Contents:
Introduction
Alphabetical List
Chronological Index

INTRODUCTION

The imprint of French culture on Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley has been deep and long lasting. French explorers and colonists were among the earliest Europeans to arrive in the region, beginning in the seventeenth century. Louisiana, named for Louis XIV, belonged to France for much of the 1700s and again from 1800 until it was sold to the United States in 1803. French settlers came to Louisiana both directly from France and indirectly from other areas. The latter included Acadians expelled from present-day Nova Scotia in the mid-eighteenth century and refugees from St. Domingue (present-day Haiti) in 1804. Some followers of Napoleon arrived in Louisiana after their leader's defeat in 1814. Other French immigrants came to Louisiana for a variety of reasons throughout the nineteenth century.

The French-language manuscript resources in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections (LLMVC) at LSU touch upon all these sources of French cultural influence. This guide to these resources includes descriptions of the papers of early colonists, French-speaking planters and free people of color in the nineteenth century, and residents of cities and towns like New Orleans and Natchitoches. The documents it describes came from farmers and merchants, writers and artists, women and men, the famous and the anonymous.

Collections in this guide are listed alphabetically, with a chronological index after the alphabetical listing. Brief descriptions include references to sources for additional information--either the LSU Libraries' catalog, which is accessible through the Internet, or the manuscript card catalog in the Special Collections reading room of Hill Memorial Library. Still additional information on some of these collections can be found in detailed finding aids in the reading room. Increasingly, electronic copies of these finding aids can be found on the World Wide Web site for Special Collections, where you can also find information about using the collections, searching the online catalog remotely, and asking us questions.

Acadian Handicraft Project. Records, 1939-1962. 19.0 linear ft. (8,658 items, 152 vols.). Location: 7:, 93:. Project launched in 1942 to preserve the language and culture of the French-speaking people of Louisiana. It was suspended around 1962. Records include correspondence, promotional materials, financial records, registers, and scrapbooks, and include papers of Louise V. Oliver documenting the day-to-day operation of the project. Manuscript music and French songs are contained in a scrapbook. Songs and some correspondence in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1800.

Account book, 1796-1799. 1 ms. vol., 1 mf reel. Location: Vault, Mss.Mf:A. New Orleans merchant. Account book recording names and accounts of customers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1054.

Addison, George W. Receipt, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and editor of the Opelousas Gazette. Receipt by George W. Addison for notice of the succession of Valry Roy. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Agramonte, Aristides. Notebook, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Notebook containing notes on grammar, philosophy, jurisprudence, rhetoric, mathematics, and agriculture; and a series of questions and answers. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 974.

Ambert, Joachim. Papers, 1838-1876. 9 items. Location: Misc. French military officer and nobleman. Personal papers consisting of passports and related items (1838-1840); two letters from Baron Ambert in New Orleans; a bill for accommodations in Niagara Falls, New York; and Ambert's French military service record. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1356.

Andry, M. T. (Michel Thomassin), 1811-ca. 1871. Family Papers, 1840-1882 (bulk 1858-1879). 1 linear ft. (199 items). Location: UU:66. Sugar planter of St. John the Baptist and St. Charles parishes, Louisiana, and resident of New Orleans. Collection includes correspondence and legal and financial papers. Letters received by Andry's daughter Rosa from his sons describe their participation in the Battle of Shiloh, campaigns in Kentucky, and skirmishes at Camp Beauregard in the Civil War. Partly in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1318. Complete finding aid.

Anonymous account book (h), 1866-1879. 1 vol. Location: F:1. Journal lists food, fuel, and beverages purchased for a restaurant in France. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 458.

Anonymous account, 1786-1788. 1 item. Location: Misc. Account of an unidentified merchant in New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 133.

Anonymous daybooks, 1856-1858. 2 ms. vols. Location: F:2. Accounts of sales by a free black (probably Oscar Dubreuil) for a general merchandise store in Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 833.

Anonymous diary, 1858-1860. Mss. 3504. See LeBret Diary. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3504.

Anonymous engineering notebook, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Civil engineering notebook containing lessons on construction of arches and mathematical formulas. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 83.

Anonymous essay, 1862 September. 1 item (141 pages). Location: Misc. Typewritten copy of an anonymous essay on some usages and idioms of the Indians of lower Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 138.

Anonymous letter, 1887 September 21. 1 item. Location: Misc. Family letter written on the letterhead of the Louisa Saw Mill, in Belle Rose, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1283.

Anonymous manuscript volume, 1862-1877. 1 item. Location: Misc. A commercial diary printed in New Orleans. Contents include 'Diary notes on the revolution of the Southern States of America'; personal and press comments on the seisure of the Trent; and poetry, songs, and parts of plays in commedia dell'arte style. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3545.

Anonymous notebook, ca. 1850. 1 ms. vol. Location: C:45. Notebook containing grammar notes and catechism questions. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Anonymous notebook, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:2. Notebook containing notes of lectures on physics and cosmography. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 86.

Anonymous notebook, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: C:45. Notebook containing geometric problems and definitions. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 552.

Anonymous receipts, n.d. 4 items. Location: Misc. Recipe of a St. Catherine doctor for medicinal tea; and others for mahogany stain, creole beer, and cornstarch pudding. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 170.

Anonymous ritual, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Ritual of a white supremacist organization. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Anonymous veterinary medicine notebook, 1840. 1 vol. Location: F:2. Notebook containing notes on the commercial jurisprudence of veterinary medicine, including Roman and French law; a consideration of various animal diseases; and models of various forms of commercial paper. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 284.

Asselin, Hacharie. Papers, 1837-1838. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Receipt for taxes on the land and slaves of H. Asselin and statement of N. Martin for tutoring and incidental expenses to Mrs. Hacharie Asselin. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

L'Athénée louisianais. Papers, 1876-1919, n.d. 570 items and 4 ms. vols. Location: UU:86. Society founded in 1876 to perpetuate French language and culture, successor to the French Society of New Orleans. Collection consisting of official correspondence and related items of the society. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1423.

Attakapas County Papers, 1808-1812, 1826. 26 items. Location: A:17, OS:A. Miscellaneous tax rolls and related items. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 10, 13.

Aubert. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc. Commandant of the fortress 'Laplace'. Notarized document describing the sale of a house and lot on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, by Aubert to La Foresto (1764). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 16.

Avart, Valentine Robert. Document, 1806. 1 item. Location: Misc. Sale (notarized copy) of a plantation by V. Robert Avart to Lancelot Pearson at public auction. The plantation near New Orleans was given to receivers by its former owner, Charles Latours. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 18.

Avet, Joseph. Document, 1848. 1 item. Location: Misc. Sale (copy) of a slave by Joseph Avet to Lucien Gex, New Orleans, March 27, 1848. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 610.

Babin, Felix E. Letter, 1862 September 20 and 1915. 2 items. Location: Misc. Letter from Vicksburg, September 20, 1862; and Chamber of Commerce of Quimper and Brest, France, 50 centimes note, 1915. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1876.

Babin, Pablo. Papers, 1772-1807. 5 items. Location: Misc:B. Spanish land documents and related items of the Babin and Landry families. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Badin, Norbert, d. 1903. Papers, 1829-1937 (bulk 1870-1890). 695 items, 3 ms. vols., 57 printed vols. Mss. 825. Free black planter from the Cane River settlement of Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, an area that was home to a large community of freedmen. Personal and business papers document Badin's activities as a planter, and include family correspondence, a journal, an account book, and miscellaneous printed items. Some items in French and Spanish. U:97-98, OS:B. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reel 1. For further information see online catalog. Complete Finding Aid

Balmer Plantation account, 1778-1782. 1 item (13 pages). Location: Misc. Indigo plantation located at Mirebalois, Haiti. Receipts and expenditures made by the manager of the plantation, and prepared by the firm of J. M. Leremboure, Lassale, and Company, representatives of Mr. Balmer on the island. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2270.

Barbier, Charles. Correspondence, 1806-1831. 11 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc:B. Planter in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Letters discuss family matters, planting conditions in Lafourche and Assumption parishes, and social and economic conditions in France. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2831.

Barel, Leona Queyrouze, 1861?-1938. Papers, 1800-1950 (bulk 1860-1937). 2,614 items, 31 printed vols., 23 ms. vols. Location: UU:68-72, Q:27, X:97-98, OS:Q, 99. French language writer, poet, essayist, and musician of New Orleans and New York City. Her father, Major Leon Queyrouze, was commander of the Orleans Guard Battalion during the Civil War. Papers include letters from writers and editors; literary writings and musical compositions; materials on the Anti-Lottery League; and Civil War and business papers of her father, a member of the factors' firm Queyrouze and Bois. In French and English. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 18-26. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1204, 1222, 1278, 1314, 1323, 1335. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Barrow, Bartholomew, 1836-1869. Family collection of sheet music, 1848-1891 (bulk 1861-1874). 4 items, 3 vols. Location: 65:. Planter of Eldorado Plantation, a sugar plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Collection of bound and loose vocal and piano sheet music collected by Barrow and his family. Some compositions in French, German, and Italian. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1379.

Baton Rouge census document, 1782. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Misc. Document, 'Etat general des blancs, libres et esclaves dans le district du Baton Rouge pour l'année 1782.'. Lists names of heads of families for white, free black, and slave population; professions of white and free black males; number of dwellings; production of indigo, tobacco, rice, corn, and lumber; and number of militiamen. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2514.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Letter, 1864 April 2. 1 item [photostatic copy]. Location: U:13. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Letter to Miss Julia Deslonde, New Orleans. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Beauregard, P. G. T. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 820.

Beille, Joseph, b. 1851. Family Papers, 1851-1887. 4 items. Location: Misc:B. Immigrant to Louisiana from Belesta, France. Papers consist of legal documents of family members: a birth certificate, a death certificate, a marriage certificate, and a passport. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 552.

Beraud, Jos. (Joseph). Guide homéopathique, 1876. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:20. Resident of Louisiana. Beraud probably owned a tract of land where the town of Leonville, Louisiana, is now situated. Bound manuscript volume giving instructions for treatment of and prescriptions for various diseases. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 801.

Bernard, E. L. Account books, 1838-1851. 2 ms. vols. Location: F:2. New Orleans merchant and importer. Journal and letter book of E. L. Bernard, who did business with Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and Missouri merchants. Many of the letters to business firms in France refer to merchandise being exported to New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 813.

Bernard, Simon. Letter, 1817. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter to Major-General Ripley, Bay St. Louis. It introduces Mr. Dubois-Mag'ny and is signed by General Bernard. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 26.

Bertrand, Alvin Lee, 1918- interviewee. Oral history interview, 1995. 5 sound cassettes (7.5 hours), transcript (276 p.). Location: L:4700.0524. LSU alumnus and Boyd Professor of Sociology/Rural Sociology. Boyd discusses growing up in rural Louisiana and the French language and Cajun culture. He also discusses loss of the small farm way of life; agricultural mores; the impact of mechanization on rural life in Louisiana; and the building of roads in the 1930s. He describes the general layout of the LSU campus in 1936 and comments on the many changes he witnessed while at LSU. He details his long association with LSU and the Sociology Dept.; the development of rural sociology at LSU; his work as an international rural sociologist; and his research and studies on health care needs. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0524.

