FRENCH AND SPANISH

TRANSLATIONS

Mi s cel l aneous Documents 1800 - 1813 INDEX Miscellaneous Documents 1800 181~

1800 Passport issued to Paul Cadroy l-~l Claim for relief by Joseph Brebiou 5-~ Suit - Roberto Cochran and John Rhea 5-16 vs. Reuben Kemper $...l.6.* Succession of Pedro Phelipe de Marigny 5-24 Suit - Juan Cottard vs . Succession of 9-19 Pedro de Marigny Suit - Guillermo Stephen vs . Succession 10-4 of Antonio Bonnabel Suit - Rosalia Picou vs . Juan Gravier Suit - Juan Gravier vs . Nicolas Gravier

1801 Suit - Juan RabIe vs . Succession of 2-9 Juan Faguier Ending of document , first part missing 5-29 Succession of Bard Genois 8-18

1802 Last will and testament - 1tts Balthazar 1-20 Marc (Mark) Statement -D. Bouligny 2-1 Will of Julien Le Sassier If-16 Contract between J . Gernon and J .F1eury 11-22

180~ Will and testament - Pierre Joseph M. 180~ de Favrot 5 loti Case of-RObeI to aucla au and Jutlli Rhea vs, rtel1 b e n Kemper and Co 11 2 1803, cont'd. Succession of Julien Le Sassier 2-8 ...... 2-16 Passport of Bartholome Dubuisson ~ 2-22 Proclamation of Laussat 3-26 Report of Captain of boat La Felicite 3-27 Remittance ~ Delahite 5-6 Bill for food , medicine and pro­ 5-10 fessional services, signed Lablancherie Letter of Roustan in reference to law 5-16 suit pending between Farnnel, Meri­ cul t and himself Suit - Felix Arnaud ve , Pierre P. 5-31 Bonnefoy Statement of foods bought for vessel 6-6 La Felicite Itemized statement of disbursements 6-6 made for La Felicite Report of Captain Plavian of Le Chery 6-7 Certification of damage to linen con­ 6-8 signed to Commagere Succession of Julien Le Sassier 6-11 Certificate by Dr Fortin of Charity 7-27 Hospital relative to Angelique Letter - Laussat to Favrot 8-6 Duplicate letter - Laussat to Favrot 8-6 Power of attorney from Magdeleine 8-21 Leblanc to Jean B. Paytavin Letter from Laussat to Favrot 8-2 8 It It " " It 8-28 Invitation to Favrot to dinner with 10-15 Laussat 3

1803 . cont 'd. Baptismal record of Augustina Oct avina 10-25 Favrot on 18 April 1796 Baptismal record of Pedro Enrique Favrot 10-25 on 22 August 1799 Laussat's address to French citizens of 11-30 Louisiana Certificate of Capt . of Artillery 12-3 issued to Mi chael Fortier Surrender of Fort of Plaquemine to 12-7 Leonard Second copy of surrender of Fort of 12-7 Plaquemine to Leonard

1804 Letter of Laussat to Favrot 2-20

1805 Will of Pierre de Favrot 5-15 Second copy of will of Pierre de Favrot 5-15 1806 Permission for de Sedella to remain as 5-3 priest of Catholic community Receipt - Richard D. Relf to Jean 11-10 ercier

1806 - 1807 Capt. Walters Clark's Company Roll - (Bat t al i on of ' h ' C 11 (N. O. Terr. Capt. Ebenezer Brad1S s orp. ro - ( ilitia

Capt. Vincent Nol t e ' s Company roll - II "

Capt. George T. Rosa' Company - II II Capt. J ohn Lynd's Artillery Co . roll _" "

Capt . Samuel Davis ' Company roll - II II

Capt. Andrew Price's Company roll - II II 4 1806-1807. cont'd. Capt. Peter Colsson 's Co. roll- Battalion of Capt. George Pollack's Co . rOll-NM:ol:t:err. 1. 1. 1.a

1807 Passport issued to Dubuisson. dentist t, ~5 - 1 5 Chain of titles rP~ 6-6

1808 Receipts given to Jean Mercier Mar - Dec

1809 Receipts given to Mercier Jr Jan - May

1810 Bills against J . . ercier Jr Jan - Dec

1810 - 1823 Notarial Acts 1810 - 1829 Notarial acts of Michel de Armas 24 Jul 1810­ 14 Feb 1829 1811 License for J. Mercier's cart ~ -1 License on carts 4-1 Statement and receipt of Mercier 4-3

1811-1812 List of patrons of College of Orleans Jun 1811- Oct 1812 Promissory note I. Mercier 7-16 Statement of account 8-13 Receipt from J . Mer ci er 8-14 1812 Receipt of Mercier 1-1 " " " 2-1 5 1812, cont'd. Testament of Jean B. L. Fontaine Jun 15,1812- Certification Apr 19,1818 Receipt from Durand 6-30 Promissory note J. Mer ci er 8­ It II" " Jr 9-11 " " " " 9-26 " " " " 12-11 " " " " 12-13 " " 1. " 12-26 1813 " " J . " 2-9 Receipt - Mer ci er 2-28 Promissory note to B. Marigny 3-1 Promissory note to .er ci er fils 3-2 Promissory note - Mer ci er 3-5 Statement ercier, Pere to Gaudy 3- Promissory note to Pignegay 3-10 "" J. Mercier 3-11

" tI II II 3-13 Order of Andrew Jackson 3-14 Brigadier General 's draft for rank 3-19 Promissory note to B. Lafosse 3-27 Diary of Philogene Favrot 3-29 -6-22 Promissory note of P. Darcantel 6-5 " ,, "J . ercier 6-12 " " """ to B.Lafosse 6-16 " " II n II n P. Darcant e16-16 " "to B. Lafosse 6-30 " "of ercier fils to 8-6 Thierry succ, 6

1813. cont 'd. Recei pt - Mont egut fils to Mer ci er & 8-25 Son Promissory note J . Mer ci er to B. 9-3 Mar i gny Promis sory note J . ,er ci er to: P. Darcan t el 9-15 B. Lafosse 9-30 Recei pt of payment Mer ci er to Lamothe 12-9 -BOO-21 PASSPORT moERED ISSUED TO PAUL CADROY BY THE ILIN ISTER OF THE GEllERAL POLICE OF THE REPUBLIC.

PRE! OR On January 31st , 1800 , the Minister of the Gener a l Police of the Republic moER FOR ordered the Commissioner of the Govern­ PASSPORT ment,prays the Civil or Muni c i pal Gover nment where Paul Cadroy will JANUARY 31st, present hi ms e If, according to the law 1800. of September 1st, 1797, to deliver to him, a passport for , Is Ie Doleron, district of St. Fierre , and give acoount to the Mini st er of Execution of this order, as soon as the pass­ port shall be delivered.

Signed Fouohe

Chief of Division ­ Dumont . W. B. On the margin of sai d order appears the following, Registered in the Munioipal Register of the Administration in the Distriot of Aire , February 15th, 1800. R. Artheud, Chief.

