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Atala Chelette and family papers. Folder 01-01, 1819-1855.
title
Atala Chelette and family papers. Folder 01-01, 1819-1855.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Free African Americans, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American businesspeople, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American women, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches Parish (La.), Commerce, Accounts, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Mortgages, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Women landowners, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Contracts for deeds, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Slaves, Emancipation, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Slave bills of sale, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Slave records, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Land grants, Receipts (Acknowledgments)(Acknowledgments) Invoices, Wills, Letters, Promissory notes
Date created ms
1819, 1855
Abstract
Primarily financial and legal documents of Joseph Perot, a free man of color, and Louis Fort. Of note is a true copy of an act of manumission by Louis Fort for a woman (described as a mulatto) named Angélique (1819), and, a document for the sale of a mortgage and a 20-year-old enslaved man named Joe to Joseph Perot by Aimee Barborousse Pantaléon, widow of Isidore Pantaléon (1840).

Legal contracts include a land sale contract between Louis Fort and John Baptiste Buard, the last will and testament of Louis Fort (1823), and a land grant for land formally owned by Louis Fort by the widow of the late Jean Baptiste Buard to Marie Rosalie Perot, Pierre Edmond, and Louis Onesime (1840).

Financial documents include bills for dry goods, a promissory note by Joseph Perot for the cost of gun repair (1848), and a statement of account from Dupleix Brothers to Madeleine, a free woman of color (dated 1853-1855). Other members of the Perot family, Buard family, and the Pelagie family are also represented. All but five documents are in French.
Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-06, 1819-1824.
title
Jean Baptiste Meullion papers. Folder 01-06, 1819-1824.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Creoles, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Meullion, Baptiste, 1763?-1840, Merchants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Saint Landry Parish (La.), African American plantation owners, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Bills of sale, Cotton trade, Louisiana, Sugar trade, Louisiana
Date created ms
1819, 1824
Abstract
Chiefly bills of sale for Jean Baptiste Meullion's accounts with the merchants Lauvi Toledano, Vincent Rillieux, M. Groleé, and Gauron Chaumette. Also present is a letter from Garrigues de Flaugeac regarding their business with Lauvi Toledano. All documents are in French.
Cane River collection, 1817-1820.
title
Cane River collection, 1817-1820.
Subject
Slave bills of sale, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Free African Americans, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Metoyer, Nicolas Augustin, 1768-1856, African American slaveholders, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American plantation owners, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Slave trade, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Creoles, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American landowners, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Metoyer (Family : Natchitoches Parish, La.)
Date created ms
1817, 1820
Abstract
Legal and business records of various people living in the Cane River area of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Papers related to free people of color include a slave bill of sale issued by Augustin Metoyer to M. In. Baptiste Florantin before Jean Pierre Marie Dubois, notary public. Documents in French except for mortgage.
Marie Boidore affidavit, approximately 1820-1827.
title
Marie Boidore affidavit, approximately 1820-1827.
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Carnival, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mayors, Louisiana, New Orleans, African American women, Louisiana, New Orleans, Assault and battery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Affidavits, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents
Date created ms
1820, 1827
Abstract
Affidavit of Marie Boidore, a free woman of color, that at a ball of Mr. St. Martin, Virginie Labortrie, another free woman of color, unmasked her and along with friends, beat her. Presented to Joseph Roffignac, Mayor. In French.
Indenture of Bazile and Boss with Louis Simon sponsored by Valerien Allain, Volume 3, Number 119, 1819 April 1
title
Indenture of Bazile and Boss with Louis Simon sponsored by Valerien Allain, Volume 3, Number 119, 1819 April 1
Subject
Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1819-04-01
Abstract
In this indenture, Bazile (described as a mulatto slave of 12 years of age) and Boss (described as a negro slave of 13 years of age) are sponsored by Valerien Allain as apprentices to Louis Simon (described as a free man of color) to learn to be joiners. 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 Jean Volney Dufour with Jean Rousseau sponsored by Milady Durege, Volume 3, Number 125, 1819 April 30
title
Indenture of Jean Volney Dufour with Jean Rousseau sponsored by Milady Durege, Volume 3, Number 125, 1819 April 30
Subject
Free blacks, Cuba, Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1819-04-30
Abstract
In this indenture, Jean Volney Dufour (described as a young free man of color and creole of 14 years of age, born in Cuba) is sponsored by his mother, Milady Durege, as an apprentice to Jean Rousseau (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a 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.
Indenture of Alphonse with Hilaire Duparc sponsored by Ives Leblanc, Volume 3, Number 115, 1819 March 10
title
Indenture of Alphonse with Hilaire Duparc sponsored by Ives Leblanc, Volume 3, Number 115, 1819 March 10
Subject
Slaves, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1819-03-10
Abstract
In this indenture, Alphonse (described as a negro slave of 10 years of age) is sponsored by Ives Leblanc as an apprentice to Hilaire Duparc (described as a free negro) to learn to be a shoemaker. 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 Bob Simpson with Alfred McCarty, Volume 3, Number 123, 1819 April 13
title
Indenture of Bob Simpson with Alfred McCarty, Volume 3, Number 123, 1819 April 13
Subject
Africans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1819-04-13
Abstract
In this indenture, Bob Simpson (described as a free negro man major of age, born in Africa) contracts as a servant to Alfred McCarty.