Bertrand, Charles, Jr. Papers, 1866-1928. 728 items, 38 ms. vols. and 1 printed vol. Location: U:171, H:14. Planter of Cloutierville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Business papers and records of Charles Bertrand, Jr., and family documents (1676-1884) of members of the family in Couches-les-Mines, France. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 840, 867, 978.

Bichot, Jean Baptiste. Petition, 1781 March 29. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Bichot was an official of the area under the jurisdiction of the post of Pointe Coupee, in Louisiana. Item is apetition to Charles de Grand-Pré, commandant of the post of Pointe Coupee, La., requesting permission to inform Madame de Rocheblave to pay her debt to Sieur du Doigt. A list of her debts is included. An endorsement by Grand-Pré approves the action, and an addendum by Bichot records Rocheblave was informed to pay the debt. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4894.

Bienvenue Family Papers, 1779-1907, n.d. 143 items. Location: E:19. Planters of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, and New Orleans. Business papers of Alexandre Devince Bienvenue and Pierre Armand Bienvenue largely concern land ownership and sales in the Attakapas region, St. Martin Parish, and New Orleans. Collection also includes family letters and genealogical papers. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2604.

Billaud family. Papers, 1816-1868. 43 items. Location: U:20. Residents of New Orleans. Papers include correspondence documenting personal and business affairs, including the purchase and sale of skins; city and parish tax receipts; and a copy of Marie Isabelle Billaud's birth certificate. Letters in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 499, 1361.

Blanchard Family Papers, 1782, 1806, 1828. 3 items. Location: Misc. Residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana. Description and plat (one document), 1782; transfer, 1806; and lease of lands belonging to the Blanchard family. Partly in French and Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 30.

Blanchard, Joseph. Document, 1825. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Sale (notarized copy) of land and slaves of Joseph Blanchard to Timoleon Boissac. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 668.

Blanchet, Jean and Marie Mathilde Cabaret. Papers, 1841-1842. 11 items. Location: Misc. Residents of New Orleans. Papers include a power of attorney, signed in Paris, France, granted by them to M. M. Thon and Lubin Garnier, New Orleans; and receipts of the Blanchets, New Orleans, for payment of state, parish, and city property taxes. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 31, 52.

Bonnegent, Marie Jeanne. Document, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Fragmentary inventory and appraisal of a succession proceeding which lists property in St. Domingue. Document witnessed by Bullet. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1257.

Bookter, Alexander. Succession Papers, 1805 May 10. 1 item (9 leaves). Location: Misc:B. Slaveholder of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Slaves and other property were seized and sold at public sale after the death of Alexander Bookter by the Sheriff of St. Helena Parish for the payment of Bookter's debts. Affidavits of Ann Liles, William Liles, and John Mink regarding ownership of slaves and other property in the estate of Alexander Bookter. Signed by Spanish commandant of Louisiana, Carlos de Grand-Pre. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4514.

Bordelon, Leonce P., Diaries, 1876-1931, 2005. 15 v. Location: J:28. Avoyelles Parish, La., planter. Diaries of Leonce P. Bordelon reflect Louisiana plantation life in rural Avoyelles Parish during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Entries pertain primarily to plantation operations, the effects of climate on those operations, social activities, health and local elections. Some entries in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4952. Complete finding aid.

Bossier, Mrs. V. P. Account, 1838. 1 item. Location: Misc. Statement of account receipted by Follain, Fux & Co. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 33.

Boucry Family Papers, 1814-1884, 1910. .25 linear ft. (3 ms. vols., 1 microfilm reel [negative], 6 ms. items). Location: 3N:77-88, Mf. Planters in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Record books of the Boucry family containing plantation accounts and notes on family history. In French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 8. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 790.Complete finding aid.

Boucry, Hélène. Family Record Books and Papers, 1830-1910 (bulk 1830-1884). 9 items, including 3 vols.; vols. 2-3 also available on microfilm. Location: 77:88, Mss Mf:B. Sugar planters of Bonne Esperance Plantation, St. James Parish, Louisiana. Papers include record books of Hélène Boucry containing financial and genealogical information about the Boucry, Bonnecaze, Webre, and other related families. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 790, 800.

Boudousquie, Charles. Document, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc. Sale of slaves to Charles Roussel, signed by notary, with seal. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 34.

Boudreaux, Maximilien E. Family Papers, 1856-1927 (bulk 1866-1905). .4 linear ft. (78 items, 15 ms. vols., 1 printed vol.). Location: E:41. Sugar planter in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Boudreaux and his son Rene may have practiced tenant farming in the 1890s. Papers pertain largely to the cultivation and sale of sugar cane and the purchase of merchandise, and include correspondence, cashbooks, time books, a letterbook, and a memorandum book containing genealogical information. Some items in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reel 15. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1099. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Bourcier, Mrs. Catherine Silly. Document, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc. 7. Widow of François C. Bourcier. A document signed by the recorder of mortgages in New Orleans, certifying the non-encumbrance of a slave belonging to Madame Catherine Silly. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 36.

Bourcieu, Duree. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc. A sale of land by Duree Bourcieu, also spelled Bourcier, to Collet. Signed copy with signature of a New Orleans Notary. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 35.

Bourgeois, Louis Alexander. Certificate, 1788. 1 item. Location: Misc. Louis Alexander Bourgeois was born and baptised in 1762, the son of James Henry Bourgeois and Marie Anne Belamy. Copy of his baptismal certificate made from original records in the archives of the Parish of St. Roche, Paris, France (1788). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Bourgeois, Pierre. Family Papers, 1771-1821. 3 items. Location: Misc. Papers include a land transfer (1771), a property sale (1775), and a petition regarding ownership of slaves (1821). Partly in French and in Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 37.

Boutte, Baptiste. Papers, 1764, 1790-1791. 3 items. Location: Misc. Papers include an original land deed (1764) and two promissory notes (1790 and 1791). New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 38.

Bouyaud, C. Letter, 1803. 1 item. Location: Misc. Unsigned business letter dated May 16, 1803, and certified by C. Bouyaud on August 20. It is addressed to Mr. Stre. Bossier, Opelousas, Louisiana, and was written in New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3482.

Breaux, Manuel. Papers, 1785, 1831. 2 items. Location: Misc. Sale of property (copy) in St. James Parish, Louisiana, by Marguerite Breaux to Manuel Breaux (1785) and a document listing several land claims as found in the decisions of the Board of Commissioners for the Eastern District of Orleans (1831). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 42.

Breazeale, Robert. Certificate, 1794. 1 item. Location: Misc. Certificate signed by Durel, in 1794, verifiying Chitimachas Indian land in the Attakapas District cultivated by Robert [Breazeale]. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 889.

Breda, Jean Philippe, 1808-1882. Family Papers, 1776-1921. 1,070 items and 31 vols., 3 mf reels. Location: B:64-65, J:13, 98:, OS:B, Valut: 13, Mss.Mf:B. Physician and druggist of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Letters, personal papers, and business records of Dr. Breda concerning his medical practice, Louisiana politics, and family matters; together with correspondence and papers of his son, J. Ernest Breda, relating to the Civil War and politics. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 953, 966, 1021.

Bringier, Louis Amadee, 1827-1897. Papers, 1786-1901. 599 items and 14 vols. Location: T:96-97, F:9, OS:8, Mf. Planter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and Confederate officer. Bringier served as commander of the 4th Louisiana Cavalry and the 7th Louisiana Regiment in the Civil War. Papers include correspondence, business papers, military orders and communications, records relating to the administration of Hermitage Plantation in Ascension Parish and Houmas, Burnside, and Bagatelle plantations. Collection includes a letter (1862) telling of a woman killing a federal soldier in New Orleans; also includes papers (1786-1825) relating to the Augustin M. Tureaud family. Some items in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 1, Reels 1-2, or Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series I, Part 1, Reel 13. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 43, 139, 544. Complete Finding Aid

Brion letter, 1769. 1 item [typescript copy]. Location: Misc. Treasurer for the French colonial troops at New Orleans. Letter from Brion to his brother J. B. Brion, clerk of court in Paris, on the overthrow of the French troops in Louisiana and the lack of pay for the soldiers. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 949.

Brown, James, 1766-1835. Letter, 1827 September 13. 1 item. Location: Misc. Attorney in New Orleans who became Secretary of Louisiana (1804), United States attorney for the Orleans District (1805), U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1813-1817, 1819-1823), and Minister to France (1823-1829). Letter to the director of the Royal Museum of Paris, requesting permission for three of his fellow countrymen to visit the museum at a time when it was closed for a coming exposition. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1240.

Brunet, Francis. Document, 1788. 2 items. Location: Misc. Two certified copies of a land sale in Opelousas, Louisiana, to Charles Vivant by Francis Brunet. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 46.

Brunot, James M., d. 1856. Family Papers, 1827-1877. 27 items. Location: E:52, OS:B. Lawyer of Baton Rouge. Letters from Brunot to family members in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, deal with the death and estate of his brother Felix; economic development in Baton Rouge; and Louisiana inheritance laws, among other topics. A printed letter (1873) in French from the General Union of the French Societies of Mutual Aid in the United States supports republican government in France. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1242.

Burel family letter, 1839. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Personal letter from Mr. Burel to his family in Lyon, France. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. Letter, 1875. 1 item. Location: W:37. Louisiana writer. Letter reflects Cable's interest in Creole superstitions in Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1466.

Caillouet, Joseph. Document, 1828. 1 item. Location: Misc. Notarized document (copy) describing the sale of property in St. James Parish, Louisiana, by Caillouet to Pierre Michel (1828). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 54.

Campbell, Zoe J., d. 1866. Diaries, 1856-1866. 5 items; 10 ms. vols. Location: P:1, Misc:C. Resident of New Orleans; daughter of James and Zoe Lambert Campbell and sister of Lambert Campbell, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. Diaries document expenses, condolence visits, and piano lessons. Beginning in May 1861, they deal with the Civil War, including events in occupied New Orleans. Papers also include a funeral announcement for Campbell and a personal letter. In French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 4-5. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1274.

Carondelet, Luis Hector, baron de, 1748-1807. Papers, 1791-1819 (bulk 1792-1796). 11 items. Location: C:36. Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1792-1797. Letters address the debts of Nicolas Forstall and Guillermo Armand and securing a passport for Ygnacio Maria Spiller. Official issues include the boundary between Avoyelles and Rapides districts and completion of an inventory of military records. Included is a copy of sixteen rules of commerce by Carondelet and Andres Lopez Armesto governing the trade of the Spanish colonies (1793). In French and Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 59.

Carr, J. C. Letter, 1825. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Letter by J. C. Carr to J. P. M. Dubois, of Cloutierville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, pertaining to the succession of P. Quierri. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1464.