See master oard- Passport ordered issued to Faul Cadroy by t he Mini st er of the General polioe of t he Republio. ~i s o e l lan eous oolleotion 1 page 62jLJ • ~-BOl-36.

TITLE OF SOli OF Don J UAN RABLE, VERSUS SUC ESS I ON OF J UAN FAGUIER \..,.

SF. ISH On February 9th, 1801, Don Jua.n Rabl e i nst i t uted legal pr oceed ings TITLE a gai nst the suooession of the de­ OF oeased English American, Juan Faguier SUIT alias Falkner, for t he oolleotion of money. No. 2 FEB. 9th, 1801. Judge The lIili t ary Gover n or '!f4035A Clerk of Court . Ximenes .

See master card- Title of suit of Don J uan Rab Ie , versus the sucoession of Juan Faguier.

Mi s ce l lane ous oollection 1 p 62/LJ• -B01~7

ENDING OF A DOCUMENT, FIRST PART M I S~ IN G .

SPANISH ---- in witness whereof I hereby r ec or d same, to whioh I attest. SUIT Signed lIAY 29TH, Ximenez . 1801 The foregoing is in oonformity with the NO originals which rema in attached to the llUllBER . records of the case and in the possession of the present Clerk of Court and to which I refer.

By virtue whereof, I ordered these presents issued and forwarded t o the afor esaid Commandant in order that he may comply with and execute the provisions he rein oontained . Given in the city of New Orleans , the Twenty -ninth of May of the year One Thousand Eight Hnndred and one.

Signed El Marquis de Casa-Galvoo

By order of Hi s Lordship

Signed Carlos Ximenez.

Beoause of t he fact that the intereste parties are subject t o the jurisdiction-- o Mi scell aneous colleotion 1 page 62/W. ' /'// YEAR 1800 AUGUST 18

DOWdENI' NO. 158

SUBJECT SUCCESSION OF BARD GENOIS Letter by Eunemond Meull i on, addressed to Mr. Bard Genois. The letter ooncerns bills dUe by the estate of poi r e t . Genois is dunning for some monies due him by Poi r et for merohandise turnished; also a note ot 391 which writer says he sent to Natchi t oches t o be oollected by Mr . Rouquier es, who has h1s power ot attorney. He reters to two pots, the property Of Mr . Gen01s, wh1ch are at the home of Joseph Po1ret, wa1t1ng orders of Gen01s. They are undamaged by the f1re wh1ch ocourred. He says Mr. L1lle Serpy has granted the suocess1on an extension of one year and re­ quests for like extension from Genois. Meul l i on says the he1rs will benef1t l1ttle by the estate of 13000, shieh there are out­ standing debts amount1ng to some 8000. (Signed) Eunemond Meul110n P.S. Pl e as e quote me some prices on cotton, sinoe I have some belonging to the es­ tate and w1sh to sell 1t . NOTE : Ther e 1s a d1fference 1n manner in which wr1ter's given and surnames are spelled. On SPanish synopsis it is spelled "Esmond Meci l l i o and in Fr ench l e tter. "Eunemonq Meul11on ." JANUARY 20 YEAR 1802

sUBJECT TESTAMENT

Honore de la Chaise, Captain of dragoOns of t he Mi s si s sippi Royal Legion appointed by Mr . DUralde , commandant at the Opel ousas , the case being of a pr ess i ng nature, wrote down in the pr esence of five wi t ness es the last wi l l and testament of Mr s . Balthazar Mar k : To her mother , ~tt s . Trahan , gi ves and bequeaths three hundred piastres . To pelagie Dumenil, an orphan, she gi ves and bequeaths s i x mother cows, a mare , and a bed. TO her husband gi ves and bequeaths the rest of her estate. Mar i e Jeanne Trahan Mar c (Signed) Robert Burleigh Honore de la Chaise Chs . snith Manuel Castille '.'1m . Johnson -153 N.P . (MT) )

YEAR 1802 FEBRUARY 1

SUBJECT

Mr . Mai sonne has paid me as agreed with my father , the sum of ten thousand three hundred sixty piastres five rea1s, balance due us on the first payment which he was to make on February first of the Year 1801 .

/ (Signed) D. Boul1gny

If .P .

lIT)

... YEAR 1802 NOVEMBER 16 SUBJEX:T OPELOUSAS POST WILL OF JULIEN LE SASSIER (OLOGRAPHIC WILL) I Mr. Julien Lesassier, Captain of the Militia, donsLiering that nothing is SO sure as death and so uncertain as its time, while in full pOssession of his faoulties and of olear and so und mind, wi shing to assure the ruture p eaoe and happiness of his family, sets down his last will and testament to dispose of his earthly possessions. After reoommending his soul to GOd , the Holy Virgin, and all the Saints in Paradise, he gives direotions fOr his funeral , orders that a general inventory of his estates be ' taken and all his legitimate debts be paid. He names his wife,Mrs . Sarah Collins, exeou­ trix and tutrix of their ohildren; his brothers­ in-law, Theophile and Luo Collins assistant testamentary exeoutors; and his son, When of age, to be adjunot in the testamentary exeou­ tion . He deolares haVing reoeived from his spouse, Sarah Collins, the sum of twelve hundred piastres as her dowry, hioh equaled the value of his possessions at that time, after having deduoted the amount belonging to the ohildren of the first wife, so their rights in the present estate are share and share alike. He gives his ohildren born from Sarah Collins his lawful wife, one fifth of his share in the estate, and the reason for this preference over the Children of the first marriage 1s

No .55 (cont'd) N.P. (Cont'd) YEAR 1802 - 2- NOVEMBER 16 SUBJECT WILL OF JULIEN LE SASSIER

that they being in infancy his idow *111 have to incur some expenses tor their subsistence and their eduoation, same as was done tor the other children. He wishes, it the law permits, that his wite remain in possession and administer the estates tor the benetit ot the chl1dren, enjoying the usutructo ot his share as long as she bears his name, but it she remarries, the children's share will be put in trust, the interest given to their mother and the oapital turned Over to the ohildren at their majority. . (Signed) Julien Lesassier No.55 The will was put in an envelope and sealed with the tollowing insoription: "Testament ot Dn• Julien Le Sassier Theophile Collins,witness. Luke Collins,witness Robert Taylor John sappington Alexis Fulton, witness 1~though collins Louis de V~lliers" Said envelope was deposited at the court ot records ot this oommand trom which oopy was issued by decree ot the oourt.

