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Emancipation petition of Louisa Lacombe, Number 92A, 1819.
title
Emancipation petition of Louisa Lacombe, Number 92A, 1819.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1819
Abstract
Petition of Louisa Lacombe (Widow Bauhus), a free woman of color, to free the enslaved man Jacques. Jacques is described as a griffe of about 34 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Claire Daly, Number 106C, 1819.
title
Emancipation petition of Claire Daly, Number 106C, 1819.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1819
Abstract
Petition of Claire Daly, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Rosine. In French and English.
Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-05, 1815-1818.
title
Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-05, 1815-1818.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Creoles, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Meullion, Baptiste, 1763?-1840, African American plantation owners, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Creoles, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Slave bills of sale, Bills of sale, Cotton trade, Louisiana, Land tenure, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Slave trade, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Letters, Maps
Date created ms
1815, 1818
Abstract
Business records of Jean Baptiste Meullion, a free man of color, including bills of sale for his accounts with Debuys and Laune, Arnaud Carraby, and S. S. (Simon?) Bernard. Includes a slave bill of sale for the transfer of Mary, age 33, from Theophilus Elmer. Also present is a letter and map from M. Pellechet to T. F. Mezieula (J. B. Meullion?) confirming the accuracy of his land survey. Documents are in French except for slave bill of sale.
Indenture of Dorson Mathieu with Gregoire and Gaston sponsored by Henry Mathieu, Volume 3, Number 2, 1818 January 9
title
Indenture of Dorson Mathieu with Gregoire and Gaston sponsored by Henry Mathieu, Volume 3, Number 2, 1818 January 9
Subject
Free blacks, Cuba, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1818-01-09
Abstract
In this indenture, Dorson Mathieu (described as a young free quarteroon of 10 years of age and a native of St. Yago) is sponsored by his father, Henry Mathieu, as an apprentice to Gregoire & Gasto to learn to be a shoemaker and bootmaker. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Emancipation petition of Jean Baptiste Coffey, Number 76A, 1819.
title
Emancipation petition of Jean Baptiste Coffey, Number 76A, 1819.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1819
Abstract
Petition of Jean Coffey, a free man of color, to free the enslaved woman Jeane, who is described as a negro wench of about 45 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Rosalie Chenan, Number 76E, 1819.
title
Emancipation petition of Rosalie Chenan, Number 76E, 1819.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1819
Abstract
Petition of Rosalie Chenan, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Maria Julia, who is described as a negro woman of 30 years of age.
Indenture of Jean Baptiste Duval with Bernard Dupuy sponsored by Marguerite Pineau, Volume 3, Number 8, 1818 February 16
title
Indenture of Jean Baptiste Duval with Bernard Dupuy sponsored by Marguerite Pineau, Volume 3, Number 8, 1818 February 16
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1818-02-16
Abstract
In this indenture, Jean Baptiste Duval (described as a young free man of color of 13 years of age) is sponsored by Marguerite Pineau as an apprentice to Bernard Dupuy to learn to be a gunsmith. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Emancipation petition of Marie Joseph Boyer, Number 6I, 1818.
title
Emancipation petition of Marie Joseph Boyer, Number 6I, 1818.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1818
Abstract
Petition of Marie Joseph Boyer, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Victoire, who is 45 years of age.
Emancipation petition of Paul Boree, Number 7J, 1818
title
Emancipation petition of Paul Boree, Number 7J, 1818
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1818
Abstract
Petition of Paul Boree, a free man of color, to free the enslaved woman Françoise, who is about 35 years of age. In French and English.
Emancipation petition of William C. C. Claiborne and the estate of Marie Fr. Laporte Claiborne, Number 178C, 1816.
title
Emancipation petition of William C. C. Claiborne and the estate of Marie Fr. Laporte Claiborne, Number 178C, 1816.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1818
Abstract
Petition of William C. C. Claiborne and the estate of Marie Fr. Laporte Claiborne (Widow Segoice) to free the enslaved woman Suzanne, who is described as a negro wench of 39 years of age.
Indenture of Francois Cayette with Sylvain Minzer sponsored by Franquile Enard St. Quentin, Volume 3, Number 11, 1818 February 24
title
Indenture of Francois Cayette with Sylvain Minzer sponsored by Franquile Enard St. Quentin, Volume 3, Number 11, 1818 February 24
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1818-02-24
Abstract
In this indenture, Francois Cayette (described as a young free man of color of 12 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Franquile Enard St. Quentin (described as a free woman of color), as an apprentice to Sylvain Minzer to learn to be a joiner and cabinetmaker. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Emancipation petition of Marguerite Pierre Deflanders, Number 74A, 1819.
title
Emancipation petition of Marguerite Pierre Deflanders, Number 74A, 1819.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1819
Abstract
Petition of Marguerite Pierre Deflanders, a free woman of color, to free the enslaved woman Victoire. Victoire is described as a female slave of about 40 years of age.