Carriere, Joseph Victor. Papers, 1790-1844. 16 items, 2 vols. Location: A:1. Physician and druggist of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Papers include baptismal certificates and records of slave sales. Medical account books (1819-1822) record patient visits, including slave patients. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 984.

Carriere, Severin. Papers, 1854-1871, n.d. 25 items. Location: B:10. Papers include personal and family correspondence all in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2543.

Chaperon, Jacques. Papers, 1764. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Notarized documents describe sales by Chaperon: a house and lot to Mr. De la Clair, merchant of New Orleans; and a house and lot to Mrs. La Tour. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 64.

Chatillon, Auguste de. Manuscript, 1845-1851. 1 item (typescript, 127 pages). Location: Safe:4. 'Souvenir du sejour aux Etats-Unis d'un artiste français (1845-1851).'. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1478.

Chatry, Jean L. F. Document, 1831. 1 item. Location: Misc. Will of Jean Louis François Chatry, made in New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 66.

Chatsworth Plantation store records, 1865-1893. .7 linear ft. Location: 33:33. Plantation in Louisiana purchased by the Gardere family in 1866 and managed by Fergus Gardere until 1895. Gardere also operated a cotton gin in partnership with Joseph Staring in the 1880s. Papers relate to the operation of the store and plantation at Chatsworth, and to the Gardere and Staring families. They include store ledgers recording accounts and payrolls. There is also material from a plantation journal in French and English. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4589.Complete finding aid.

Chemin, Camille. Letter, 1938. 2 items. Location: Misc. French author and resident of Paris, France. Letter and calling card from Camille Ce [pseudonym]. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Chevalier, Pierre. Papers, 1764-1766. 4 items. Location: Misc. Documents describing the sale of a house and lot in New Orleans; the sale of several pieces of furniture at auction; a request to sell at auction a house and lot; and a resolution of the Superior Council. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 67.

Chinarel, Adolphe. Letter, 1840. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Nantes, France. Business letter from Chinarel to John and Lubin Garnier of New Orleans pertaining to the bankruptcy of Chenard Freres. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 68.

Chol, Emmanuel, 1834-1916. Papers, 1845, 1854-1921, n.d. 1,213 items, 6 ms. vols., and 31 printed vols. Location: U:163-164, 65:29, 98:. Native of France, music teacher and composer of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Bills and receipts, manuscript and sheet music, pamphlets, and other imprints reflect Chol's professional career, his affiliation with the Catholic Church, and the education of his children in parochial schools. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1790, 1906.

Cior, Charles, 1819-ca. 1894. La musique, selon les sciences observées. L'histoire, la phylosophie, la physiologie, etc., etc., entendre, comprendre, se souvenir, 1885. 2 ms. vols. Location: H:20. Music teacher of New Orleans and native of Paris, France. Pedagogical manuscript containing lessons on music theory, exercises, and diagrams. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3287.

Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817. Document, 1811 April 25. 1 item. Location: OS:C. First governor of Louisiana. Claiborne was governor of the Territory of Mississippi (1801). He was appointed to receive Louisiana from France (1803) and served as governor of the Territory of Orleans and as governor of Louisiana. An Act of the Louisiana Legislative Council and of the House of Representatives providing for the payment of slaves killed and executed on account of the late insurrection in the Territory of Orleans and for dwelling houses burned by Negroes. In French and English. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Claiborne, William C. C. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 965.

Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817. Papers, 1806, 1811, 1813. 3 items. Location: Vault:4, F:11, BTC. First governor of Louisiana. Claiborne was governor of the Territory of Mississippi (1801). He was appointed to receive Louisiana from France (1803) and served as governor of the Territory of Orleans and as governor of Louisiana. Letter (1806) to Don Simon Herrera, governor of the Spanish province of Nuevo Leon (Texas). Letter (1811) to Martin Duralde, Seth Lewis, and Major Olivier. Proclamation (1813) of Claiborne to Judge Terrence Leblanc and Judge F. Bazile. One item in French. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Claiborne, William C. C., 1775-1817. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 71.

Clark, Samuel M. D. Ledgers and Papers, 1826-1869. 46 items, 3 vols. Location: M:25, Misc.:C. Jeweler in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, in the 1820s, and Justice of the Peace for West Baton Rouge Parish in the 1840s and 1850s. Collection includes three ledgers containing jewelry business and Justice of the Peace records. Miscellaneous materials include receipts, court records, and oaths. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3169.

Clarke, C. P. Letters, 1846, 1849. 2 items. Location: Misc. Protestant clergyman from Massachusetts. Letters from Clarke telling of his small congregation of French speaking people in New Orleans and later in Lafayette. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1493.

Clement, George. Family Papers, 1863-1876 (bulk 1863-1867). 13 items and 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc.:C, M-18. French-speaking farming family of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Collection includes financial papers, legal documents, personal papers, and a time book (1878) recording hours worked by agricultural laborers. Largely in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1148.

Cling, John. Document, 1828 December 23. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Deed of land sold by John Cling drafted by Edward Duffel, judge and notary public. Other names mentioned include Celestin and Jean Baptiste Cling, and witnesses Joshua Fish and Adolphe Seghers. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 552.

Conner, Lemuel Parker, 1827-1891. Family Papers, 1810-1953, n.d. 12.5 linear feet and 22 ms. vols. Location: A:, 98:C, OS:C, Vault, J:24. Planter from Natchez, Mississippi. Papers include correspondence, cotton statements, legal and business papers (including slave testimony in an alleged slave uprising, 1861), plantation records, and Civil War papers of Confederate soldiers and civilians, family letters from LSU and Smith College, and First Presbyterian Church (Natchez) records. Also included are papers of Levin R. Marshall, the Sessions family, and Henry R. Chotard; 256 pieces of published sheet music (1824-1883); a minstrel show program (1879); and miscellaneous programs of Natchez concerts and music recitals. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 3, Reels 14-18. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 81, 1403, etc. Complete finding aid

Close, John. Papers, 1802-1872 (bulk 1802-1859). 325 items. Location: U:134-135. Contractor's agent for the United States Army post at Opelousas and a cotton planter of Petit Bois Plantation, Port Barre, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He had relatives in Washington County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Mississippi. Correspondence to Close as an Army contractor's agent includes letters from New Orleans merchants concerning orders for supplies and other business at the Army post. Plantation papers consist mostly of correspondence of cotton factors in New Orleans. Personal papers include correspondence from Kentucky and Mississippi and genealogical information about the Chauvin family. Correspondence chiefly in French. Available on microfilm: UPA Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantation Series I, Part 2, Reels 17-18. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1646. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Cucullu, Simon. Papers, 1853. 3 items. Location: Misc:C. Papers documenting the sale at auction of land and slaves of the succession of Simon Cucullu to Joseph and M. Cucullu, including certificates of the sale and mortgage of the property. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 537.

Cuvillier, P. A. Correspondence, 1825-1826. 4 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Personal and business correspondence. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

Dansereau, Hercules, b. 1832. Account Books and Papers, 1807-1907 (bulk 1859-1906). 32 items, 5 ms. vols. Location: Misc:D, F:16. Physician of Thibodaux, Louisiana, and a member of the Scottish Rite Masonic Order. Papers include two medical ledgers (1860-1906) and a daybook (1874-1875); a minute book of the Scottish Rite Thibodaux Lodge No. 13 (1859-1861); and a minute book of the Philharmonic Society of Thibodaux (1861). Some manuscript volumes in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 823.

Daquin, Louis. Document, 1835. 1 item. Location: Misc. Sale (notarized copy) of slaves of the Daquin heirs of New Orleans to August Reggio of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 94.

Darby heritiers. Document, 1809. 1 item. Location: Misc. Jean Darby, resident of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Power of attorney to Darby. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 95.

Daumer, Simon G. Document, 1838. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Power of attorney (notarized copy) of Simon Gabriel Daumer to John and Lubin Garnier. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 96.

Davis, John. Document, 1839. 1 item [photofacsimile]. Location: Misc. Manager of the Orleans Theatre and the French Opera House in New Orleans. Last will of John Davis signed at Mandeville, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1048.

Dayries, B. E. Family correspondence, 1829-1848. 8 items. Location: Misc. Residents of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence of members of the Dayries family, principally Mrs. Dayries, from Mont-de-Marsan, capital of Landes, France. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1724.

De Beguer, Emma. Letter, 1869. 1 item [photostat]. Location: Misc. Resident of Baton Rouge. Personal letter by Miss de Beguer to a friend. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 778.

De la Roche Family Papers, 1834-1839. 4 items. Location: Misc. Papers include an account of Pierre de la Roche with T. F. Laville, a petition to the Probate Court in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, by the widow of Pierre regarding her husband's estate, and a letter from Madame Pierre de la Roche to her attorney. Letter in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 106.

DeBlanc, Charles. Slave bills of sale and memorandum, 1835-1854. 3 items. Location: Misc:D. French-speaking slave owner of New Orleans. Papers include slave bills of sale of Charles DeBlanc to Auguste and Octave Reggio of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and an undated memorandum to Luis DeBlanc. Slave bills of sale in French, memorandum in Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 100.

DeClouet, Alexandre (Alexandre Etienne), 1812-1890. Family Papers, 1787-1905 (bulk 1855-1888). 1.2 linear ft. (150 items, 37 vols.). Location: U:181, J:5. Sugar planter, Confederate congressman, and state senator from St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Beginning in the 1860s, DeClouet was active in the White League, an organization opposed to rights for black freedmen. Collection includes financial papers, legal documents, political papers, and correspondence. Financial records of Alexandre DeClouet and his son Paul document plantation management and labor issues. Political papers include White League materials. Some items in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reels 5-6. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 74, 258, 461, 756.Complete finding aid.

Deflandren, Jean B. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of land and house of Jean Baptiste Deflandren. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 103.

Degruy, P. H. O. Document, 1844. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Sale (notarized copy) of slaves to Madame Charles H. Delery of New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 104.

Delelis, O. Leon. Scrapbook, 1843-1874, n.d. 1 ms. vol., 1 microfilm reel. Location: UU:252, Mf. Schoolmaster and writer of St. Martinville and Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Scrapbook of manuscript writings and newspaper clippings, some pertaining to the Civil War and Reconstruction. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2677, 2677-88.

Delsarte, François Alexandre Nicolas, 1811-1871. Papers, 1811-1934 (bulk 1830-1899), n.d. 1,448 items, 74 ms. vols., 33 printed vols. Location: 35:82-95, OS:D. French educator, music and dramatic instructor, and originator of a widely recognized system of elocution. Professional papers contain materials relating to the study of pantomime; notes and manuscripts of writings by Delsarte's pupils, William Alger and James MacKaye, together with studies of the Delsarte system by S. S. Curry, Claude Shaver, and others. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1301. Complete finding aid in PDF

Demolliens, Alexander. Papers, 1839, 1840. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Paris, France. Papers pertain to the settlement of an account of François Verrier, merchant of New Orleans, and include a power of attorney to Aumont Thieville & Company, Paris, and a letter to John and Lubin Garnier, New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 108.