(Signed) Martin Duralde N.P. YEAR 1803 FEBRUARY 16 SUBJECT OPELOUSAS POST SUCCESSION OF JULIEN LX SASSIER INVENTORY On petition ot Mrs . sarah Collins, widow ot the late Don Julien Le Sassier, Captain ot Grenadiers, Commandant ot the Mi l i t i a or this post and or Mess r s . Theophilus and Luo Collins' brothers, all three testamentary exeout or s or the said derunot , Mr . Martin Duralde, Captain or the Mi l i t i a , Ci vi l and Mi l i t ar y Commandant or the said district, proceeded to t he inventory and appraisal or the late Don Julien Le Sassier estates and movables and immovables properties. The inventory oonsisted or : A plantation 13 aores fron by 40 aores in dept h. Nine negroes. A lot or farming implements . Ten horses . FOur pair or oxen. One open old oarriage . Three shotguns. Fitteen hogs . A lot or turniture. A small gr i t s mill. The total value of the inventory was appraised at 7,228.04r . There was also an unknown amount or cattle that could not be rounded until spring and oould not be properly appraised; also twenty-three bales or cot t on weighing about six thousand nine hun­ dred pounds that could not be appraised on aocount or the fluotuation of prices and the amount of expenses to send it to market.

NO . 55 (oon t'd)

N.B. ! YEAR 1802 (copy) Novm.mER 22 SUBJECT contract (John Gernon between - ( and (Joseph Fleury

Covering - One round trip to be mad e by brig "Lactif" of Bordeaux, to Port au Prince , Isle or st . Domingo and return to Bord eaux . Fleury is to have charge of ship 1Il d is to follow course originally outlined . In case of bad weather at sea he is allowed to throw over whatever merchandise necessary to balance bOat but must make report to proper Official at first port on trip . The sum or 200 f rancs to be paid Fleury for his work as Mast er of ship . A few ot her clauses are inclUded . Thermidor 24 , year 10, August 15 , 1802.

(Signed) John Gemon

Compared with or i g inal and certifi ed t o .

(Signed) John Gernon At Bordeaux . Original signed at Port au Prince November 22 , 1802 . (Signed) Forcade No nunber N.P.

( (Ml') ...._-----= =---- 011755 189

The Testament is written in Frenoh. It is dated 1803.

In a holographio will and testament written wholl,. by the testator's own haDd by "Pie=e 10set Massire de Favrot Lieutenant Colonel o~ Royal Exeroise and Captain ot Grenadiers o~ the First Company o~ the Regiment ot In­ tantry ot the Province of Louieiana, now on s furlOUgh from his Catholic Majesty, a na­ tive ot this Province, legitimate son ot the legitimate marriage ot the late Claude 10sef de Favrot, tormer Captain ot Infantry in the service ot Franoe, a knight of the Royal Order Military ot St. Louis, a native ot Versaille in France and ot the late Dame Louise Eliza­ beth Brush, a native ot the Island ot Dau­ phine in the Provinoe ot Louisiana"; shows the tollowing:--

(Original on tile with translator and subject to review at any time on demand.)

Yttem- I deolare that I have been married now about 23 years as w111 be proven by my extraot of marriage oelebrated on the 15th day ot December, in the year 1783 by Mon­ seigneur Obispo Don Franco Cirilo de Barce­ lone ot ~ioh marriage I had eleven children of WhOM there exists up to this day, Six, as tollowe- Uarie 10sephine aged 19 years passed, Pierre Louis Etienne aged 17 years, 10set PafLcgene Zenon aged 14 years, ugustina OCtavine aged 9 years and 8 montha, Pierre Henri aged 6 years and Eulalie Pucherie aged one year and 7 months.

I did not make my oontraot ot marriage until one year after its celebration and the said oontract was passed betore Notary Don Fsrnando Rodriguez and dated Deo ber 12th, 1784. ------0-----:-- 011755 #89 (cont'd)

He was born at New Orleans and perhaps at the Fort at La Belize near there July 16, 1749 and died on his plantation in est Baton Roug e , to the north or this city, on June 16, 1824. He married Marie Francoise Gerard or pointe coupee Parish, born Sept bar 12, 1763 and died at the same place as her husband, April 12 , 1842. He was the rathar or Henry Bouvier mentioned among hie children as Pierre Henri, who wae born pril 11 , 1799 in New Orleans, La " and who married urore Villars on (Here insert date shown on memo- randum) and died December 24 , 1881. Aurore Villars was born at New Orleans, September 7, 1809 and died at Baton Rouge, February 5 , 1877.

--....-"'Go YEAR 1803 FEBRUARY 8

SUBJECT OPELOUSAS POST SUCCESSION OF JULIEN LESASSIER OPENINGOF THE WILL

On petit1~ at Mrs. sarah co1l1ns, widow of t he late Don Julien Le sassier, Captain of Grenadiers and Commandant of the militia of this post, the will of the said Jul1en Le Sass1er was opened before Don Mart 1n Duralde, Captain of militia and civil and military commandant of the distriot, 1n presence of the same witnesses whose names appeared on the envelope. After the identi­ fioation of the seals and signatures and the authenticity of the envelope, admitted it was oarefUlly opened without damaging the seals and the oontents of the will read aloud.

(Signed) Sarah Le Sassier, Theoa Collins, Luke col l i ns , Robt . Taylor , MUrthough collins, Joseph ROY, John Sappingt on , cornelius Woorhies Mart in Duralde .

p .~ . (cont'd) -2- YEAR 1803 FEBRUARY 16 SUBJECT roCCESSICN OF JULIEN LE SASSIER INVENTORY NO. 55

(Signed) Sarah Le Sassier Luke Collins Joseph Roy. son Ordinary mark(X) ot Antoine Langlois Theophelus Collins Ch. SID1th Joseph Roy Cornelius Woorhies. Martin Duralde.

N.P. TR # 139

FEBRUARY 22, 1803

Don JOsef lie. de Arzavalo, Captain oi' the Royal Armies , Mayor and Judge oi' the Village of Passage, for his Majesty, God grant him long life.

I hereby grant this passport to the Citizen Don Bar­ tholome Dubuisson, native oi' Bayanne, Franoe, resident of this village to enable him to visit his family. !he following are his personal desoriptions I Frenoh , 32 years of age, 5 ft. tall, brOlll1 hair, s ign.a his name as below.

Therefore I beg the authorities to a llow the bearer oi' this passport to travel UIDnolested. Passage, February 22 , 1803.

Good for 3 days .

(Signed) J osef Ma Arezavalo.

Signed Bt. Dubuisson.

DECEtWER 4th, 1824

TR 134

Don Juan Leamy Vi oe consul oi' His Most ca t holio lW.jeaty. Don Fernando VII

FOR THE STATE OF PElm3YLVANIA. AND HIS JURISDICTION , IN THE U.S •.l .

No. 196 I oonoeed a f r e e passport to Doctor Don Bartolome Dubuisson.

NA.TIVE OF Bayonne, Franoe. TO GO TO santiago de euba .

(oCl!1t 'd) - No Dooument or Page Numbers .

Group of Pass-ports i s sued TO Barthelemy Dubuisson, dentist, native of Bayanne, Be.sse Py­ rooe& .

YEAR 1803 OCTOBER 1

Issued f'rOlll Paris for permission t o travel frOlll Paris to Bayonne.

(S igned) Fits, Seoretary General

Vis& at Orl&e.ns Oot. 17 , 1803

(Signed) Saun&

YEaR 1803 ~Y 27.

