SURVEY COLLECTION
(Mss. 552, 743, 933, 936, 955, 961, 3301)
Inventory
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections
Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library
Louisiana State University Libraries
Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University
Revised 2009
CONTENTS OF INVENTORY
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SUMMARY
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Louisiana |
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Inclusive dates. |
1786-1928 |
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Spanish, English |
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This collection consists of over 400 land surveys. Many of the surveys are of early Louisiana land grants, drawn by Spanish surveyors. Geographic areas include central, south, and southeastern Louisiana. They are arranged by Parishes and Districts. |
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Access restrictions. |
None. |
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Reproduction note. |
Copies must be made from microfilm. |
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Copyright. |
Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
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Citation. |
Survey Collection, Mss. 552, 743, 933, 936, 955, 961, 3301, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. |
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E:106-107; OS:S, Mss. Mf.:S |
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LIST OF SURVEYS AND NAMES REPRESENTED
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Ascension Parish Surveys 1840-1928 45 items |
Belle Alliance Plantation Belle Helene Plantation Belle Terre Plantation Colomb, Christopher Dugas, Paul Gibson, Benajak Jacobs, Aaron LaPipe, Faubourg Maginnis, A.A. Morin, Michel Mount Houmas Plantation |
New Linwood Plantation Perseverance Plantation Riverside Plantation Peytavin Plantation St. Elizabeth Plantation Southwood Plantation Spain, William Stella Plantation Waterloo Plantation Woodstock Plantation |
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Assumption Parish Surveys 1802-1907 7 items |
Faussier, Joseph Fernandez, Manuel, estate Manassas Plantation Thierry, Carlos |
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Attakapas Parish Surveys 1793-1808 43 items |
Babin, Joseph Beau, Donat Beau, Pierre Bell, Jean Bouttet, Antoine Bra Frimin Broussard, Joseph Broussard, Theodore Castille, Joseph Chevalier, Alexandre Contamine, Sorel De Blanc, Luis De Clouet, Louis De la Houssay, Luis De Vezin, Carlos Olivier Garrat, Joshua Grevenbert, Francois Guidry, Jean B. |
Hebert, Anasthase Hebert, Jean C. Hebert, Jean L. Hebert, Jean Martin, Marie Babin Mouton, Juan Nezat, Pierre Nickelson, Thomas Pellerin, Eugenie Pellerin, Marie Joseph Robissau, Freme Savoy, Juan Sorel, Joseph Strother, Arthur Thibeaudo, Cirit Trahan, Louis Broussard, Claude Broussard, Francois |
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Avoyelles Parish Surveys 1794-1799 6 items |
Cayle, Hugue Clayton, James Inrufty, Guillermo Ruth, Benjamin Wade, Richard |
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East Baton Rouge Parish Surveys 1788-1805 19 items |
Amiot, Jean B. Bahamonde, Joseph B. Broussard, Elias De Hoa, Joseph Antonio De Lemos, Manuel Gayoso Duplantier, Armand Favrot, Pedro |
Fridge, Jean Hebert, Alexis Joyce, Juan Mollere, Joseph Ricard, Basil Wats, Estenan |
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Concordia Parish Surveys 1802 3 items |
Vidal, Joseph Vidal, Daniel |
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Feliciana Parish Surveys 1789-1799 30 items |
Bingaman, Luis Bourg, Pedro Cochran, Roberto Collins, Joshua Degouten, Joseph D. Donaldson, William Dortch, Nathan Duplantier, Armand Earsey, Edward Flower, Samuel Higgins, Anne Higgins, Bernard Lysel, Jacob |
Mayer, Frederico Mills, John Penrice, William Presbitero, Francisco L. Pintado, Vicente Raoult, Santiago Spain, Francisco Stephens, William Stuart, Guillermo Thogmorton, Mordecai Turnbull, Juan Zememn, Henrique |
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West Feliciana Parish Surveys 1791-1795, 2 items |
Dorth, John Earsey, Edward |
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Galveston District Surveys 1789-1797 3 items |
Alman, John LeBlanc, Joseph Nicholson, Jacques |
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Iberville Parish Surveys 1790-1922 15 items |
Allemania Plantation Blake, William Breaux, Joseph Chelatre, Jacob Clarmon, Pierre Dardenne, Juan L. Ellis, Richard |
Herbert, John P. LeBlanc, Pierre LeBlanc, Juan Nottaway Plantation Sigur, Achille and Laurent Voisin, Pedro |
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Lafourche Parish Surveys 1790-1803 14 items |
Acosta, Lorenzo Babin, Francisco Berrenger, Marius Blanchor, Elias Daspit, Alexandro Esteves, Domingo Francisco, Hernandez Giroir, Francisco Guitros, Estevan Jones, Evan LeBlanc, Narcisse Verret, Santiago |
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Lafourche (Interior) Parish Surveys 1825 1 item |
Lafourche Parish Landry, Jean Leray, Julien Morisco, Auguste Guillott, Isidore Guillott, Jean |
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Mobile District Surveys 1800 2 items |
Collins, Joseph |
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Natchitoches Parish Surveys 1791-1801, 1808-1837 76 items |
Adly, John Beson, Julian Bonner, W. Carcnave, Mitchelle Estage, Bartelmy L. Fantinoc, Madame Vauve Lecour, Atanas Paillette, John B.J. |
Pavie, Charles Pontattion, Margaret Rambine, Andrew Rouquier, Francis St. Andrews, Jack Sibley, John Tauzin, Joseph Trist, John Baptist |