Depoux letter, [1834]. 1 item [typescript copy]. Location: Misc. Letter describing the circumstances of the attempted assassination of Mme. de Pontalba by her father-in-law, who in turn killed himself. Typescript of an original at Tulane University. In French, translated. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 949.

Derouen, Eloi Joseph. Notebook, 1844-1896, 1914. 1 ms. vol. on microfilm. Location: Mf. Cattleman of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Notebook containing genealogical data for the Derouen and Primeaux families, records of cattle markings and sales, a register of births of slaves, and a few daybook entries of accounts. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1953.

Despau, Marie S. C. Document, 1799. 1 item. Location: Misc. Request of Marie Carriere Despau for separation from her husband, Guillaume Despau of Opelousas, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 112.

Dissard, Mr. Letter, 1805. 1 item. Location: Misc. Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, New Orleans. Letter from Mr. Dissard to A. Douce, head of the Lodge in Lafayette, Louisiana, about raising a subscription for a monument to George Washington. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 116.

Dodard, Mrs. Jean. Document, 1832. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Bordeaux, France. Notarized document of Mrs. Jean Dodard giving power of attorney to John Garnier to sell slaves. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 118.

Dolhonde, Anthony. Receipt, 1834 April 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. Tax receipt by A. Cruzat for payment of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, taxes. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

Donaldsonville document, 1938. 1 item. Location: Impr. Reprint of first charter granted Donaldsonville, Louisiana, March 25, 1813, issued as a broadside for the 125th anniversary celebration in 1938. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 119.

Dornier, Jules. Account, 1859. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipted bill from Jules Dornier for merchandise. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 120.

Douglas, Lady Jane. Document, 1749. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Scotland. Document dealing with the family squabble between Lady Jane Douglas and her brother, and to the question as to whether the two children of Lady Jane and her husband Colonel John Stewart were born of Lady Jane in Rheims, France, or were adopted. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1691.

Doussan Family Papers, 1827-1872. 94 items. Location: U:300. Correspondence, financial papers, and personal papers of members of the Doussan family (primarily Antoine Doussan, Louise Perrin Doussan, and Auguste Doussan of East and West Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana, and France. Correspondence of Charles de Rabars of Bordeaux, France, is also included, as is a letter from General Baron Joachim Ambert. Most documents reflect the Doussans' planting operations in West Baton Rouge Parish; their financial and legal transactions in Louisiana and France; family activities, interests, and concerns; and the experience of French émigrés in Louisiana as they encountered Anglo-American culture and society. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4800. Complete finding aid

Dreux, Marie N. Document, 1801. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Will of Marie N. Dreux. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 122.

Drouillard, Jean Baptiste. Family Papers, 1794-1901, n.d. 165 items and 2 microfilm reels. Location: Mss.Mf:D and S:121. Planter of Santo Domingo and of New Orleans. Letters and documents concern labor and economic conditions on Santo Domingo after the rise to power of Toussaint l'Ouverture in 1793, and the lives of exiles from the island who resettled in the United States. For further information see online card catalog. Mss. 2590. Complete Finding Aid PDF | HTML.

Duboscq, Madame Dumon. Item, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Request from Duboscq, first name unknown, that Maccartie obtain some information concerning Madame Dumon and provide it to a merchant in Nantes. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

Duclos family. Records, 1855-1876. 3 ms. vols. Location: F:17. French-speaking African-American family in New Orleans that operated a furniture store and a liquor shop. Two volumes contain accounts for the furniture and liquor stores; a third volume contains miscellaneous notes. There is also a photograph of a black woman. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 689.

Duhart, Jean, fl. 1797-1805. Accounts and inventory, 1797-1805. 3 items. Location: Misc: D. Jean Duhart was possibly a store owner in New Orleans, La., or Acadia Parish. Lists people and amounts owed to Duhart for 1801-1805. Records for Nicholas Gravier's account with Duhart lists items purchased and amounts for 1797-1805. Inventory of goods, made by Judge Michel Cantrelle on June 29, 1805 at the request of Duhart and Jean Baptiste Poeyfarre. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4868.

Dupre and Metoyer and Company. Account book, 1830-1837, 1873. 1 vol. Location: F:15. General merchandise store in Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, owned by Emanuel Dupre and J. B. D. Metoyer, free blacks. Inventory of stock of Dupre and Metoyer and Company. An entry in 1873 records a mortgage due to Oscar Dubreuil. Copies of songs and drawings by Leatter Dupre are included in the back of the book. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 834.

Dupuy, Hélène. Diary, 1861-1865. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Typewritten copy of a diary kept by Hélène Dupuy during the Civil War. The diary mentions Louisiana Confederate units and Union activity around Donaldsonville. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Duran document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc. Document dealing with property in New Orleans. In French. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under De la Moitre, Duran. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 102.

Duranton, Jean B. Papers, 1841. 3 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Bordeaux, France. Papers of Jean Baptiste Duranton include a power of attorney to John Garnier and registrations of the succession of his wife, Galathee E. Duranton. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 129.

Ellis, Hazel. Family Papers, 1848-1938 (bulk 1903-1911). 5,451 items, 15 vols. Location: U:67-90, G:1. Hazel and Nellie Ellis were members of the Caswell Prewitt Ellis family of Montgomery, Alabama, and New Orleans. Personal papers of the Ellis family include financial records, legal documents, photographs, and correspondence. Most correspondence relates to family matters, health, and social events including Hazel's trip abroad in 1902. Much of the correspondence dated 1905 pertains to social events related to Hazel as Queen of Mardi Gras. Other letters are those of suitors written to Hazel and Nellie. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 467. Complete Finding Aid

Erre, Louise. Papers, 1891-1892. 35 items. Location: U:120. A group of letters collected by Madame Louise Erre, and a letter from her to Charles Lasseigne, editor of Le Meschacebe, about the possibility of his using them in his journal. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 739.

Etienne, Thomas François. Record book, 1845-1861. 1 ms. vol. Location: B:16. Resident of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Record book containing entries of sales and accounts at Etienne's store and diary entries. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2161.

Evans, J. Bruce, Papers, 1614-2005 (bulk 1930-1990). 31.5 linear ft., 26 v. Location: 92:82-109; OS:E; J:34-35; Vault:1. Baptist minister, religious counselor and civil rights activist. Correspondence, church records, sermons, workshop materials, printed items, photographs and audio tapes reflect Evans's ministerial career in Baton Rouge, La., at First Baptist Church and Fellowship Church. Personal papers [some items in French], business records and genealogical material document the ancestry of Evans and his wife, Anita Louise, and provide insight into the personal lives of family members. Papers also furnish histories of Bienville and Natchitoches parishes and Saline, La., and relate to Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve and to Dormon's activities as a naturalist. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4664. Complete finding aid (PDF)

Fadenville, Marie. Papers, 1874-1879. 27 items. Location: U:120. Letters from Marie Fadenville to her husband in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 238.

Febles, Jose R. Papers, 1818, 1849. 2 items. Location: Misc. Surveyor. Papers include a certification of a survey of Camarioca (1818) and an anonymous letter (typed copy) to the French consul at Pensacola, Florida, pertaining to improvements of the government's system of bonded warehouses (1849). In Spanish and French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 609.

Filhiol, Juan. Papers, 1794-1881. 18 items on 1 microfilm reel. Location: A:31, Mss.Mf:F. Commandant at Fort Miro, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, during the period of Spanish governance. Collection contains transcriptions of letters (1794, 1796) from Baron de Carondelet and Marquis de Maison Rouge concerning land claims in Ouachita Parish. Other documents deal with immigrants to Louisiana and a transfer of property in 1836. French transcriptions and English translations, written by G. Filhiol, date from 1842. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2438.

FILLMORE RANGER, 1856 August 18.  1 item. Location: Impr. Political paper published in Baton Rouge, George C. M'Whorter, editor. Contains the platform of the American Party; a letter by an old line Democrat of Georgia supporting former President Millard Fillmore, America or Know-Nothing Party candidate; and articles about James Buchanan. Partly in French and not complete. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Focillon, Henri, 1881-1943. Letter, 1923 January. 1 item. Location: Misc. Professor at the Sorbonne, art critic, and authority on Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Brief letter to an associate. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

Fontenette, Jacques. Document, 1812. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Will (copy) of Jacques Fontenette. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 146.

Forstall, Nicolas. Letter, 1790. 1 item. Location: Misc. Spanish colonial official in New Iberia. Official letter from Nicolas Forstall to Estevan Miro requesting authorization and funds to repair a road to New Orleans in the vicinity of Bayou Courtableu. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 382.

Fouque, Gabriel. Account book, 1838-1846. 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc. Native of France and teacher in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Accounts of Gabriel Fouque. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1724.

Fouque, Gabriel. Correspondence, 1831-1852, n.d. 10 items. Location: Misc. Native of France and teacher in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence from members of his family and friends in France. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

Fourchy, Alexandre François, 1787-1854. Family Papers, ca. 1848-1908, n.d. 185 items and 2 pamphlets. Location: U:117. Lawyer and writer of New Orleans. Family papers consist of correspondence and related items (1891-1895); family and religious cards; and 66 New Orleans trade cards. Included is a copy of Fourchy's Quelques Mots, a literary work dedicated to the memory of Napoleon I. Partly in French and in Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1692, 1694.

French Consular diplomatic documents, 1786-1822. 4 items. Location: Misc. Documents (1786-1807) from the French consulates of New York City and Baltimore, Maryland, pertaining to commercial and other interests of French citizens; and a draft of a communique (1822) from the French charge d'affairs in the United States. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1186.

French cooking recipes, n.d. 58 items. Location: Impr. Copies of handwritten recipes printed on cards. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1915.

French Society of New Orleans. Papers, 1851-1947 (bulk 1872-1891). 5 items, 4 ms. vols., and 3 printed vols. Location: U:114, F:8. New Orleans organization. Certified copies of minutes of the General Assembly of the Société francaise de bienfaisance et d'assistance mutuelle (forerunner to L'athénée louisianais), minute book of the Committee of Thirty, registers of tombs, and printed histories and reports. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 318, 1012.

Gaaton, C. Letter, 1836. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from C. Gaaton reproaching a friend for his lack of confidence in the future payment of interest. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 151.

Garnier, John and Lubin. Papers, 1820-1859, n.d. 371 items. Location: U:121. New Orleans commission merchants. Letters and miscellaneous accounts. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 155, 752.

Gasparin, Agenor de, 1810-1871. Letters, 1862-1871. 57 items. Location: U:100. French statesman, philanthropist, and writer on religion and abolition. Letters to the American translator of his books discussing the American editions and commenting on American politics, Abraham Lincoln, abolition, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1350.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Collection, 1720-1895 (bulk 1845-1857). 588 items, 6 ms. vols., 1 mf reel. Location: U:124-132, Valut: 7, Mss.Mf:G. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. Legal, business, literary, and personal papers of Charles Etienne Arthur Gayarre (1805-1895). Some items in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 156.