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 November 7.
title
City of New Orleans order to pay, 1818 November 7.
Subject
Municipal government, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans, History, 19th century, African Americans, History, 19th century, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, Macarty, Augustin Francois de, 1774-1844, Mountreuil, Rosette, active 1818, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave records, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Financial instruments
Date created ms
1818-11-07
Abstract
An order from the mayor's office to the treasury to reimburse Pierre Charles Marioux, a free man of color, for the work of his slave Lacroix, who is described as a negro. The document is signed by the mayor of New Orleans, Augustin Macarty. In French.
Emancipation petition of Cayetano, Number 74F, 1819.
title
Emancipation petition of Cayetano, Number 74F, 1819.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slaveholders, Louisiana, New Orleans, Petitions, Legal documents
Date created ms
1819
Abstract
Petition of Cayetano, a free man of color, to free the enslaved woman Fortunee, who is described as a negress of 35 years of age.
Indenture of Augustin Delpeches with Jean Rousseau sponsored by Francois Lapoujade, Volume 3, Number 67, 1818 August 3
title
Indenture of Augustin Delpeches with Jean Rousseau sponsored by Francois Lapoujade, Volume 3, Number 67, 1818 August 3
Subject
Free blacks, Haiti, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1818-08-03
Abstract
In this indenture, Augustin Delpeches (described as a young free man of color of 12 years of age, native to Saint Domingue) is sponsored by Francois Lapoujade as an apprentice to Jean Rousseau (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a joiner. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Louis Casbergues with Jean Ostin sponsored by Jean Casbergues, Volume 3, Number 54, 1818 July 19
title
Indenture of Louis Casbergues with Jean Ostin sponsored by Jean Casbergues, Volume 3, Number 54, 1818 July 19
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1818-07-19
Abstract
In this indenture, Louis Casbergues (described as a Creole of New Orleans of 14 years of age) is sponsored by his father, Jean Casbergues, as an apprentice to Jean Ostin (identified as free man of color in other documents) to learn to be a joiner. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Francois Grannoul with Thomas Willard sponsored by Arsene Lajelousiere, Volume 3, Number 31, 1818 April 13
title
Indenture of Francois Grannoul with Thomas Willard sponsored by Arsene Lajelousiere, Volume 3, Number 31, 1818 April 13
Subject
Free blacks, Jamaica, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1818-04-13
Abstract
In this indenture, Francois Grannoul (described as a free boy of color of about 14 years of age, born in Jamaica) is sponsored by his mother, Arsene Lajelousiere (described as a free woman of color) as an apprentice to Thomas Willard to learn to be a cabinetmaker.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Bizinte Jenkins with Valetin Syler sponsored by Edouard Jenkins, Volume 3, Number 40, 1818 February 20
title
Indenture of Bizinte Jenkins with Valetin Syler sponsored by Edouard Jenkins, Volume 3, Number 40, 1818 February 20
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1818-02-20
Abstract
In this indenture, Bizinte Jenkins (described as a young free man of color of 15 years of age) is sponsored by his father, Edouard Jenkins (described as a free man of color) as an apprentice to Valentin Syler to learn to be a cooper. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Joseph Lasse with William Brand sponsored by Narcissus Lasse, Volume 3, Number 68, 1818 August 11
title
Indenture of Joseph Lasse with William Brand sponsored by Narcissus Lasse, Volume 3, Number 68, 1818 August 11
Subject
Free blacks, Cuba, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1818-08-11
Abstract
In this indenture, Joseph Lasse (described as a free boy of color of 12 years of age, born in Cuba) is sponsored by his father, Narcissus Lasse, as an apprentice to William Brand to learn to be a carpenter.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
Indenture of Pierre Jerome with Jean Ostin sponsored by Charles Joachim Bourgeois, Volume 3, Number 64, 1818 August 3.
title
Indenture of Pierre Jerome with Jean Ostin sponsored by Charles Joachim Bourgeois, Volume 3, Number 64, 1818 August 3.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1818-08-03
Abstract
In this indenture, Pierre Jerome (described as a young free man of color of 13 years of age) is sponsored by his father, Charles Joachim Bourgeois, as an apprentice to Jean Ostin (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a carpenter. In French.

Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.

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