Financial and Legal documents – United States – Louisiana, 1805/1920

Containers:

Box 3, Folder 5

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Scope and content:

Documents include: New Orleans reports, in French, concerning slaves, 1831 April 30 and October 1; an agreement signed by James Peter Freret (1800-1869), Livie Darensbourg Freret (1812-1876), Charles Barcantel, Phi. Lacoste, and witnessed by notary Louis La Caire, 1833 May; claim on behalf of the Chitimacha Indians for land on both sides of the Teche River in Attakapas County and Parish of St. Mary, 1835 April 24; cargo manifests, 1842; terms of an agreement between Henry M. Hyams (1806-1875) and Eleazar Levy Hyams (1810-1860) to establish a plantation at a place called Plaisance in the Red River Parish for a period of five years, which contains an extensive list of 57 slave names, with age, price and known relationships indicated, 1851-1855; and Office of the U.S Marshal, Louisiana District, vouchers, 1879.

Language:

There are French documents in this folder.

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