City of New Orleans antebellum collection. 01-13, probably 1858. - City of New Orleans antebellum collection. 01-13, probably 1858.

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Title
City of New Orleans antebellum collection. 01-13, probably 1858.
Biographical Information
John McDonogh (1779-1850) was a merchant, land speculator, plantation owner, slaveholder, and philanthropist of Baltimore and New Orleans. At his plantation near New Orleans, McDonoghville, he gave his enslaved persons religious and vocational training as well as the ability to purchase their freedom after fifteen years of work. He collaborated with the American Colonization Society to send about 80 of his freed slaves to Liberia in 1842. Born in Baltimore, Maryland to John and Elizabeth Wilkins McDonogh, he lived in New Orleans from 1800 until he died in 1850. In his will, he bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to the cities of Baltimore and New Orleans for the purpose of building public schools for poor white and freed black children.</br></br>Annette Lana was a free woman of color who owned real estate and 24 enslaved persons on St. Philippe street in New Orleans in 1858.</br></br>Filliette Richard was a free woman of color who owned real estate and four enslaved persons on Orleans Street in New Orleans in 1858.</br></br>Widow Maximilin Hanry was a free woman of color who owned real estate at the corner of Orleans and Johnson streets in New Orleans in 1858.</br></br>Joseph Bellevue was a free man of color who owned real estate on St. Ann Street in New Orleans in 1858.</br></br>Felixe Martine was a free man of color who owned real estate on Dumain Street in New Orleans in 1858.
Date Created
1858 (questionable)
Description
Three sheets from an 1858? tax assessment roll, which list the names of individuals, streets on which their houses front, measurement of property, cash value of house and lot, and the number and value of enslaved persons. Listings were made by city squares. Listings of residents include prominent names such as the Estate of John McDonogh and the following free persons of color: Annette Lana, Filliette Richard, Widow Maximilin Hanry, Joseph Bellevue, and Felixe Martine.
Type of Resource
text
Size
3 items.
Language
English
Source
The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, La., http://www.hnoc.org/
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
City of New Orleans Antebellum Collection, MSS 462, Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Shelf Location
MSS 462, Folder 13
Contact Information
To enquire about ordering copies of these images, email louisquery@hnoc.org.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the Historic New Orleans 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
City of New Orleans Antebellum Collection, MSS 462, Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Related Collections
New Orleans Tax Assessment Books, Manuscripts Number B-197, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
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