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Opelousas Parish Surveys 1788-1821 51 items |
Armand, Joseph Bailley, Laurent Bello, Martin D. Bourdelong, Pierre Breedem, Michel Cadet, Nicolas L. Dejean, Bartholomew DelaFosse, Louis De Villars, Louis Duplessis, Francois A. Dupre, Antoine Dupres, Jacques Duralde, Martin Figuron, Jean B. Fontenau, Joseph Fontenau, Michael Fontenau, Louis Harmon, Jacob Jannis, Michel Leonard, Jean |
Lorrin, Baptiste Meich, Andre Milan, Phillip Miller, George Miller, Jacob Poiret, Joseph C. Pont, Joseph A. Raytors, Michael Richards, Pierre Roquigne, Cecile Roze, Francois Stelly, Francois Thiery, Joseph Tyson, Jean Voible, Joseph Wikoff, Etienne Wikoff, Francisco Wikoff, Guilliam Wikoff, Manuel |
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Orleans Parish Surveys 1791-1820 10 items |
Beaulieu, Joseph Conway, Morice Delery, Francisco Fleurian, Carlos J.B. Zamora, Joseph |
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Ouachita Parish Survey 1799 1 item |
Morehouse, Abraham |
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Plaquemines Parish Survey undated 1 item |
Fairview Plantation |
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Pointe Coupee Parish Surveys 1786-1791 24 items |
Alin, Augustin Beard, Christopher Beauvais, Juan B. Decuir, Antonio Dubois, Francisco Fabre, Pierre Farar, Ann F. Farar, Benjamin |
Gaillard, Isaac Gaillard, Margaret Olino, George Quarrel, Robert Samson, Francisco Savage, Ann Vansang, Joseph |
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Rapides Parish Survey 1789-1802 51 items |
Archinard, Ceasar Baillio, Sostaine Bellion, Peter Brewster, James Brown, William Collins, Juan Collins, Luke Collins, Theophilius Collins, Thomas Collins, William P. Coyle, Hugh Cuny, Richard Fay, Edmond Greenwell, Gerry Grobb, Benjamin Hempfield, John Homes, Joseph Jeune, Sarah Kimplin, Nicolas |
Lea, Lewis T. Lear, James Lum, John Lynn, John Maguire, John Mellion, Ennemond Miller, William Mulligan, Laurence Patarveyn, Dur Porter, Samuel Rufty, John Smith, Richard Tippid, Stephen Vix, John Welsh, Thomas Wells, Samuel L. Wells, Stephen L. Wells, Willing |
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St. Bernard Parish Surveys 1792 11 items |
Bienes, Antonio De Laronde, Pedro L. Fouquet, Juan Gonzales, Sebastian Leonard, Juan B. Morales, Antonio Poession, Guillermo Sanchez, Gaspar Wiltz, Lorenzo |
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St. Charles Parish Survey 1799 1 item |
Masicot, Santiago |
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St. Helena Parish Survey 1806, 1 item |
Lea, James |
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St. James Parish Surveys 1875-1912 11 items |
Gaudet, Dausin Home Place Plantation Houma Point Plantation Salsburg, Faustina Wilton Plantation |
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St. Landry Parish Surveys 1862 |
1 survey returned to St. Landry Parish Papers |
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St. Tammany Parish Surveys, 1786-1806 undated |
Jeun, Dominique Parent, Charles Smith, Samuel |
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Southeastern District Surveys 1789-1906 |
LeGrange, Henry Green, Thomas Marston Harrison, James Poirrier, Marguerite St. Amant, Pedro Sides, Adam Terriot, John |
CONTAINER LIST
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E:106 |
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Ascension Parish Surveys, 1851, 1873, 1874, undated. Assumption Parish Surveys, 1802, undated. Attakapas Parish Surveys, 1793-1808. Avoyelles Parish Surveys, 1794-1799. Baton Rouge Parish Surveys, 1788-1805. |
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E:107 |
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Concordia Parish Surveys, 1802. Feliciana Parish Surveys, 1789-1799. Galveston District Surveys, 1789-1797. Iberville Parish Surveys, 1790-1922. Lafourche (interior) Parish Survey, 1825. Lafourche Parish Surveys, 1790-1803. Mobile District Surveys, 1800. Natchitoches Parish Surveys, 1791-1801, 1808-1837. |
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Opelousas Parish Surveys, 1788-1821. Orleans Parish Surveys, 1791-1820. Ouachita Parish Survey, 1799. Plaquemine Parish Survey, undated. Pointe Coupee Parish Surveys, 1786-1791. Rapides Parish Survey, 1789-1802. |
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St. Bernard Parish Surveys, 1792. St. Charles Parish Survey, 1799. St. Helena Parish Survey, 1806. St. James Parish Surveys, 1875-1912. St. Landry Parish Surveys, 1862. St. Tammany Parish Surveys, 1786-1806, undated. Southeastern District Surveys, 1789-1906. West Feliciana District, 1791-1795. |
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Ascension Parish 1840-1928, undated. Assumption Parish, 1877-1907, undated. |
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Feliciana Parish. Iberville Parish. Lafourche Parish. Natchitoches Parish. Orleans Parish. Opelousas Parish. Plaquemines Parish. Rapides Parish. St. James Parish. Southeastern District. |
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Ascension Parish blueprints,1877-1922.
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Ascension Parish 1878-1928.
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Assumption Parish: Manuel Fernandez estate, undated.
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Plaquemines Parish: Fairview Plantation, undated. St. James Parish: Houma Point Plantation, 1875. Home Place Plantation, 1885. Southeastern District: Township map T9R4, undated. Greenburg District township map-T8SR4E, undated. |