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Title
William Freret depositions, 1842 January 21.
Creator
Freret, William, 1804-1864.
Contributor
Kuntz, Felix Herwig, 1890-1971.
Ducoing, Jean Baptiste, 1818-1861.
Grasse, Jean André, active 1842.
Adelaïde, active 1842.
Pierre, Ace, active 1842.
Biographical Information
Ace Pierre (active 1842) was a free man of color who lived in New Orleans. His mother was a free woman of color named Adelaïde.</br></br>Jean Baptiste Ducoing (1818-1861) was born in New Orleans to Francois Ducoing and Marie Catherine Veret. He married Clara Navarre and had 5 children: Celina (born 1842), John (1852-1911), Joseph Victor (1854-1861), Frank Joseph (1848-1923), and Louis (1853-1902).</br></br>William Freret (1804-1864) was a businessman and the mayor of New Orleans from 1840-1844 with an eight-month gap beginning in 1842 when Denis Prieur served. He was born in New Orleans in 1804 to James Freret and Marie Eugénie Rillieux. In 1826, he married Fanny, the daughter of British consul George Salkeld and Nancy Howell. The couple's children were William Alfred (1833-1911), Frederick George (born 1838), Francis (born 1834), James (born 1836).</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
1842-01-21
Subject
African Americans--Louisiana--History--19th century
Free African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans. African American women--Louisiana--New Orleans
Depositions--Louisiana--New Orleans
Mothers--Louisiana--New Orleans
Mayors--Louisiana--New Orleans
Legal documents
Location
New Orleans (La.)
Occupation
Heirs
Executives
Financiers
Collectors
Description
Depositions of J. B. Ducoing and Jean André Grasse on behalf of Ace Pierre, a free man of color of New Orleans. Jean Baptiste Ducoing appeared before William Freret, Mayor of New Orleans, and swore that he had known Ace Pierre, and his mother, the woman, Adelaïde (described as a negress), who had always been regarded as a free woman of color. Jean André Grasse swore that he had seen Ducoing, as a child, play with Ace Pierre and that the latter and his mother were considered by all to have been born free. In French.
Type of Resource
text
Size
1 deposition.
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
Rosemonde E. and Emile Kuntz Collection, Manuscripts Collection 600, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
Shelf Location
Manuscripts Number 600, Box 20, Folder 115
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.
Related Collections
New Orleans Municipal Records, Manuscripts Number 16, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.; John Minor Wisdom Collection, Manuscripts Number 230, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
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