Félicité Aurore Barbier Bouny emancipation petition, 1842 March. - Félicité Aurore Barbier Bouny emancipation petition, 1842 March.

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Title
Félicité Aurore Barbier Bouny emancipation petition, 1842 March.
Creator
Bouny, Félicité Aurore Barbier, active 1838-1842.
Contributor
Coralie (Slave of Félicité Aurore Barbier Bouny), born 1802?
Biographical Information
Félicité Aurore Barbier Bouny (active 1838-1842) was a propertied slave owner of New Orleans and the widow of Pierre Godefroy Bouny. The couple had four children: Jean Ensebe (born November 12, 1819), Marie Therese Celina (born June 2, 1822), Marie Calipsean (born December 12, 1824), and Pierre Godefoix (born April 20, 1827).</br></br>Coralie (born approximately 1802) was a former enslaved person, freed at the age of 40 by her slaveholder, Félicité Aurore Barbier Bouny. Her son, Charles, (born approximately 1828) described as a mulatto, was freed at the age of ten by Bouny on June 12, 1838.
Date Created
1842-03
Subject
Free African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans. African American women--Louisiana--New Orleans
Bouny family
Slave records
Slaves--Emancipation--Louisiana--New Orleans
Bouny, Félicité Aurore Barbier, active 1838-1842
Coralie (Slave of Félicité Aurore Barbier Bouny), born 1802?
Women slaves--Louisiana--New Orleans
Women landowners--Louisiana--New Orleans
Location
New Orleans (La.)
Occupation
Slaveholders
Landowners
Widows
Description
A petition for the emancipation of Coralie, a slave, aged 40, belonging to Félicité Aurore Barbier Bouny. The document certifies that the widow of Bouny is the owner of Coralie and that the latter was always "respectful, obedient, and loyal to whites." In French.
Type of Resource
text
Size
1 petition.
Language
French
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
Bouny and Sanchez Families Papers, Manuscripts Collection 328, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
Shelf Location
Manuscripts Collection 328, Box 1, Folder 2
Contact Information
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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
Bouny and Sanchez Families Papers, Manuscripts Collection 328, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Related Collections
Slavery Documents Collection, Manuscripts Collection 503, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.; Prairie Parishes Legal Documents, Manuscripts Collection 472, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.; Honoré Doussan Papers, Manuscripts Collection 415, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.; Lambert Family Papers, Manuscripts Collection 244, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.; Jean Baptiste Meullion Papers, Manuscripts Collection 713, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
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