Issued frOlll Saint-Pier r e , Is l e of' Martinique , for permission t o t ravel t o Marie- Gal ant e and r eturn.

(Signed) Legal car t el la, Brig. -Genl l , Commander of St . Pi ,sr r e .

~~ 1805 MAY 29

Issued a t st. Pier re, Martinique for permit t o go t o s t . Barthe la::ny - good for one month .

(Signed) Le Pertie

YEAR 1805 JUNE 8

Certificate of r eoarenendation in favor of Bartha­ lElllY Dubuisson. (Signed) Rittaud

Sealed. (Signed) • lfillet (oont'd) ,r

FROCLAJiATIJ OF: LAUSSAT. CCLONIAL FREFECT TO LQUISIANIANS. IN TIl E NAllE OF 'l'H?'REPUBLIC OF FRANCE

FRENCH This pr ocl~ti on was addressed to the eitizens of Louisi8ra, March FROC LAllAT I CN 27th, 1803, after the separation of louisiana from France and signed by IolARCH 26th, 1803. Laussat, 0226 Colonial Prefect And t he Administration offioer functioning as seoretary.

Daugerot

} See master card-

Proclamation of Laussat; Colonial Prefeot to Louisianians, in the Nams of the Republic of France.

Kiscellaneous oollection 1 p 62/W .

h ==-_ PC-303-102

ADDR ESS BY LAUSSATTO THE FR ENCH CITI ZENS OFLOUISIANA

FREl'CH The French flag f l oats to-day under your eyes . Ever ywher e it reoalls en ADDRESS this distant land, your oombats , your viotories, your devoti~s and your valour. NOV . soes , 1803. He sear- ches in va in around him f'or aooustome d ramparts of i t s f ormidable bayone t s , t hat are cr ~Rned with s o much power and gl ory . But we lc omed by a loyal and faithful ally, it wi l l be guarded by • Louisianians , those worthy children of our f'at hers , it wi l l be by your pr esence , by your respect by your love .

It is a dear sign of our rallying French Citizens , and I swear before Him and in your name and on your honor , its brief passage i n these regions will leave by your competition and eff'orts , a souvenir of long days of t ranquillity of order and of uni on from whi ch will be constantly offered the spectacle and s i gn of durability.

At New Orleans , the 8 Fremaire year XII, (November 30th, 1803) . Signed Laussat.

By t he Colonial Prefect, Commi ss ioner of the French Government , the Secr et ary of t he Commission. Signed Daugerot. See master card- Addre ss by Laussat to the Fr ench Citizens of Louisiana. Misce l l ane ous colleetion 1 page 62/L! • Chopin. ,, II, . .' i! PC-03-103 -- ) • CERTIFICATE OF .\\

BREVET OF OOI.!JlAND ING CAPTAIN OF ARTILLERY IN THE MILITU OF NEW ORLEANS. ISSUED TO MI CH AEL FORT I ER SR• •FOR THAT OFFICE.

FRENCH Ilarine and Colonies Louisiana Mili t i a BREVET CERTIFICATE In t he name of the French people and by a uthority of Bonaparte, First Consul. DEC. 3RD, 1803. Mi l i t i a of New Orleans e

NO NV1!BER . Laussat, Col. Prefect, Commissioner of the Frenoh Government having t o fill the vacanoy in the office of the commanding Captain of t he Arti l l ery of the Mi l i t i a of New Orleans , has elected for that office the citizen, Miohael Fortier Senior , to maintain and continue in that ca ptc i t y . It ie, in cons equence , ordered to the General Commanding to have him acknowledg­ ed to a ll whom it may c onoern.

At New Orleans the Eleventh day of Frimaire of the year XII of the Republic , and t he Third day of December , Eighteen Hundred and Three of 't he common era.

Loussat.

By the Colonial Prefect, Commissioner of the French Government. Secretary of t he Commission, D. V. Luganot.

Mi s ce l l aneous collection 2 pages 62(J..J • •

YEAR 1803 MARCH 27

SUB.TECT REP ORT( MADE IN TRIPLIC ATE) BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE BOAT ~LA FkLICITE~ BELONGING TO THEODORE BONNET & CO. OF NEW ORLEANS.

The first part ot document gives their position at sea with weather observations. They later sighted a schooner, the actions of whose crew seemed suspicious. The schooner gave them chase and threw them ort their course. They encountered storms and was beached near Tortuguille. They threw overboard some ot their cargo and a tew pieces of iron they were carry­ ing as ballast. The bOat began taking wat er at a rate Of 3 inches per hour and they succeeded in getting under way again, and when they arrived at Havana the boat was taking 18 inches of water. Report made aboard vessel, Mar ch 27, 1803.

(Signed) J . Lablancherie, Captain and Pilot (X) Mark of Pr at i que ) Sailors (X) Mar k of Jean Monet )

Ducosse) Naviga t or s Dausac )

NO. 16

N.P.

(MT ) - •

YEAR 1803 lI.AY6 NO. 96

SUBJECT

R»'fITTANCE

Acknowl edgme nt by •.tt. Louis Darby or "t he remittance by Delahi t e , in presence of three wi t nesse s of the sum of five hundred piastres gourdes, belonging to her.

(Signed) L.S. Darby Jose Eacrigo Antonio Molino JOse ROdrigos

N.P .

(MT) YEAR 1803 MAY 10

SUBJECT

Bill for fOOds and professional service and medicine, filing Of papers with Port Commis­ sioners, while boat was docked at Havana .

Amount of bill • ••••••••••••227 livres, 8 sols. Certified to as being true and correct. At Mar i el , May 10 , 1803.

(Signed) Lablancherie

Page 7 Of Document NO . 16 N.P.

(MT) MAY 16 YEAR 1803

SUBJECT

Letter addressed to the Intendant of Louisiana by Mr . Rous t an including a certificate by Ltt. Per i s cl aUX , certifying that there is a prosecution of a l aw suit pending between Captain Far nnel , ~ r . Mer i cul t , and himself.

(Signed) Roustan

42

N.P .

(MT) /

YE AR 1803 MAY 31 SUBJ EC T NO. 14 ARBITRATI ON MR . FELIX ARNAUD vs. 1ffi . PI ERRE PAUL BONNEFOY

Mes s r s . Joseph Tr i oou and J oseph Fauri e repre­ senting Mr . Felix Ar na Ud and Messr s . HYaointhe Rober t and Franoois Fer aud representing Mr . Pi e rre Paul Bonnefoy, meeting on an exeoutive sessi on deoided : Considering the King' s order of June 9th ., 1793 prohibiting any foreigner from trading within t he India Colony but allowing the merohants of t he oountry to reoeive mero handise under foreign flags, it is olear that CaPt ai n Bonnefoy oould not trade without a oonsignee, and, as, it is proved by the custom house oer­ tifioates that Mr . Ar naud has fulfilled his duties as oonsignee, the arbiters decree that he i s entitled to the commt aaion of 2-1 /2 per oent on t he invoioe amounting to twelve thousand gourde s .

