SLAVERY COLLECTION
(Mss. 1618)
Inventory
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections
Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library
Louisiana State University Libraries
Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University
Reformatted 2003
Revised 2011
CONTENTS OF INVENTORY
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SUMMARY
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Size. |
38 items, 32 folders |
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Geographic locations. |
St. James Parish, Rapides Parish, St. Bernard Parish, Terrebonne Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish |
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Inclusive dates. |
1804-1860, undated |
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Bulk dates. |
N/A |
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Language. |
English |
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Summary. |
A collection of folders documenting slave sales, slave runaways, slave arrests, free African Americans, slave taxes, slave medical care, and slave murder. |
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Restrictions on access. |
No restrictions. Photocopies must be made from microfiche. |
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Related collections. |
None. |
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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. |
Slavery Collection, Mss. 1618, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. |
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Stack locations. |
U:219 |
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Also available on. |
Microfiche 2729 (Southern Historical Manuscripts, Plantation Records 1799-1900); Greenwood Publishing Co., Microform Division, Westport, Conn. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Collection of documents related to slavery in Louisiana.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection includes records of slave sales (1804-1860), documents related to runaway slaves (1808-1847), items related to the arrests of slaves (1809-1834), and records pertaining to free African Americans (1818-1836). Items reflect the following parishes: Orleans, St. James, St. Bernard, St. Landry, Rapides, Washington, West Baton Rouge, Jefferson, St. Martin, and Plaquemines. Some of the slave sales are documented by inventories of estates.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
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Location |
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Slave sales, 1804-1860 |
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New Orleans, 1804 |
folder 1 |
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St. James Parish, 1814-1839, Roman Family (3 items) |
folder 4 |
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New Orleans, 1825 |
folder 8 |
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Rapides Parish, 1832 |
folder 11 |
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St. Bernard Parish, property and slaves, 1834 |
folder 12 |
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St. Landry Parish, property and slaves, 1836 |
folder 15 |
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Plaquemines Parish, plantation and 73 slaves, 1836 |
folder 16 |
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St. James Parish, plantation and 32 slaves, 1839 |
folder 17 |
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New Orleans auction, 1841 |
folder 18 |
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Washington Parish, Palestine Plantation, 1842 |
folder 19 |
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West Baton Rouge Parish, plantation and 72 slaves, 1844 |
folder 20 |
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West Baton Rouge Parish, plantation and 13 slaves, 1846 |
folder 21 |
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St. Bernard Parish, plantation and 15 slaves, 1848 |
folder 23 |
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St. Bernard Parish, plantation and 21 slaves, 1850 |
folder 25 |
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Terrebonne Parish, sugar plantation, Ardoyne Plantation, and slaves, 1854 |
folder 27 |
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West Baton Rouge, sugar plantation and 15 slaves, 1859 |
folder 28 |
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Orleans Parish, 17 slaves, 1860 |
folder 30 |
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Jefferson Parish, property and 12 slaves, 1860 |
folder 31 |
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Slave-runaways, 1808-1847 |
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New Orleans, refuge ship for slaves, 1808 |
folder 2 |
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New Orleans, report of Captain of Guard, 1818 |
folder 5 |
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St. Martin Parish, emancipation of slaves by Mexican Constitution, 1822 (3 items) |
folder 7 |
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New Orleans, advertising saves in jail, 1847 |
folder 22 |
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Slave-arrests, 1809-1834 |
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New Orleans, report of Night Patrol, 1809 |
folder 3 |
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New Orleans, report of Captain of Guard, 1818 |
folder 5 |
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New Orleans, report of Captain of Guard, 1818 |
folder 6 |
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New Orleans, report of Captain of Guard, 1834 |
folder 13 |
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Free African Americans, 1818-1836 |
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New Orleans, arrest, 1818 |
folder 5 |
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New Orleans, arrest, 1818 |
folder 6 |
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New Orleans arrest, tax receipts, 1828 |
folder 9 |
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New Orleans, payment for care of orphan, 1828 |
folder 10 |
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New Orleans, tavern keeper, 1836 |
folder 14 |
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Slave-tax, 1849-1850 |
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Mississippi, Adams County, tax receipts (2 items) |
folder 24 |
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Slave-medical care, 1853 |
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New Orleans, Luzenberg Hospital receipt |
folder 26 |
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Slave-murder, 1860 |
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prosecuting slaves for murder of master |
folder 29 |
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INDEX TERMS
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Fugitive slaves--Louisiana. |
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Slave bills of sale--Louisiana. |
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Slave trade--Louisiana. |
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Slavery--Louisiana. |
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CONTAINER LIST
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Stack
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Folders |
Contents |
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U:219 |
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1-32 |
1804-1860, undated |
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Microfiche 2729 |
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1804-1860, undated |
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