Gayarre, Charles, 1805-1895. Journals, 1835-1872 (bulk 1835-1868). 5 ms. vols., 1 mf. reel, 1 manuscript. Location: Vault 7 and Mss. Mf. Louisiana historian, jurist, and statesman. The five manuscript volumes (written in French and English) contain historical notes, excerpts of letters and documents, and agricultural notes, with the fifth volume containing a draft of the biography of General Jackson. The manuscript is a handwritten copy of Gayarré's History of Louisiana. It is written in French and dated ca. 1845. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4688.

Gendron, Charles E. Papers, 1879-1914. 780 items, 27 ms. vols. Location: C:53, H:23, O:4, 98:G. Storekeeper of Edgard, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, and agent for the Mississippi Packet Company. Papers mostly pertain to Gendron's work as an agent for the Mississippi Packet Company, including cashbooks, account books, and ledgers. Some personal papers are included. Collection contains French and English copies of the newspapersLe Meschacebe (1908-1912) and L'Observateur (1913). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 988, 1199.

Gentil, François J. Class roll book, 1853. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:21. Professor at Louisiana College, St. James Parish, Louisiana. Roll book containing names, attendance records, and grades of students. Caricatures are drawn on the pages throughout the book and initialed 'J. G.'. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 676.

Gentil, Jean-Sylvain. Papers, 1874-1901, n.d. 74 items. Location: W:15. Native of France and Louisiana poet, teacher, journalist, and publisher of Le Rappel Louisianais in Convent, Louisiana. Papers consist of handwritten, proof copies, and newspaper clippings of poetry by Jean-Sylvain Gentil. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1336.

Gilcreast, William. Document, 1793. 1 item. Location: Misc. Liquidation of a mortgage of property of William Gilcreast held by Joseph Roy of Opelousas Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 756.

Girard, Jeanne F. Letters, 1893-1899. 3 items. Location: Misc. Proprietor of the Hotel La Sarge in Pawhuska, Oklahoma Territory. Transcriptions and translations of two letters of Jeanne F. Girard to her brother, Albin Regnier; and a letter of Joe A. Regnier, son of Albin Reginier, written from Dallas, Texas, to his sister Anne. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 968.

Girard, M. D. Account books, 1847-1874. 2 vols. Location: G:8. French teacher in New Orleans. Journal recording pupils and income received for her lessons; record book including lectures contributed by members of her salon in 1865, and questions and answers asked at seances which she conducted. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 502.

Girard, William. Notebook, 1885-1888. 1 vol. Location: G:8. Notebook of William Girard containing material covered in his lectures on history. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 158.

Girault, Auguste, b. 1790 or 91. Papers, 1808-1845. 12 items. Location: Misc:G. Music professor in New Orleans. Girault (earlier known as Giraud) was a native of Nantes, France. Papers include passports, a discharge from military service, and correspondence, among it a letter from Dulisse Alleye recalling two years spent in prison with Girault. In French, one item in Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1145.

Girod, Joseph. Papers, 1816-1899 (bulk 1830-1880). 588 items, 6 ms. vols. Location: U:133, G:8. Native of France and planter of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, and nephew of Nicholas Girod, first elected mayor of New Orleans. Joseph Girod's brother, Francis Girod, lived in Paris, France, and New Orleans. Papers include letters from Francis Girod, some of them related to the estate of Nicholas Girod, which provided for the aid of New Orleans orphans of French parentage. Plantation journals (1838-1877) and a letter book (1825-1832) are also included. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 838, 853.

Godet, Desire. Papers, 1826-1881. 66 items. Location: U:133. French-speaking cotton planter of Port Barre, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Papers include letters to his parents, brother, and sister in Rouen, France. There are also bills, statements, and receipts from Opelousas merchants and statements of account with A. A. Mouton, Planters' and Merchants Agency. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 159.

Gottschalk, Louis Moreau. Letter, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Louisiana composer and musician. Letter to 'Mon cher Antony' introducing Louisa Scheibel, a pupil of Gottschalk. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1454.

Goudeau, Edme. Family Papers, 1670-1811, 1956, n.d. 15 items on microfilm. Location: Mf. Residents of La Rochelle, France. François and Pierre Goudeau were medical doctors of colonial Louisiana. Documents and accompanying notes consisting of medical commissions (1670-1722) granted members of the Goudeau family; and governmental orders and permissions (1756-1811) of François Goudeau and Pierre Goudeau. In French and Spanish with translations. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1377.

Gras-Lauzin Family Papers, 1783-1917 (bulk 1783-1866). 1 linear ft. Location: U:152-153. Don Antonio Gras was an early settler, merchant, and shipper of Baton Rouge and Natchez, Mississippi. Others in the family included Lewis Valentin Foelekel and Dr. Jean Lauzin. Papers include financial records of Antonio Gras and Lewis Foelekel; a thesis of Dr. Jean Lauzin (Paris, 1832); and personal letters from friends of the Lauzin family who lived in France. Collection also includes Civil War letters from Francis F. Palms, a Confederate soldier, and others to Henrietta Lauzin. Some items in the collection are in French and Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 5.

Grima, Alfred. Papers, 1863-1868 (bulk 1864-1866). 68 items. Location: U:154. Personal letters by Alfred Grima from Richmond, Mobile, Paris, London, Cairo, and New Orleans, to members of his family in New Orleans and Augusta. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 816.

Grima, Edgar. Letterbook, 1899-1900. 1 ms. vol. Location: F:16. New Orleans lawyer and notary. Letterpress copy book of Edgar Grima concerning legal services rendered clients including the heirs of John Slidell and Thomas P. Leathers, and Frank B. Williams. Volume also contains a few letters to Grima. In French and English. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1804.

Grima, Felix. Drafts, 1852. 5 items. Location: Misc. Drafts payable to the order of Miss B. A. Martin and signed by F[eli]x Grima. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1916.

Gros, Cypriere. Papers, 1843, 1845. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Lascallagne, France, and owner and proprietor of land in Louisiana. Papers of Cypriere Gros include a power of attorney for the sale of houses (1843) and a letter to Lubin Garnier concerning house rents (1845). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 167.

Guillory, Claude. Document, 1783. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Opelousas Parish, Louisiana. Sale of a slave of Claude Guillory to Jacques Michel and Jacques Gomez. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 756.

Guillot, Jean, farmer. Family Papers, 1787-1863 (bulk 1803-1863). 50 items. Location: C:45. Farmer in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Collection includes legal, land, and tax papers, and receipts. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1142.

Guion, Lewis, 1838-1920. Record books, 1859-1865. 2 ms. vols. Location: U:238. Lawyer in Thibodaux and New Orleans, Louisiana. Guion was an officer in the Confederate army in the Civil War, and later established a sugar planting partnership with his brother-in-law, Francis T. Nicholls. Two record books, one containing law examination questions from the University of Virginia, French language notes, and cash entries. The second is an official record book of Company H of the 26th Louisiana Regiment. Some notes in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1903.

Guiramond, Marel. Papers, 1821, 1825. 2 items. Location: Misc. Judge and resident of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Correspondence. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

Habert receipt, 1830. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipt from C. Genois, Faubourg, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1361.

Hacker, P. Correspondence, 1830-1831. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Letter from Hacker written from St. James Parish and Iberville Parish, Louisiana, to his wife, Emilie, telling of sending money and produce; commenting on business conditions and the high rate of interest in the city; and requesting news of his family. Included is a letter from Charles Maillot to P. Hacker requesting permission to marry Hacker's daughter. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1171.

Halgan, Etienne. Papers, 1834-1837. 5 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Paris, France. Papers pertaining to Halgan's marriage to Adeline Wilson and including a property settlement, marriage contract, and powers of attorney. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 168.

Hall, Edward. Papers, 1826-1829. 7 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Letters to Hall from friends. Part in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

Hall, George Otis. Family Papers, 1856-1900, 1990, n.d. (bulk 1856-1880). .7 linear ft. Location: T:54. George Otis Hall and his wife Charlotte Emma LeDoux Hall, owners of Magnolia Mound, a sugar and indigo plantation in Baton Rouge. From 1860 on they lived in England and Europe. Papers include correspondence, photographs, social invitations, and newspaper clippings. Topics include the education of the Hall children in Louisiana and Europe, the family's resettlement in Europe, and Magnolia Mound. Partly in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 12-13. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4320.

Hansen, Eduard T. (Eduard Theodor). Diary and writings, 1864-1868. 2 vols., 1 microfilm reel. Location: M:20, Mss. Mf:H. Native of Luxembourg who was discharged from the Confederate army in the Civil War and subsequently joined the U.S. Army as a member of the 2nd Missouri Light Artillery, stationed in Louisiana and then as part of the Powder River Expedition. Diary records Hansen's enlistment and service in the U.S. Army in Louisiana and in the Great Plains. It includes copies of letters received by Hansen as well as prose and poetry. In English, German, and French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 758.

Hardin, J. Fair, 1893-1940. Collection, 1718-1939. 2,225 items, 17 vols. Location: S-29-36, P-2, 78:66, OS:H, Map Case, 98:H, Vault:3. Shreveport attorney, vice president of the Louisiana Historical Society, and author of historical articles and a three-volume history of Northwest Louisiana. Collection contains correspondence, articles, copies of speeches, research materials and related papers pertaining to historical sites or events. Included are Civil War letters, Confederate money and notes, and research notes on the Red River campaign. Also included are two bound manuscript volumes: J. W. Sims letter book (1863-1864) and a minute book (1904-1911). Earlier materials relate to Indian agents and the Caddo Indians in northwest Louisiana and settlement and land claims in the area. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1014. Container List

Hart-Bonnecaze-Duncan Family Papers, 1775-1949 (bulk 1840-1875, 1905-1940). 2 linear ft., 2 mf reel. Location: T:18, OS:H, Mss.Mf:B. Baton Rouge families related by marriage. Leon Bonnecaze was a businessman and French consular agent; Samuel Hart was the first chief of the Baton Rouge Fire Department; Robert Hart served as Baton Rouge mayor in 1898-1902. Papers include correspondence and writings; legal records; financial records; ephemera; sheet music; and photographs. Papers provide some information on civilian conditions in the Civil War and on the Baton Rouge Fire Department. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3371, 4208.Complete finding aid.

Hasselmans, Louis, 1878-1957. Papers, 1825-1945. 116 items, 4 printed vols. Location: U:156, 11:10. Musician and conductor of the Opéra comique in Paris, France, and in Montreal, Canada; the Chicago Civic Opera; and the Metropolitan Opera (as director of French repertory). He later was professor of music at LSU. Collection includes papers and photographs of Louis Hasselmans and papers of his grandfather, Joseph Hasselmans, a native Belgian who conducted orchestras in Strasbourg and Marseilles, France. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 865.Complete finding aid. (Also available in PDF.)