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 Peter Lewis Lubin, Number 92C, 1819.
title
Emancipation petition of Peter Lewis Lubin, Number 92C, 1819.
Subject
Slaves, Haiti, Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, 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 Peter Lewis Lubin, a free man of color, to free the enslaved woman Marie Jeanne. Marie Jeanne is described as a Creole of 33 years of age, originally of the island of Saint Domingue.
Indenture of Nicolas Antoine with Louis Gilles sponsored by Felicite Marie Joseph, Volume 3, Number 131, 1819 July 22
title
Indenture of Nicolas Antoine with Louis Gilles sponsored by Felicite Marie Joseph, Volume 3, Number 131, 1819 July 22
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, New Orleans, Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1819-07-22
Abstract
In this indenture, Nicholas Antoine (described as a free child of color and creole of New Orleans of 12 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Felicite Marie Joseph, as an apprentice to Louis Gilles to learn to be a blacksmith. 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.
Account Statement from A. Brown to Catherine Turnbull, 1815-1819
title
Account Statement from A. Brown to Catherine Turnbull, 1815-1819
Subject
Financial statements, Louisiana, Saint Francisville, Invoices, Louisiana, Saint Francisville, Receipts (Acknowledgments), Louisiana, Saint Francisville, Leather workers, Louisiana, Saint Francisville
Date created ms
1815, 1819
Name
Brown, A.
Letter book, 1807-1820. Machette, William
title
Letter book, 1807-1820. Machette, William
Subject
Touro, Judah, 1775-1854, Shipping, Louisiana, Merchants, Louisiana, Shipping, Embargo, 1807-1809, Commerce, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans (La.), Economic conditions, 19th century, Letter books
Date created ms
1807, 1820
Abstract
William Machette was a ship owner of Boston, Massachusetts. This letter book was kept by William Machette, containing handwritten copies of letters to business associates in various parts of the world, including several letters to Judah Touro of New Orleans, Louisiana, and letters referring to Machette's dealings with Touro. Other letters to New Orlean's agents contain references to the Embargo and attendant difficulties.
Indenture of Auguste Brouard with Barbarin F. and Son sponsored by Adeline Renaud, Volume 3, Number 147, 1819 October 11
title
Indenture of Auguste Brouard with Barbarin F. and Son sponsored by Adeline Renaud, Volume 3, Number 147, 1819 October 11
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
1819-10-11
Abstract
In this indenture, Auguste Brouard (described as a young free man of color of 12 years of age, native to Saint Domingue) is sponsored by his mother, Adeline Renaud (described as a free woman of color) as an apprentice to Barbarin F. & Son to learn to be a tailor. 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 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.
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 Fyatt McGuire with George Marshal sponsored by Patrick McGuire, Volume 3, Number 118, 1819 March 20
title
Indenture of Fyatt McGuire with George Marshal sponsored by Patrick McGuire, Volume 3, Number 118, 1819 March 20
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1819-03-20
Abstract
In this indenture, Fyatt McGuire (described as a free girl of color of about 13 years of age, born in Louisville, Kentucky) is sponsored by her father, Patrick McGuire (described as a free man of color) to be a servant to George Marshal.

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.
Indenture of Joseph Raphael with Louis Simon sponsored by Marie Joseph Martin, Volume 3, Number 148, 1819 October 19
title
Indenture of Joseph Raphael with Louis Simon sponsored by Marie Joseph Martin, Volume 3, Number 148, 1819 October 19
Subject
Free African Americans, Louisiana, New Orleans. Indentured servants, Louisiana, New Orleans, Legal documents, Deeds, Apprentices, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date created ms
1819-10-19
Abstract
In this indenture, Joseph Raphael (described as a free child of color of 14 years of age) is sponsored by his mother, Marie Joseph Martin (described as a free woman of color) as an apprentice to Louis Simon (described as a free man of color) to learn to be a joiner and 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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