Meullion Family Papers. Folder 01-01, 1776-1826. - Meullion Family Papers. Folder 01-01, 1776-1826.

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Title
Meullion Family Papers. Folder 01-01, 1776-1826.
Biographical Information
Jean Baptiste Meullion (also spelled "Juan Bautista"), a free man of color known as "Baptiste," was born in 1763 or 1764 on the German Coast of Louisiana to Maria Juana (born about 1736 and died approximately 1793, also called "Mariana Meullion" ), an enslaved woman belonging to Luis Augustin Meullion. Baptiste cites Francois Cheval of St. Charles Parish as his father in the record of his marriage. In 1777, Luis Augustin Meullion freed Baptiste and Maria Juana, whom he inherited from the estate of his father Antonio. Maria Juana is described as mulatto, and Baptiste as griffe. Baptiste Meullion married Celeste Suzanne Donoto, became a propertied slaveholder in Saint Landry Parish, and operated a sugar and cotton plantation at Prairie Laurent on Bayou Teche, where he died in 1840. The couple had at least three children, Francois Cheval, Antoine Donoto, and Suzanne Bellazaire, who went by her middle name.
Date Created
1776 - 1826
Description
The bulk of materials comprise receipts, bills of sale, mortgages, and other legal and financial documents that record land and slave purchase transactions of Baptiste Meullion primarily with Alexandre DeClouet, Andrés Duclot, and Charles Vivant. Others appearing in the records are the sisters Clemencia, Eufrocina, and Mariana Hisnard (noted as free mulattoes), Michel Prudhomme, André Neraut, and Jean Soulié, and the enslaved persons Lindone, Judith, and Jeffy and their children Jeffy, Louisa, and Eliza, Carlos, Aggy, and Peter. The transactions were effected in St. Landry Parish, New Orleans, and the German Coast of Louisiana. Included among these is a receipt for Baptiste Meullion's purchase of enslaved children from another Meullion from the German Coast, possibly some of his family members. The earliest item records Luis Augustin Meullion's manumission of Baptiste Meullion and his mother, Maria Juana, in consideration of her service to Luis's father Antonio Meullion and her recent conversion to Catholicism, and on the condition that they remain in service to him during his lifetime. An agreement for Mariana Meullion's rental of a tract of land known as Longueville is also included, as are certificates or licenses for Baptiste Meullion's carriages and a report of damage to his cotton shipped to LeHavre, France. In French, Spanish, and English.
Type of Resource
text
Size
16 items.
Language
Spanish
Language
French
Language
English
Source
Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge, La., http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special.
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
Meullion Family Papers, Mss. 243, 294, LSU Libraries.
Shelf Location
Mss. 243, 294, Box 1
Contact Information
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Rights
Physical rights are retained by LSU Libraries Special Collections. 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
Meullion Family Papers, Mss. 243, 294, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.
Related Collections
Jean Baptiste Meullion Papers, Manuscripts Collection 713, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
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