(Signed) Jh . Tr i oou Rober t

J hn. Fauri e J . Fer aud I ·P. (MT ) YEAR 1803 JUNE 6

SUBJECT

Itemized statement Of expenses tncurrrd in the do cking Of the vessel "La Fel1ci te" at por t of Mar i el . Also for disbursements made by Capt ain for his living expenses incident to the s hip's stay in Port. This statement covers labors to ne groes and white men, un­ loading ballast; foOd and medical care for himself; fees and cost for filing papers with proper por t Officials; rental of carriages, etc. I the total is 253 .1-1/2. Certified to as being true am cor r ect state­ ment of disbursements . Done at New Orleans, June 6 , 1803 .

(Signed) K . Lablancherie

NO. 16 N.P .

(MT) 1 YEAR 18 03 -(P,ravrlaI 16 , Year XI of the Fr ench Republ i c . )

SUBJIDT

Report of Capt ain Plavian, of the vessel "Le Chery" made a bOard said vessel. In it he says he was preVailed upon by members Of his crew to put in at the Louisiana por t . The vessel wa s not seaworthy and had run into heavy seas and storm and t here was dan ger of further hardship by reason of shortage of f ood.

(Si gned ) Andr e Lafitte Bte . Baubois, First Officer Etienne Du Rauteau(x) his mark . ame . Videau Leonard Lege(x) his mark. Plavian, Captain Lalanne , Second Officer Broussard

146

Ii .P.

(AfT) YEAR 1803 JUNE 8

SUBJECT

Certifioation of the two Captains of vessel "La Dame Anne" attesting that half of the 8 bolts or linen oonsigned to ~~ . Commagere was damaged in transit . Certifioation made at Custom Hous e and i n presenoe Of other Captain of vessel Mr . Ri ves .

(Sighed) Bte. Passement Jno . Trioou

35 N.P.

(MT) YEAR 1803 JUNE 11 SUB.TEJT OPELOUSAS POST SUCCESSION OF JULIEN LE SASSIER

Comply1ng with a decree ot the SUperior Council issued on petition ot Mr . FranQois de la Rue attorney tor Don Timoleon Julien Le sassier, Mrs . Sarah Col11ns , widow or the late Mr. Julien Le sassier, Captain ot Grenadiers and Com­ mandant ot the militia ot this post produced some pape r belonging to the sucoession cr her late husband, and whioh had not been inventoried: Title to a ooncession ot one aore tront by the ordinary depth given by Baron de Caron­ delet on April 26 . 1796. said ground belong­ ing to the plantation already inventoried. copy ot an aot of sale ot five aores front by Mr . Luo Collins to the late Mr. Le Sassier dated Deo. 16. 1800 . copy ot an exohange ot two aores ot land wi t h Mr . Hotbauer dated Aug . 2nd. ,1785. Copy or sale of land one acr-e f ront with ordinary depth by Nicolas Simon to the late Mr . Le Sassier dated Oot. 15. 1795. Copy ot sale ot seven aores and halt tront 40 acres depth by Mr . Thomas Hot t bauer to Mr . Luc coll1ns , dated Deo . 23, 1785. (Signed) Sarah Le Sassier m. Aug- Gradenigo Jean Gradenigo o!art i n Duralde 55 D . YEAR 1803 JULY 27

SUBJECT

NO . 46 CERTIFIC ATE I SSUED BY FORTIN, SURGEON AND DOC TOR OF CHARITY HOSPITAL .

In t his certificat e Dr . For t i n declares t hat t he health of one negress named Angel ique , bel onging to Mr . Delahogu e i s so impai r ed t hat she is phy si call y unfit to travel. Pat i ent i s, and ha s been suffering for a long time from a skin disease, whi ch disease requires a series of treatments extending over an indefinite periOd. Negl ect of the disease will bring about f at al results.

N.P. (MT) YEAR 1803 AUGUsr 21

SUB.TECT POWER OF ATTORNEY

Before Mr . Martin Duralde, Captain of ilitia, Civil and Mi l i t ar y commandant at the Opelousas , appeared I~ s . Magdel ei ne Leblanc, idow Trahan i stating she gi ves to Mr • .Tean Baptiste Paytavin a special power of attorney to claim all her r i ghts in the succession of the late Mar i e .Teanne Tr ahan , her daughter, wife by second marriage of Balthazar Mar k and to compel the s aid Bal t hazar Mar k to gi ve a full account of all monies received fr~n her and all profits made during their married life, and in case of refusal to go before a competent court or arbiter for an amicable settlement .

(Signed) Ma r t i n Dural de

153

N.P .

( T) Karine

Colonie. New Orleans, 18 Thermidor, Year 11. --Louisiane ( 6 AlIgUllt 1803.) ---- The Colonial Pretect ot Louisiana To lIr. Favrot, CCI!ltllsndant ot the Fort ot Plaquemine st Plaqu ine.

It is quite true, Sir, that I han been ill with tevers which began rather seriously but which, on account ot good medical treat­ ment, did not di.tress IIIlI long. My conTSles­ eenee has been slow. I have recovered quite well. However I am still under a severe diet. We are, 'IIf7 wite and myselt, equally gratit1ed tor all the kind and tellder expressions that you have written us on this occasion. It has not blllln ditticult tor us to underst8Jtd, dur­ iDg tile short tilllll we spent with your tl!llB11y, how we could expect to find therein amiable sentiments, and it has also inspired us with a sincere intersst.

The war could retard the taking ot poe­ session. In view ot the disposition prompt­ iDg at present the French Government, some very great changes are necessary, in my opinion, to prevent the execution ot the Treaties a little soonsr or a little later.

As to the reports spread by the Anglo­ Americans do not believe a word ot them. That is the pasture needed by the rabble ot their petty intriguers to teed their credulous peo- ple ot the wilderness, in order to carry through their paltry schemes end their shallow views ot political ambition; but it would be astooiehing that eensible people should belisve such nonsense. SUch is 'IIf7 opinion. It is essential to assume (2)

that tba course of the last negotiations has furiously subverted the views of our Cabinet in order that the 88id opinion results in contradiction with the events.

For IJZ:f part, Sir, I know nothing in par­ ticular about anything concerning me or con­ cerning the intentions of IJZ:f OOTllrnment i but I have no doubt that on the first occasion I shall receive so e instructions or orders.

Likewise, I 8JI not surprised at all by that which you tell me in your Postscript I was assured since, that the French vessel I or cutter fitted out as a Yarsbip has entered the River. It will not delay, I think, to ap­ pear here; at this moment I do not see anything clear regarding the probabilities of its miasion except that it will bring me tresh and official news trom France.

I pray you to continue to inform me direct­ ly regarding that which, in your opinion, could interest me with res~ct to the entrances aDd sailings at la Balise.

Convey IJZ:f homages and my wife's compli­ ments to your Ladies.

Accept yourself, Sir, the assurances or IJZ:f attachment and respect.

