Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-30, 1861-1865. - Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-30, 1861-1865.

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Title
Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-30, 1861-1865.
Creator
Meullion family.
Contributor
Meullion, Antoine Donato, 1801-1890.
Donato, Elizabeth, died 1850.
Meullion, Antoine Alphonse, active approximately 1835-1899.
Meullion, Antoine Donato, 1801-1890.
Biographical Information
Antoine Donot Meullion (also known as ""Antoine Donato"" and ""Donat,""(1801-1890) was a free man of color and propertied slaveholder of Saint Landry Parish. He was the son of Jean Baptiste Meullion (1763 or 4-1840) and Cèleste Donoto, free people of color. His wife was Elizabeth Donato (died 1850), a free woman of color. The couple had eight children: Antoine Alphonse, Anne Elizabeth, Marianne, Marie Clementine, Lucien Terance, Leocadie, Jean Baptiste, and Armand.</br></br>Antoine Alphonse Meullion (active 1849-1867) was a free man of color and property owner, married to his cousin, Marie Meuillon, a free woman of color. His parents were Antoine Donot Meullion and Elizabeth Donato.
Date Created
1861 - 1865
Subject
Free African Americans--Louisiana--Saint Landry Parish
Creoles--Louisiana--Saint Landry Parish
African American plantation owners--Louisiana--Saint Landry Parish
African American businesspeople--Louisiana--Saint Landry Parish
African American slaveholders--Louisiana--Saint Landry Parish
Cotton trade--Louisiana
Sugar trade--Louisiana
Merchants--Louisiana--New Orleans
Commission merchants--Louisiana--New Orleans
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades
New Orleans (La.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Meullion, Antoine Donato, 1801-1890
Meullion, Antoine Alphonse, active approximately 1835-1899
Meullion family
Bills of sale
Speeches, addresses, etc
Location
New Orleans (La.)
Occupation
Plantation owners
Cotton farmers
Slaveholders
Landowners
Farmers
Description
Civil War era business records of Donat Meullion and his son, Antoine Alphonse. Includes an address by New Orleans Cotton Factors (commission merchants) recommending that plantation owners retain their crops until the blockade in New Orleans is lifted; Bellocq, Noblon & Company, a broker for the Meullion family, is listed among the merchants who circulated the address. Also includes a bill of sale for Donat Meullion's food and dry-goods account with Edward Fayolle, a white merchant of Saint Landry Parish. A letter from Bellocq, Noblon & Company to Alphonse Meullion includes a merchants transcript of prices for sugar and cotton. Documents are in French except for transcript and address.
Type of Resource
text
Size
3 items.
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
Jean Baptiste Meullion Papers, Manuscripts Collection 713, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
Shelf Location
Manuscripts Collection 713, Box 1
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
Jean Baptiste Meullion papers, Manuscripts Collection 713, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Related Collections
Meullion Family Papers, Mss. 243, 294, LSU Libraries.
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