information
Juanita Cholan (described as a mulatto) and Celestin Grevemberg (described as a quadroon) were free women of color and landowners in the Attacapas (Attakapas) District of southwest Louisiana.
Date Created
1800
Subject
African Americans--History--19th century
Free African Americans--Louisiana
African American women--Louisiana
Louisiana--History--19th century
Land tenure--Louisiana
Women landowners--Louisiana
Real property--Maps
Racially mixed people--Louisiana
African American women--Louisiana
Land titles--Registration and transfer--Louisiana--New Orleans
New Orleans (La.)--History--19th century
Land tenure--Louisiana--New Orleans
Women landowners--Louisiana--New Orleans
Location
Louisiana
Occupation
Landowners
Description
The plat (map) for the bordering lands of Juanita Cholan and Celestin Grevemberg, both free women of color. The tracts were bounded on two sides by the land of Pedro Broussard. Juanita's land adjoined the Attacapas (Attakapas) River. On the reverse side of the map is a text fragment describing a parcel of land, possibly that of the front, making reference to linderos (de sassafras). The document is in Spanish.
Type of Resource
still image
Size
1 plat (map).
Language
Spanish
Source
Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, La., http://larc.tulane.edu/
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
Land Transactions Collection, Manuscripts Collection 506, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane Collection.
Shelf Location
Manuscripts Collection 506, Box 4
Contact Information
To inquire about ordering copies of these images, email larc@tulane.edu.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright of the original material is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the repository that holds the original.
Preferred Citation
Land Transactions Collection, Manuscripts Collection 506, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
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