(Signed) LAUSSAT

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Jlew Orl~I, Augus~ 6. 1803

Le~ter to llr. Fanot, Colllllllnder ot For~ Plaquemine a~ Plaquemine.

It is true, Sir, that I had teverl tha~ began serioU8~ enough, out well directed, did no~ worry me very mu.ch. My convalelcence wal long. I am well again but following a strict regime. We are , =y wite and I, equal~ appreciative of all you wrote at that time, sO obliging and af­ fectionate. It was not difficult for us ~o Judge, during the l1tUe time we Ipent with your family, how lII1ch we were elated to find in it true sentimentl and which inlpired us with a like interes~.

The War might retard the taking pouellion. Know­ ing the spirit which today incites the French Gov­ ernment, from =y viewpoint it necessitates great changes that sooner or later must be executed•

.le for the fear the Anglo-Americana are spreading, do not believe a word. It is a provender in case of the fall of their little intrigue, to be used to fe d their people deserts , finally coming to the end of their lit~le party, the ambitious politicians will be astonished that they were ever taken in by such nonsense; such is my point of view. It will be necessary for the course of the last negotiations to uplet the viewl of our cabinet, which are a contra­ di~ion to events. As for me, Sir, I know nothing in particular about aIV'thing which concerns me, or the intentions of IV Goverment, but I do not doubt that instructions or ordera rill arrive. That which you tell in your postlcript does not surpriae me . I am assured since the boat or cutter ?rsneau, armed for war, has entered the river , it will not be

(cont'd) • 1 No. 2

long before it arrh'ea here. Just IlDW, I do not clear17 see the probabilit.1 ot its mission, it not, it will bring frash and official news fro France. I prey you to continue to directly intorm me ot what you thiDk would iDbr.st JIll in the chenges of enteriag and departing et Belise. otter my houge, with the compliment of av wife, to your ladies. Por you, Sir, the assurances at av attachment and condderaUOD,

(Signed) ,"'I lAVROl' DOCllI4KNT

YEAR 1803 J.UGU3'l' 28

1R 'l'Hll 1RRnCT or COLONY 01 LOUISI­ JJU. TO 1olR . P'AVROl' , CCUWlDOO 01 J'ORT 01 P~UE'KI NE.

I have no longer any doubt Sir, that Louisiana, haa been sold b7 Franoe, and I IlJ'I rully convinced that 1oh/l change 1a of the utmost importance, and vel'J imperativ . I have extreme regreta in leav­ ing the oolonies without having done all the good I wanted to do.

I haTe not as yet reoeived Bn7 of fi oi al notics, but I expecting to receive trora North Alllerica the instructioll8 of rrq gavernment .

I 8IIl thankful to you for having given IIIe the news ,

I Bend you rrq oCIIIpliment s and af fections, and again receive assuranos , Si r , of my si no re af­ fect10ns and sal ut ations.

(S1gned) Laussat.

On baok ot do0 I1118nt : To AIr . l aTr ot , CCIIIll8I1dant ot Fort Plaquem1ne at Plaquemine. Lat t er trom Mr. De Lauss at.

64/19 Act." , 0//7.rr , #' /3

Colonies New Orleana, 10 Fructidor Year 11 . Louhi8lle 28 August 1803.

The Colonial Pr e t ect ot Louisiana To 1Ir. Favrot, COlIlIIIaIldant ot the Fort ot Plaquemine.

I could not, Sir, give the least credit to the (news concerning the) Ceseion ot Loui81ana, up to this moment when I am no longer permitted to entertain any doubt about it.

The trame ot mind ot tile French Gonrnment regarding this Colony when I lett France is tor _ a reason to be well con'rillCed that this change is the result ot mothes ot the higllest consequence and ot a very imperative nature; but thia does not prevent _, in particular, trom experienc illg extreme regrets and tram be­ ing aincerely sorry tor haTing to leave th1e Colony without having done to it all the good that I intended to do and without having de­ served that it remember me a long whUe with interest. I shall carry away with me a sou­ Tanir ot all tha worthy Frenohmen that I have known here, ot zealoue Citizens, ot ~iable people and ot honest IIIBn. I had already ren­ dered justice to them and I shall be pleased to render them justice during all Illy 11te.

However I have not yet received BlIYthing otticial. I expect to reoeive by the north ot America the orders ot Illy Government.

I am grateful tor the goodness you have shown me by ghing IIIB the news ot the Ba11ze.

Kindly present our oOlllpl1Dl8nts and attaoh­ ment to your ladies. (over) } (2)

Acoept yourself. Sir, the assuranoe ot M¥ sincsre attachment aDd M¥ greetings.

(S igll8d ) LAtJSSA1'

(third pags: blank) ------Irourth pagel: To 1Ir. lan-ot CaJIIlaI1dant d the Fort Plaqu iDe ( aDd on corner): Letters or 1Ir. de Leus8at.

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ACC. 011755 13 A

~onsieur FaYrot: The Colonial Pretect inrttes you to han dinner .ith him on next Konb)r. the 17th ot the current month, at t.o o·clock. Ne. Orleans, II 15 October 1803.· I

(Signed) LA1lSSA.T J ·R•••T.p. Monsieur. FaYrot, Lieuten­ ant-C.lonel, House ot Mr. Bronier.· "Ne. Orleans.·

(19) ACC. 011755 No. 14

Bapti 1 certiticate issued by Fr. loaet AlIenaio de AugusUn Briones, Chaplain ot the Firat BaUal10n ot the l1xed Regiment ot Intan­ try ot Louisiana, staUng that there appears in the rirat Vollllll8 ot BapUlIIl1lll Recorda tor the mbara ot said Battalion, rolio 31, Number 92, a record ot the bapUlIIIl ot August1na Ootavina, daughur ot Don Pedro Favrot aDd Dona Franchca Gerard, bern on 4 sept_bar 1795, and bapUsed in the 9\. Louis Cathedral ot New Orleans, on 18 APril 1796, by Fr. Augustin Lemare, printe bapUSII having already been administered by Fr. Luia de Quintanilla.

25 October 1803.

(Signed) FR. 10SKP' ASENSIO DE AroUSTlN BRIONES.

Don Jlanuel de Salcedo, Governor ,ot the Pro­ vinces ot Louisiana and west Florida, certities that Fr. Joseph Asensio de Augustin Briones who issued the above csrtiticate is Chaplain ot said Battalion and that his signature to the same is authsnUc. 31 october 1803, (Signed) IIANlJEL DE SALCEDO. 1 (counursigned) ANDRES LOPEZ AIlMESTO.

($&ALl

(19) I ACC. 011755 No. 15

BaptilllDa1 oert1tioate issued bJ l'r. Joset Asensio de Augustin Briones, Chap­ lain ot the Yirst Battalion ot tba Yixed Reg1ment ot Intantry ot Louisiana, stat­ ing that thue appears in tba Yirst Vol­ UIIIe ot Bapthlllsl Reoords tor the members ot the said battalion, Folio 37, Number 107, a reoord ot tba BapUlII1 ot Pedro Bnrique, eon of Don Pedro Fanot and Dona Franoiaca Gerard, born on 11 April 1799, and baptised in the st. Louh Cathedral ot New Orleans on 22 August 1799 bJ Fr. Augustin Lamere. This oertitioats issued J 25 Ootober 1803.

