John McDonogh Papers. Correspondence with Andrew Durnford, 1844. - John McDonogh Papers. Correspondence with Andrew Durnford, 1844.

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Title
John McDonogh Papers. Correspondence with Andrew Durnford, 1844.
Biographical Information
Andrew Durnford (1800-1859) was a free person of color and slaveholder who owned the St. Rosalie Plantation in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of Rosaline Mercier, a free woman of color, and Thomas Durnford, a white merchant. When Thomas died, the curatorship of his estate fell to his friend, John McDonough, who subsequently became Andrew's business associate, friend, and mentor. Andrew married Marie Charlotte Remy, a free woman of color; their children were Thomas, Rosema, and Andrew, Jr.; 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.
Date Created
1844
Description
Letters written by Andrew Durnford, a free person of color, to John McDonogh largely regarding the affairs of his sugar plantation. The letters concern his trade in sugar, his purchase of tracts of land from McDonogh, and the birth of his daughter. The letters of March 23, June 6, and June 13 refer to the colonization of Africa by free people of color. A letter of January 27 contains a critique of slavery as a system. Some documents are in French.
Type of Resource
text
Size
17 items.
Language
English
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
John McDonogh Papers, Manuscripts Collection 30, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
Shelf Location
Manuscripts Collection 30, Box 11
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
John McDonogh Papers, Manuscripts Collection 30, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Related Collections
John McDonogh Papers, RG 13, Louisiana State Museum Historical Center.; Nicholas Bauer Collection, RG 243, Louisiana State Museum Historical Center.
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