Gilberto Leonard certificate, 1800 May 6. - Gilberto Leonard certificate, 1800 May 6.

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Title
Gilberto Leonard certificate, 1800 May 6.
Creator
Leonard, Gilbert, 1766-1816.
Contributor
Kuntz, Felix Herwig, 1890-1971.
Bogy, Joseph, born 1749?
Biographical Information
Joseph Bogy (Baugy, Bougie; born about 1749) was an early French-Canadian settler of the Three Forks area of Oklahoma. He traded furs along the Arkansas River to New Orleans and St. Louis. In 1788, he married Marie Plasy (or Duplasy) at Kaskaskia, in present day Illinois. Their son Joseph was educated in New Orleans, married Marie Bauvais, and fathered Senator Lewis Vital Bogy of Missouri.</br></br>Gilbert Leonard (1766-1816) also known as “Don Gilberto” was treasurer under the Spanish governor of the Province of Louisiana and was a resident of New Orleans. His parents were John Leonard and Helena O’Brien of Ireland. He married Adelaide Eutroppe De Reggio in 1790. He died in Louisiana in 1816.</br></br>Felix Herwig Kuntz (1890-1971) was the son of Rosemonde Elizabeth and Emile Kuntz and the brother of Emile N. Kuntz. He was an avid collector of documents, paintings and furniture during and after the Great Depression. The documents in this collection were items that Kuntz collected for his own personal interest.
Date Created
1800-05-06
Subject
Colonial administrators--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century
Spanish--Louisiana--History--19th century
Free African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans. Creoles--Louisiana--New Orleans
Choctaw Indians--Louisiana--New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain (La.)
Financial instruments
Legal documents
Location
New Orleans (La.)
Occupation
Heirs
Executives
Financiers
Collectors
Description
Certificate issued by Gilberto Leonard (also known as “Gilbert), comptroller general of the Province of Louisiana, to Joseph Bogy. He certified that his office owed Joseph Bogy 228 reales in silver (28 Pesos 4 reales) for services rendered. Bogy had transported Juan (described as a free mulatto) and sixty Choctaw Indians from the north side of Lake Pontchartrain to the bridge at the Bayou Saint John and had supplied 4 1/2 barrels of corn to them. In Spanish.
Type of Resource
text
Size
1 certificate.
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
Rosemonde E. and Emile Kuntz Collection, Manuscripts Collection 600, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
Shelf Location
Manuscripts Number 600, Box 6, Folder 2
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
Rosemonde E. and Emile Kuntz Collection, Manuscripts Number 600, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
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