(Signed) FR. JOSEF ASENSIO DE AllGUSl'IN BRIONES.

Don Manuel de Saloedo, Governor ot the ProTtnoes ot Louisiana and West Florida, oer­ tities that l'r. Joseph Asensio de Augustin Brionss who issued the above oertitioate is Chaplain ot said Battalion and that his sig­ nature to the same is authentic.

31 Ootober 1803.

(Signed) MANUEL DE SALCEDO (countersigned) ANDRES LOPEZ ARMESl'0.

(SEAL)

(19) ~ , _ .. •J "flu dlhmZh-j/·" ,;> / ..1..(" 0//7,n- /T' . # /~ d.cv."..",J . YRAR 1803 DEem.BKR 7 ,,- COPY OF 'lID: PROOES VB:RBAL OF TBS SURRmDER OF Tm: OF PLAQUE­ JUNE TO LEONARD, AGENT or THB FRENCH IU1' tIBUC.

Cept. Leonard, by VirtU8 at orders which he re­ ceived trom 1Ir. Lsu8sat, k-ret'ect er the Col oay , and CoIIm1ssicner ot' t hs French Republic, hsreby cCllllllllllds that we go dOWl1 the riYer to the Fort ot' l-laqUlll!I1M , lind that we tak8 posssssion ot' said fort tram ths hlInds ot' the COIIIII8ndant , in ths _ ot' His Catholio llajesty, s nd in the lllIII1e er the Frenoh Republio, whioh has ginn us authority in virtue ot' t l!l power it received t'rom Bonaparte, First Consul.

Conse quent l y, having gone to ssid li' ort ao c~ pllni ed by ths II1liUa ot' the town and trQ!1 down th8 river, b7 1Ir . GenUlly, their Captain, by Mr. Olivier, Lieutenllnt Leonard fils, Messrs. Nicolss Beehe lind Aohi lle segur. n!llll8d temporari- l y t'or the good ot' the service, the t'ol"llll!r as Lieu­ tenant , the latter as sub-Lieutsnant. At'ter lIPeak­ 1ng to and transtsring .aid a ut hor i t y to Lieutanant Colollltl de Favrot , cOllllllll1dant ot' eaid Fort , in pre­ Sll1lCe ot our respectin armis s , and at'ter rsading 88lIlll , the commandant ot' His Cat holic Majesty or­ der ed. that his nag be brought and in the midst ot' a military salute, be handed us the keys ot' the Fort . lIIId I at dnce set up the t'lag ot' the li'renoh RepUblic , while the oannons roared and the people cried "Long live the Republio , Long li.", BonapaJlte . " I immediatsly seut Mr. Olivi er and his militia to take posses sion ot the mouth ot the river•

• s therst'ore signed together 111 th our Offi cer s the aocept anoe ot the surrender at the Fort by the t'ol'llll'r oonmander to His Maj est y, and we have g1veu him a (lOpy er these p::-ssenta, t'or his release at the hands at his govel'IllllSllt, and received a oopy signed by him ot said r elease , whioh took pl aoe at

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the 10rt ot Plaquemine 011 the day aIld date above­ milt1OIled ,

Slg1led : Leonar d, Pedro la'fTot, A, segur, GeIlUlly, DreU% fils, Leonard file, Roche , ".Icc. t7//?.r.r # /7 opy

This day, titteenth Fr1maire Year twelfth ot the French Republic 7 December 1803.

At the tort ot Plaquemine at noon exactly.

Leonard, Captain ot Frigate, by Yirtue ot I the orders which han been issued to m;,:.. by the I citizen Laussat, Col~nial Pretect, Commissioner ot the )'rench GoYernmsnt, in date er the ninth and tenth ot the present month, whereby I am ordered to repair to the J'ort ot Plaquemine, toward the lower part ot the River, and to take possession thereot, rrom the hands ot the C0m- mandant or it tor his Catholic KaJesty. in the naDlll or the French Republio, haYing he (Laussat) conveyed to lIIlI all the power required tor this purpose, by Yirtue or those (powers) that he receiYed trom Bonaparte, First consul:

Consequently having I presented myselr to the said Fort, accamp ied by the Militiamen both trom the City and trOlll the lower section or the River, by Monsieur Gentilly, their Captain, by the citizen Olivier, NavY Lieuten­ snt, Leonerd Fil8 (Jr.), m1dshipman, by the citizens Nicolas Roche and Aohilles segur, whom I han appointed temporarUy in the in­ terest or the service, the tirst, as my lieu­ tenant and the second as second-l1eiltenent;

Having COlllllunicated my powers to Monsieur de FaYrot lieutenant Colonel, Commandant or the said Fort, in the presence ot our respec- tive troops, the said powers having been read, the C

(cont'd) cries ot Long lite the Republic: Long lite Bonaparte: At the same tim. the Citizen Leonard 1r. havi ng been designated by me to take possession ot t he Fort Bolrbon he likewise the National tlag hoided by the _ salvos and cries ot Long lite the Republic; Long Lite Bonaparte:: Afterwards I dispatched the citizen Ol i ver with same Mil i t i amen to take possession ot the For t ot the Belize. I have accordingly signed, with ~ otti­ cers hereinabove named. the acceptance ot the remittance by the termer commandant ot the l or t tor his Catholic Majesty and I gave him a Copy ot these presente tor his discharge toward his (lovernlll8nt. and I received a copy signed by him ot the said Remi t t ance. Done at the lort ot Plaquemine the year and day above stated.

:: L$onard • Pedro lavrot :: A. Segur II Gentilly Dreux 111e • Leonard lils • roche =

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of r/.. ~ ....rre"tid u F /-/..~ (19 ) for r "f 1'IJ

r / J d I 0 f fl... tl-Q oJ Y\. ~ y "l. I r'"r 7,'te' ~tu- ~ iL ' " / /7.rJ- /I //A YEAR 1804 FEBRUARY 20 I a. T.

On board the surveillant, French brigantine at the outh ot the Mississippi RiTer.

J'raD tho Pretect ot Colony ot Louiei ne..

To Mr. Favrot , Lieutenant Colonsl ot Spanish e.nnies, and cOlllllandnnt ot Fort ot laquemine tor his Catholic MaJssty.

Letter to Mr. Favrot trQlll Mr . Lauell8t, to let him know he BllDt a courier ahead to the gover­ nor, advising him ot ht. arri'fal and also to give go nrnor a package he hes tor him, re­ quut1ng Mr. Favrot to help the oourier ar­ rive at his destination.

Has letter trom Mr. de Pontalba.

Brig. to saluts tort with 21 mote on oondi­ tion that ealute be returlllld shct tor shot.

