Jean Baptiste emancipation record, 1788 August 1.

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Creator: Jean Baptiste, active 1788.
Contributor(s): Marine, François, died 1788?
Forstal, Nicolas, born 1727.
Description: A legal document granting liberty to Jean Baptiste, described as a mulatto, after the death of his master, François Marine. The document is in French and is notarized by Nicolas Forstal.
Topical Subject(s): African Americans--History--18th century
Free African Americans--Louisiana--Opelousas
Slave records--Louisiana--Opelousas
Slaves--Emancipation--Louisiana--Opelousas
Racially mixed people--Louisiana--Opelousas
Forstal, Nicholas, born 1727
Legal documents
Geographical Subject(s): Opelousas (La.)
Extent: 1 legal document.
Type of Resource: text
Source: Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
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