Hebert, Raphael. Family Papers,1827-1960 (bulk: 1861-1960). Size: 3.5 linear ft. Location: S:137-140, OS:H.. Raphael Hebert family of West Baton Rouge and Iberville Parishes (La.). Collection is primarily papers of Raphael Hebert and his children Joseph Guy, Noel, and Marguerite, a school teacher. Correspondence, financial / legal papers, personal papers, printed items. and photographic materials reflect the family's involvement in civic, educational, and religious affairs and includes letters from Melanie Hebert while at student at St. Basil's in Plaquemine in the 1870s, as well as a few Civil War letters. Also included are records from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Brusly, La. For further information see online catalog or Complete finding aid (also in Printable Version). Mss 4769.

Hedat, Jean. Affadavit, 1844. 1 item. Location: Misc. Affadavit in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

Hello, Henri. Papers, 1937, n.d. 2 items and 1 pamphlet. Location: Misc. French author and nephew of Ernest Hello. Letter from Henri Hello referring to the preparation of a bibliography of the works of Ernest Hello, and an autographed copy of a reprint of the preface in Abbe Cauwes' Ernest Hello (Paris, 1937). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2057.

Helluin, Pierre Firmin. Letters, 1838-1855. 1 vol. Location: C:21. Native of France and trade store owner in Napoleonville, Louisiana. Collection contains photocopies of original letters written by Helluin to relatives in France and later transcriptions of them. Genealogical information and photocopied church records are also included. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4649.

Henriot, J. Poem, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc. Poem entitled 'L'ouragan de la Cheniere Caminada' describes destruction of a Louisiana village by a hurricane in October 1893, and lists names of some of the victims. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2611.

Hero, Andrew J., Jr., b. 1839. Family Papers, 1829-1905 (bulk 1840-1890). 1.1 linear ft. (599 items, 2 ms. vols., 4 printed vols.). Location: U:160, O:1, OS:H. Captain in the Washington Artillery of the Confederate Army, and land owner and agent in Louisiana and Texas. Papers include correspondence, financial, professional, and political papers and photographs that document Hero's career and personal life. Includes some items in Spanish and in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 7-8. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 976, 977, 994, 1030, 1039. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Hicky, Philip, 1778-1859. Family Papers, 1667-1846 (bulk 1814-1815). .4 linear ft. (53 items, 1 vol., 1 artifact) and 1 microfilm reel. Location: U:122, Vault., Mss.Mf:H. Planter of Hope Estate Plantation, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Hicky built the first sugar mill in East Baton Rouge Parish in 1814. Collection is comprised of official papers pertaining to the West Florida controversy and the Battle of New Orleans; correspondence; personal papers of Philip Hicky; papers of Daniel Hicky, including family and business correspondence; memorandums; and a Spanish ordinance and instructions concerning wills. Papers also contain French military orders and letters from Carlos de Grand-Pre some of which Kemper rebellion. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 720, 2007, 2035.

Honore Daigre – Adelaide Hebert Sale, 1856, November 17. 1 item. Location: Misc: H. Honore Daigre and Adelaide Hebert were residents of Iberville Parish, La. A true copy of sale and adjudication of the sale of the plantation, land, and slaves of Honore Daigre and Adelaide Hebert, Iberville Parish. Includes a listing of their slaves' ages, sex, and family relationships, as well as a description of land and moveable property. In English and French. For further information see online ecatalog. Mss. 4888.

Huguet, Adolphe H. (Adolphe Hiram), 1837-1928. Family Papers, 1850-1951. 20 items, 6 vols. and 1 microfilm reel. Location: UU:255, Mss.Mf:H, and OS:H. The related families of Adolphe H. Huguet and William S. Pike were influential in the economy and politics of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Papers include scrapbooks, correspondence, death notices, photographs, legal papers, and other materials relating to the Huguet and Pike families in Louisiana, as well as to their relatives living in Spain and France. Some items in French and Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3805. Complete Finding Aid.

Iberville Parish (La.) Parish Court. Probate sale, 1837 February 14. 1 item. Location: Misc:P. A broadside for a probate sale to take place March 1837 in the Parish of Iberville (La.) for the estate of Robert Loyd. The items to be auctioned include the undivided half of a plantation, livestock, and slaves. Slaves are listed by name and their age. The item is signed by John Dutton, Parish Judge. In English and French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4892.

Iberville, Pierre L. d'. Document, [1693 October 8]. 1 item [photocopy]. Location: Impr. French explorer. Photocopy of a printed copy of a marriage contract between Pierre Lemoyne d'Iberville and Marie Therese Pollett de la Combe Pocatiere, executed in Canada. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1048.

Innerarity, John. Papers, 1800-1854. 48 items. Location: B:50. Vice Consul of France at Pensacola, Florida, and a member of the firm John Forbes and Company, which engaged in trade with Native Americans along the Gulf Coast. Correspondence documents shipment of goods, accounts, and purchases of slaves for a plantation in Georgia. Letters relating to Innerarity's French consular service (1835-1853) discuss land claims, political appointments, and the Mexican War. Some items in French and Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1271, 1273.

Jacob Family Papers, 1805-1836, n.d. 12 items. Location: Misc. Residents of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Letters from relatives and friends. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

Jacotot Institute. Report, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc. Institute for young men in New Orleans. School report signed by Louis Caboche, director of the Jacotot Institute. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

Johnson, Charles Andrew, 1818-1896. Papers, 1832-1896 (bulk 1858-1894). 514 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: UU:65. Native of New Haven, Connecticut, and a lawyer in New Orleans. Johnson served as a judge in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, (1843) and in 1855 began a partnership in a New Orleans firm. Collection contains passports, letters (1858), military passes (1863-1864), a receipt for bonds (1864), bank checks (1866-1869), and two letters and a newspaper clipping (1873) relating to lawsuits of Johnson. Some letters in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1318.

Joly, Auguste. Document, 1811. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale (notarized copy) of slaves by Auguste Joly to Louis C. deBlanc of Attakapas. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 190.

Joly, Marianne Webb. Certificate, 1832. 1 item. Location: Misc. Copy of birth and baptismal certificate (1802) of Marianne Webb Joly from the records of St. John the Baptist Church, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Jones, Mary C. Notebooks, 1891-1893. 2 ms. vols. Location: G:21. Resident of New Orleans. Notebooks (1891-1893 and n.d.) of Mary C. Jones containing literary material. In French and English. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 192.

Jourdan, Noel. Letter, 1828. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Personal letter from Noel Jourdan to his cousin. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 222.

King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Selected Papers, 1864, 1883-1933, n.d. 942 items. Location: UU:12-13. New Orleans writer and historian. Business and personal correspondence pertaining to her literary career, European travels, and social and family life; and some family correspondence, principally of Grace King's sister, Annie R. King. Partly in French. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under King, Grace, 1852-1932. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1282.

Kleinpeter, George, b. 1800. Family Papers, 1804-1918. .3 linear ft. (85 items; 3 vols.). Location: B:40, OS:K. Farmer of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. He and Augustine Daigre married about 1830 and had at least four children--William, George Augustin, Alice, and Josephine. Papers include Civil War letters from William and George Augustin to their mother; legal documents; and miscellaneous family papers. Some items in French and Spanish. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 11. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 864, 1029. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Kleinpeter, Joseph, b. 1798. Family Papers, 1817-1895. .25 linear ft. (51 items, 1 ms. vol., 1 printed vol.). Location: C:63, OS:K, 99:. Sugar planter of Variety Plantation in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Papers include land records, slave sales, mortgages, and succession documents. A record book includes entries of slave births (1822-1852); there are also Civil War military papers and two Bureau of Refugees labor contracts (1865-1866). Some items in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 9. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1241.

Kowalski, G. Papers, 1839-1841. 5 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Bordeaux, France. Letters from G. Kowalski to Jean and Lubin Garnier, New Orleans, concerning wine shipments and business conditions. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 203.

La Clair, Fusellier de. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of property by Fusellier de la Clair to Jacques Chaperon. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 204.

La Coste, Marie Louise. Receipts, 1803, n.d. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Receipts for payment of rent. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1244.

La Cour, Antoine. Document, 1848. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale (notarized copy) of a slave by Antoine la Cour to Eugene Rochereau. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 205.

La Freniere, Nicolas C. de. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc. Act of sale for land sold by Nicolas C. de la Freniere to Helen Fasende Laissard, New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 207.

La Houssaye, Sidonie de. Collection, n.d. 21 vols. Location: F:17, Mf. Louisiana French author of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Manuscript drafts of short stories written by Madame Sidonie de la Houssaye (1821-1894) and published under the pen name of 'Louise Raymond.'. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 105.

La Houssaye, Sidonie de. Papers, [between 1880-1894]. 21 vols. and 4 microfilm reels. Location: F:17 and Mss.Mf:L. Louisiana French author (1821-1894) of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Manuscript drafts of short stories written by la Houssaye and published under the pen name of 'Louise Raymond.'. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 105. Complete finding aid

La Poype, Jean François, Marquis de. Letter, 1803 March 17. 1 item. Location: Misc.General in the French army in St. Domingue. Letter to Admiral La Touche Treville telling of plans to send his wife and children back to France and requesting advice on how to send them. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3134.

Laurent Dupre. Affidavit, 1780. 1 item. Location: Misc:D. Affidavit by Derbonne regarding gambling by Jean Poiret and Pierre Decou at the home of a man named Nicolet. The affidavit was witnessed by several citizens and certified by Charles DeClouet. An annotation by Charles de Grand-Pré, commandant of the Pointe Coupee District, and dated January 2, 1781, dismisses the case because it was not proved within the time required by statute. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4895.

La Villebeuvre, Jean Ursin. Family Papers, 1806-1917 (bulk 1840-1880). 1,022 items, 39 vols. Location: B:48-49, J:4. Jean Ursin La Villebeuvre and his son, Eli Faurault La Villebeuvre, New Orleans commission merchants. Papers of the la Villebeuvre and the related Jourdain, Forstall, Roman, Peters, and Hyman families of New Orleans. Collection includes business and legal records as well as some family and personal papers. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 812.

Lacour Family Papers, 1828, 1831. 2 items. Location: Misc. Acts of conveyance of sale of slaves to Pierre Lacour, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (1828) and sale of land to Villery B. Lecour, Natchitoches Parish (1831). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 849.

Lafayette, Marquis de. Papers, 1817, 1830, 1848. 3 items. Location: Misc. French reformer and participant in the American Revolution. Thank-you notes by the Marquis de Lafayette, and his son, George Washington Lafayette; and a letter by Lafayette's grandson, Oscar Lafayette. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1541.

Lakanal, Joseph, 1762-1845. Letter, ca. 1824-1830. 1 item. Location: Safe:12. French Revolutionary free-thinker and head of the College of Orleans in New Orleans. Letter from Mobile, Alabama, to Monsieur Arnault, member of the Institute of Paris, justifying his resignation as president of the College of Orleans in July 1823. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 244.

Lakanal, Joseph, 1762-1845. Letter, n.d. 1 item. Location: Safe:12. French Revolutionary free-thinker and head of the College of Orleans in New Orleans. Letter about the punishment of a disobedient young slave and problems of master-slave relations. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2107.

Lakanal, Joseph, 1762-1845. Papers, 1793-1834, n.d. 21 items. Location: Safe:12. French Revolutionary free-thinker and head of the College of Orleans in New Orleans. Letters from free-thinkers, scientists, teachers, artists, and learned men of the first Republic of France. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1312.

Lamarque, Charles. Document, 1850 August 12. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of a slave woman, Rosa, by Charles Lamarque to Henry Rance. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 208.

Lambremont, John D. Family Papers, 1905, n.d. 1 ms. vol. on microfilm. Location: Mf. E. Himel Sacre Coeur Convent notebook containing essays and studies on religion and other topics. It also includes genealogical information about the Himel, Poche, and Cantrelle families. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2863.

Lanaux, George. George Lanaux and Family Papers, 1830-1915. 3 linear ft. (3,100 items). Location: UU:61-63, J:9, OS:L, 104-105. Planter of Bellevue Plantation in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and later president of the New Orleans Insurance Association. Papers include correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, and photographs documenting the Lanaux family, plantation management, slave holdings, and land sales. Partly in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reels 11-13. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1318.

Lanaux, Mrs. Arnold. Papers, 1810-1837. 8 items. Location: OS:L. Resident of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Papers pertain to the mortgage of lands and slaves from the estate of Arnold Lanaux, including an inventory of the estate of George Rixner (1810) and documents of the Citizens' Bank of Louisiana (1836). In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 668.

Landry Family Papers, 1837-1900. 466 items, 12 small notebooks. Location: U:198. Residents of Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. The majority of letters are personal and are written by various members of the family, including some relatives from Quebec. The later correspondence has a good percentage of business letters. The documents include bills, reciepts, and sugar sales. Some in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 8. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 731. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Landry, Jeanne. Letter, 1888. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, sending New Year greetings. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1283.

Landry, Severin. Family Papers, 1838-1887 (bulk 1843-1882). 148 items, 2 vols. Location: U:199, G:15. Sugar planter of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Collection includes personal and family correspondence, business and financial records, plantation regulations, and a daybook (1846-1849) and journal (1846-1865) kept by Dufossard Landry recording sales of plantation produce. Chiefly in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 8. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 210.

Landry-Pedesclaux family correspondence, 1806-1896. 38 items. Location: W:52. Related families of south Louisiana. Correspondence among members of these families in Louisiana and in the Northeast U.S. includes comments on business, national politics, and college life at Georgetown University and schools in Massachusetts. Some letters in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3566.

Lapanne, Jean, 1769-. Légion d'honneur certificate, 1820. 1 item. Location: Misc. Certificate bearing the signature of French King Louis XVIII. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3150.

Larose, Rosemond. Document, 1853. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of a slave of Rosemond Larose to Charles Lamarque, Jr., New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 537.

Laurans, J. Account book, 1827-1828, 1836. 1 vol. Location: J:11. Ledger of a general merchandise store in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Laurans, Pierre. Act of sale, 1832. 1 item. Location: Misc. Copy of act of sale (1810) of land in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, by Pierre Laurans to Joseph Descuirs. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1147.

LeBlanc, Auguste. Family Papers, 1812-1866 (bulk 1859-1866). 5 items (includes 1 vol.). Location: Misc:L, G:16. Cotton planter on Happ Retreat Plantation near Grosse Tete, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Papers consist of documents relating to Octave LeBlanc of Plaquemines Parish and Louis LeBlanc of St. Martin Parish and a plantation record book kept by Auguste LeBlanc. The record books contains entries for daily work performed and slave assignments. Memoranda discuss runaway slaves working in Baton Rouge with the Federal Army, an expense account of building materials used to construct the Grosse Tete Chapel, and accounts with neighbors. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reel 17. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 214.

LeBlanc, Sam A. Papers, 1921-1955 (bulk 1937-1955). 2,054 items, 11 ms. vols., 3 printed vols. Location: E:59-62, OS:L. Judge of the Twenty-third Judicial District Court (1921-1929) and of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (1949-1954).. Personal papers of Judge LeBlanc reflecting his various civic and personal interests. Included are papers relating to the Chief Justice White Memorial Association and the Assumption Golf Club; speeches in French and English; and miscellaneous items. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1395.

Lebrai Brothers. Account book, 1829-1830. 1 vol. Location: G:15. Accounts of a general merchandise firm of New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 215.

Lebret diary, 1858-1861, 1977 (bulk 1858-1861). 1 item, 1 vol. and 1 microfilm reel. Location: Vault:12 and Mss.Mf:L. The Lebret family of Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, La., was headed by Peter (a.k.a. Pierre) Lebret, French-born owner and operator of Lebret and Hearsey, a general merchandising firm in Bayou Sara, and Fancy Point Plantation. Diary, probably written by Peter Lebret's sister-in-law. She mentions caring for children and slaves, teaching children, sewing, housekeeping, business dealings in trying to purchase more land, Waterloo Plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, and local and family news. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3504.

Lebret & Hearsey. Record books, 1838-1875. 22 vols. Location: G:14. General merchandising firm in Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Peter Lebret was an owner and operator of Lebret & Hearsey. Manuscript volumes containing Lebret & Hearsey records include 12 journals (1838-1869); 9 ledgers (1842-1874); and an index. Part in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 216.

Lebreton document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc. Adjudication concerning a house and land of Mr. Lebreton to be sold to Mr. Guachinard, New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 217.

Lefevre, Paul. Letter file book, 1856-1859. 1 vol. (218 items). Location: F:8. Resident of Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and apparently a drygoods merchant dealing in women's apparel and accessories. Business correspondence of Paul Lefevre and his wife from New Orleans and New York merchants. Included are a few letters from customers. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 754.

LeFort letter, 1855. 1 item. Location: Misc:L. French publisher and author. Letter from LeFort in Paris, France, to G. V. Audubon in New York concering the publication of works by his father, John James Audubon, by French, German, Dutch, and Belgian publishers. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3635.

Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942. Papers, 1815-1955 (bulk 1918-1919). 17 items, including 1 vol. Location: U:116, Misc:L. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps and Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute. Originally from Point Coupee Parish, Louisiana, Lejeune attended LSU before graduating from the Naval Academy. Papers document Lejeune's military career and include a citation for the Cross of the Commander of the Legion of Honor (in French) and biographical materials. An 1815 letter deals with the Battle of New Orleans. One item in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1690, 2553.

Leonard, Theodule. Papers, 1841-1896. 135 items. Location: C:55. Planter, tax collector, and sheriff of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and captain of Company O of the West Feliciana Regiment of the Louisiana Militia in the Civil War. Letters relate Confederate manuevers around Columbus, Kentucky. Some papers and letters in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 12. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1209.

Letter to Chs. [Charles] Biberon, 1856, Dec. 1. 1 item. Location: Misc: L. Anonymous letter (in French, with English translation) that refers to the hurricane that struck Last Island (a barrier island south of Houma, La.) in August 1856. The resort hotel and surrounding gambling establishments were destroyed, over 200 people perished, and the island was left void of vegetation and split in half. Letter mentions the affect the storm had on families, and cane and cotton crops. Appears to be the first page of a longer letter, since it bears no closing or signature. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4936.

Livingston, Edward, 1764-1836. Papers, 1801-1836 (bulk 1820-1835). 74 items [some items photostats]. Location: U:219. U.S. congressman and senator from Louisiana, U.S. Secretary of State, and Minister to France. Documents and letters relating to the controversy over the Batture Ste. Marie in New Orleans. Includes letters from Denis Prieur, mayor of New Orleans, and a photostat of an Aaron Burr letter. Partly in French. Filed in the manuscript database under Livingston, Edward. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 516, 644.

Louis XIV. Document, 1665. 1 item. Location: Misc. Document signed by Louis XIV to the governor of the Bastille, sentencing a prisoner to the Bastille. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1664.

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Cash journal, 1788-1793. 4 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Vault 31 [5]. Cash journal for the royal household kept by M. Le Roy, cashier of the general treasury of the house of the King and Queen, and audited by Randon de la Tour, administrator of the public treasury. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1800.

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Volume, 1770-1788. 1 ms. vol. Location: Safe 31 [5, 1]. Volume containing six pamphlets and one manuscript pertaining to the royal court of France during the reign of Louis XVI. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1861.

Louis XVIII, 1755-1824. Document, 1787. 2 items. Location: Misc. Document signed by Marie Josephine Louise, Countess of Provence and wife of Louis XVIII, listing household allowances for the year 1787. Also a lithograph portrait of the Countess of Provence by Delpech. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2025.

Louisiana Constitutional Convention petition, ca. 1879. 1 item. Location: Misc. Petition of the citizens and taxpayers of New Orleans requesting the president and members of the Constitutional Convention of Louisiana to reject illegal debts of the State and to limit state taxation. A letter written by A. Garnier is attached. Letter in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 231.

Louisiana military document, 1767. 1 item. Location: Safe 13 Fra. Payroll sheet for a French colonial regiment garrisoned in New Orleans, giving names of officers and amounts due soldiers in settlement of their pay for the year 1759. Certified by Governor Louis Kerlerec and others in 1767. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1191.

Louisiana State Lottery collection, 1840-1905 (bulk 1879-1890). .3 linear ft. Location: OS:L. Incorporated in 1868, the Louisiana State Lottery Company operated in New Orleans until ca. 1894 when it relocated to Honduras. It was broken up by the U. S. Department of Justice in 1906. Collection includes letters received, order and remittance forms, lottery tickets, lists of prizes awarded, broadsides, publications, and newspaper advertisements; Anti-lottery League of Louisiana memorabilia; and imprints from out-of-state lotteries. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 854.

Louvell, Mrs. Auguste. Papers, 1811-1859. 10 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Brest, France. Papers include a bill, invitation, letter from banking house, business cards, a protest of a note of Peter Desanes, and settlement of accounts upon the dissolution of the partnership of Duchamp and Peillon. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 233.

Macarty, Augustin. Broadside, May 1, 1817. 1 item. Location: Misc.: M. Sixth mayor of New Orleans, La. (1815-1820). Broadside contains articles 7 and 8 of the ordinance concerning the conservation and use of Bayou St. John, New Orleans, La. Signed by Aug[ustin] Macarty. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4407.

Macarty, Jno. (John). Family Papers, 1764-1935 (bulk 1764-1837). 9 items. Location: B:50. Native of France and resident of New Orleans. Macarty owned a plantation home near New Orleans which was used by Andrew Jackson as a field headquarters in 1815. Papers pertain to the estate of John Macarty and include a forty-page inventory of the contents of his New Orleans residence and the Macarty plantation home. Also included is a roll of the Royal Legion of the Mississippi Militia (ca. 1798). In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 270, 496.

MacKowen, John C. (John Clay), 1842-1901. Papers, 1846-1966 (bulk 1897-1901). 103 items, 3 printed vols. Location: E:64. Planter and physician of Jackson, Louisiana, and owner of a property in Anacapri, Italy. Letters concern the education of John MacKowen and his brothers in New England schools, MacKowen's Confederate service during the Civil War, the education of African Americans by plantation women, and the MacKowen property in Italy. Some letters and papers in Italian and French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2465.

Manchosse document, 1820. 1 item. Location: Misc. Residents of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Transfer of property (copy) of Charlotte L. and Augustine P. Manchosse to Augustine Bourgeas. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 276.

Manne, François. Papers, 1788-1795. 4 items. Location: C:8. Resident of Opelousas Parish, Louisiana. Papers pertaining to the settlement of his estate. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 278, 756.

Manuel-Richaud Family Papers, 1862-1873, 1892-1918, n.d. 57 items. Location: UU:110. Residents of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Letters, bills, receipts, and other related items of the Manuel and Richaud families containing information from relatives in France, and furnishing prices of articles and charges for services. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1480.

Marigny, Bernard. Document, 1823 November 29. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Certification of receipt of the will of Bernard Marigny signed by P. Pedesclaux, notary public. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 282.

Marigny, Pierre. Letter, 1796. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Personal letter from Pierre Marigny to Olivier de Nezin of Attakapas. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 282.

Marionneaux, Marie Doralise. Certificate, 1855. 1 item. Location: Misc. Copy of birth and baptismal certificate of Marie Doralise Marionneaux (baptized in 1815) from the registers of births and baptisms of St. Gabriel's Church, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, 1855. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

Martin, Eugene. Manuscripts, 1851-1857, 1867. 5 items, 4 ms. vols. Location: A:16. Writings of an antebellum educator who conducted a private school in New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2138.

Masicot, Augustin. Document, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Inventory (copy) of land and slaves of the estate of Augustin Masicot. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 668.

Mather, Louise. Notebook, 1875. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:20. School notebook containing essays. In French and English. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 794.

Mazant book of poems, 1848-1859. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Lieutenant Colonel and aide-de-camp to the governor of Louisiana. Poems in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

McMullin, Thomas. Document, 1828. 1 item. Location: Misc. Affidavit of McMullin, made before Jean Pierre Dubois, a justice of the peace of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, of an assault upon him by Henri Baler. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 849.

Mejarc, C. Letter, 1859. 1 item. Location: Misc. French consul in New Orleans. Letter from C. Mejarc to Gerard Stith, mayor of New Orleans, recommending Mr. Bruguiere. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 289.

Menard, James. Letter, 1829. 1 item. Location: Misc. Envelope addressed to Manuel Andry, New Orleans, from James Menard, Baton Rouge, contains an endorsement regarding the recommendation of Charles C. Comme as notary. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 303.

Metoyer, Adeleda. Papers, 1845-1897. 52 items. Location: A:1. Free woman of color, Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Bills and receipts (1845-1860) are for medical care, taxes, freight, and merchandise. Included are statements of account (1873-1874), from Miltenberger & Pollock, New Orleans factors, to Mrs. Philomene Metoyer. In French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reel 1. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 836.

Metoyer, Louis. Document, 1823. 1 item. Location: Misc. Free black of Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Act of conveyance of sale of land by Metoyer to Augustin Metoyer. In French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reel 1. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 849.

Meullion family. Papers, 1776-1906 (bulk 1776-1796). 121 items. Location: U:230. Free black family of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Louis Augustin Meullion and his son Jean Baptiste (whose mother was a slave) were slaveholders; the son owned a plantation on Bayou Teche. Collection includes slave bills of sale, land sales, and other financial records; manumission papers for Maria Juana and her son Baptiste Meuillon; and an amnesty oath taken in 1865 by Miss Belazaire Meuillon. In French, English, and Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 243, 294.

Mietton, Pierre. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of land and a house by Pierre Mietton to Etienne Caraby. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 224.

Milne Asylum Papers, 1840-1856. 36 items. Location: Misc:M. The Milne Asylum was established by the charitable bequest of Alexander Milne, a Scottish immigrant of New Orleans. He bequeathed money and property for the establishment of the Milne Asylums in Milneburg, one for orphan boys, the other for girls. Papers include agreements and orders of appropriations from the estate of Milne for the Milne Asylums, certificates of fees paid by the asylums for goods and services, mortgage documents, and insurance receipts. Included are a request for the admission of a foundling to the asylum, the release of a boy to the asylum by his mother, and papers related to the title of land involved in the Milne bequest. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1170.

Minor, William J., 1807-1869. Family papers 1779-1941 (bulk 1830-1870). 410 items, 37 vols. Location: U:229-230, H:2, Mf. Sugar planter of Southdown and Hollywood Plantations in Terrebonne Parish and Waterloo Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Minor was president of the Agricultural Bank of Natchez, Mississippi. Collection includes plantation records; banking papers; and personal correspondence of the Stephen, William J., and Henry C. Minor families of Natchez and Terrebonne Parish. Some letters in Spanish and French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 3, Reels 1-4. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 519. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Miro, Estevan Rodriguez, 1744-1795. Letters, 1782-1791. 20 items [typed copies]. Location: Misc., BTC, Safe:15. Governor of Spanish colonial Louisiana. Letters from Miro to Alexandre de Clouet, Commandant of Attakapas and Opelousas, and to St. Marc Darby and Juan de la Villebeuvre, government officials at Opelousas pertaining to administrative matters including road repairs. In French and Spanish with English translations. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Miro, Estevan, 1744-1795. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 298.

Miscellaneous Collection (J), [1815], 1830-1895, n.d. 14 items. Location: Misc. Collection contains an unsigned letter [1815] requesting a copy of General D. B. Morgan's statement relative to military matters; a signed form letter (1830) concerning payment for cotton lost in a fire; and a request for a loan (1832). Partly in French and Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 238.

Modena, Joseph. Papers, 1796-1798. 4 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Papers pertaining to legal matters. In French and Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1463.

Montfort vs. Montfort document, 1842. 1 item (notarized copy). Location: Misc. Record of New Orleans Parish Court case no. 14575, Mrs. Jean Jacques Montfort vs. her husband. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 315.

Morant, Josephine. Document, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Power of attorney of Josephine Morant to John and Lubin Garnier. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 306.

Musson, Sheperd, and Hermann. Document, 1820. 1 item. Location: Misc. Residents of New Orleans. Sale of land (notarized copy) by Germain Musson, James H. Sheperd, and Thomas L. Hermann to Christopher Nagel. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 310.

Napoleon Bonaparte. Document, 1804. 1 item. Location: OS:N. First Consul of the Republic of France. Document signed by Napoleon Bonaparte commissioning Louis Guichard to the rank of Chief of Battalion, with a full acccount of his services. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1583.

Natchitoches Estate Papers, 1783-1834. 4 items. Location: Misc. Four documents: receipts for real estate sales and for services, a promissory note, and a testament. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3476.

Natchitoches Parish legal documents, 1784, 1812, 1821, 1834, 1849. 7 items. Location: Misc. Miscellaneous collection of legal documents from Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, including items from probate proceedings, two pages from a court docket, one invoice, and one deed. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3729.

Natchitoches Parish miscellaneous documents, 1801-1856, n.d 13 items. Location: Misc. Documents include land certificates and sale documents dealing with the holdings of Nicolas Doclas, a free black man, and Jean Baptiste Prudhomme; a moral tract (1856) condemning suicide; and a list of baptised slave children. Mostly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2914.

Natchitoches Parish records, 1734-1916. 3,468 items. Location: S:37-42. Collection contains official and legal documents of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, including marriage licenses, cancelled bond notes, certificates of naturalization, and notorial acts. In French and English. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 480.

Natchitoches Parish. Records, 1798-1850. 39 items. Location: S:43. Correspondence of Joseph Irwin, deputy surveyor of Natchitoches Parish, relating to land claims; copies of certificates filed with the Register of the State Land Office; and a letter from John Sibley. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 961.

Natchitoches Parish. Records, 1809-1907 (bulk 1838-1907). 49 items. Location: S:43. Letters, legal opinions, petitions, reports, and related materials, principally of the office of the clerk of court and ex-officio recorder in the parish. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 929.

Navarro, Santiago. Document, 1823. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Document (copy) on the settlement of the estate of Santiago Navarro. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 552.

Nerat, Auguste. Document, 1800. 1 item. Location: Misc. Procurator for Joseph Lathiolais of Opelousas, Louisiana. Sale of slaves (copy) by Auguste Nerat to Baptiste Calais and Marcel Patin, signed by Martin Duralde, notary. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 314.

New Orleans (La). Payment mandate, 1819 March 2. 1 item. Location: Misc:N. Payment for forty-three days' work performed by M. Bauduc's slave Thomas. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4174.

New Orleans funeral notices, 1845-1866. 49 items. Location: Impr. Printed and handwritten funeral notices from New Orleans families and a few announcements for memorial services. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 774.

New Orleans merchants' invoices, 1847-1859. 223 items. Location: T:63. Invoices and bills of lading of merchants in New Orleans from firms in Liverpool, Paris, Bordeaux, Genoa, and Le Havre for merchandise. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 573.

New Orleans miscellaneous documents, 1810-1879. 4 items [photostatic copies]. Location: Misc. Documents include a portion of a legal document (1810) signed by Charles Laveaux, father of Marie Laveaux; a slave sale document bearing signature of Marie Laveaux (1838); and two documents pertaining to property on Dauphin Street. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3147.

New Orleans (La). Municipal records, 1765-1896 (bulk 1790-1836). 3,136 items. Location: T:55-62. Collection of miscellaneous municipal records of the city of New Orleans pertaining to the government and administration of the city. Records include ordinances, resolutions, deliberations, petitions, correspondence, reports, payrolls, and contracts. Some items in French and in Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 719, 721, 726, 734, 737, 742, 759, 792, 795, 805, 824, 852, 902.

New Orleans Port Papers, 1814-1818. 2 items. Location: Misc. Tables showing home products and imported products shipped through the port of New Orleans and the number of ships which paid duties at the port from 1814 to 1818. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 322.

Opelousas and Attakapas Districts collection, 1777-1805. 123 items. Location: C:8. Original and certified copies of papers filed with the governor general and commandants of the civil and military post of Attakapas and Opelousas during Spanish colonial rule of Louisiana. Papers consist primarily of inventories of property, wills and succession documents, petitions, mortgages, and marriage contracts. Some items restricted due to fragility. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 756, 1171.

Opelousas District Papers, 1777-1800. 119 items. Location: C:8. Original and certified copies of acts and other papers, pertaining to civil and probate matters filed with the commandant of the Post of Opelousas by inhabitants of the Opelousas District (Louisiana) during the Spanish colonial period. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 756.

Orleans, Philip, Duke of. Document, 1723. 1 item. Location: Misc. Regent of France. Document signed at Versailles, April 23, 1723. In French. Filed in manus