Signed by

Lauasat

64/19 :Baton Rcrage, lIa;y 15, 1605.

'fILL OF PIEllRE de FAVRO!!'.

Pierre de Favrot. Lieutenant Colonel and Captain of Grenadier., makee a written te.ta­ ment, containing an inventoried eetimate or hie poeeee.ion., including account. P87able and receiTable. Document deecribee plantation valued t8,OOO. lot tl,600, 26 ela.e. eetimated pricee TBr,1ing tram t150 to .700, cattle, horee•• farm animal•• table silver, furniture, all of which total. t26,05O. lira. de Favrot is named executrix of the teata­ ment and tutrix of their children. (Signed) Pierre Jose Favrot. £n added detailed estimate follow., daecribing book., furnituro, clothe., jewelr;y and aiecella­ neoua emall itema, to be given to his children individuall;y. Following the above is an inventoried itemized estimate which includee kitchenware, liquors, dishes and gl.ssware. I \ lla ~ o n Rouge , q re, 1805

LL or PIERllB de FAVRO!.

Pier re de Fan o~ , L leu\enen~ Col onel Mel Captain of renadier l, ..kits a i Uen ~.I~ en~ contain­ i 6ft i nven~ or ie d e ,~l ~e of hil pos selsl ona , i nclud accOun~ 1 pqable and recelvable. Documen~ delcr lbes plantation valued 8,000 , lot 1,600, 2 daval e st1ma~ed pricel TB17 frora 150 to 700 , cattle, horae., tara a 11, tabl e , ilver, rurnitur , a l l or hich to~all 2 ,050• •I . do FaTro~ is n8llllld e%ecu~ r1:l: t the telt8ment and tu 1% of their chil dren. (Sigll8d) Pierre Joee 'nro~.

An added de ~ai l e d e s ~im8~e t olloWl , del cr lbing bookll, f urn!ture , cl othee, Jewelr7 and raillOelleneoUB lmall i~eml, t o be gi ven ~o hi l chi l dren i ndlvldual17. ' rol lowing ~ he above il an invent oried, i temised es~ l­ mate which i ncludes ki ~ cheu.ara, liquors, di sheS and glel lware, t urniture , hardWl\1' e , tab le linen, hou l e­ hold l inen, books , al l ot which t otal i n va lue $1668. avro t gi vse an account of SUlDS due him b7 individ­ ush ich total $4 , 284. , f ollowed by £n account 01' 8UIa8 he 0..,81 whi ch t o~el .3, 910. (Signed) Pierre de Fenot.

An added not e wiU en Februs17 l ~, 1809, i nvaU­ da~aI the ent ire fore i ng, Iqing a ll is changed, two . lavel diad and the en1m4 11 heve increased SO a new i l l of tha~ date hes been ..de. (Signed) Favrot. Ca ptain alt ers Clark' s Company or t he Battalion or New Orleans Territory .1litia 9 December , 1806 - 8 March , 1807.

Clark, a t ers Captain matllr ? Harr agan, Daniel 1st Lieut Barrogan Downs , illiam Sergeant Eakins , Samue1 .. Devol, iel Corporal Kerr , J ohn .. ik e , muel Private Beach , G orge .. Carr , HU8h .. Cunni ngham, Thoms .. Dayton , David, B. .. Ge.llagher , J ohn .. Goodwin, John .. Hat fiel d, John .. Hat away, J ohn .. Hecox, Harvey " Hicox? Hobby , William .. Ho r t on, John " lenden , Obadiah " llajony , Lewis " Ma. o ~ 1 IIcCann, Thomas .." Morton, l exaIlder .. ~ s .i t, Christin i chols. Obadiah .." Pecand or Picau d Franc i s Poupo r t .." Veu e Fran<;ois a niqu e ..ndre "

E: Thi s company i5 also referred t o as Capt . Col sson's company in the Bat­ talion of Volunt eer s commanded by j or Dubourg ' s company of • O. Voh.

Folder # n 2nd Floor Vault I I ) Capt . \fa l t er s Clark

Tharworth. J ohn horworth?

Vasbind r , J ames ..

his Compe.~ is also referred to as :

Capt . Clark's 01llP8~ in the Battalion of Orleans Volunteers

" " Orleans Vol. Co . in the ser­ vices of the U. S. COlllllaDl. ed by j or Dubourg.

" " Company of Hew Or leans Volun­ teers .

Folder 9/

2nd Fl oor Vault

( 191 Captain Ebenez er Brad ish ' s Corps of Cava l ry of t he Battalion of New Orleans Territory Mi l it ia 9 Dec emb er , 1806- · 8 l~ r c h , 1807 .

Bradish, Ebenez er Captain B che , Joseph 1st Li e ut Clay , John 2nd Lieut Brand, 111iam Sergeant Ledet, E. • .. IrIorgan, Geor ge .. II Thome s , Jos eph Combs , John P. Corporal iller, Al exander " Ulen? cholson , John .. alrav8D, Wi l l iam .. Crowd s on , Sa muel Cornet Holb i ne, Jo hn Trumpeter BaHey, Thoma s Privata Baldwin, Charles " Beale, Thomas " Bradford, James • .. Davidson, ~ i l l ia m ".. Dawson , John II Duplessis , P. L. B. Eastin, R. " El kins , Harvey " Fo ley , J ohn " Garland , Wi l l i am G. " II Gray , J ohn F . .. Har t , Jacob .. Islestine , J ohn II Jackson, lexander .. lIadam, Patrick .. lola ther, Ge orge McCormick , Thomas ".. )lilne , Sr ., Alexander .. Morgan, Ar t hur " O'Hara, Henry .. Proffit , James .. terret, James " Tomatis , John .. Trimble , Jacob .. ita, Phillip (21

E: This Company is also referred t o as :

Capt . Br ad i sh ' s Co rps of Or leans Cavalry. .. .. Troop of Orleans Caval ry • .. .. Company of Orleans Cavalry•

Folder f <,/1 2nd Fl oor Vault .

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--~-==-_.=:=.= =- Ca pt . Vincent olt e's Company of the Battal i on of N. O. Ter­ rit ory Militia 9 Dec emb er , 1806- 8 March 1807.

olte, Vincent Captain Lude ling J ohn H. 1s t 11eu.t AllIl long Henry 2d " SuderllBnn J ohn Orderly Sergeant el ong Fred L. 2d " Hei s e J ohn ~d " Busch Henry H. 1st Corpora l Scher Jacob Corporal Latour Drw:mer Braneveldt B. Pr i vate Bechte John D "., Behrens Frederick Bur ckhardt Franci s " Busch Anthony " Denner J ohn " Fischer • F. " Fosse Charles or Fos s o " Gerk e Augus t " Haas T. JoI . " Har scbuk Frederi ck ".. Klocker Er nes t Ko ni g Franc i s " Ko nig Hans Carl " Li nder mann Conrad ". l!ayer Frederi ck " MUl len or l~l ler Frank " Private Pet er s John Rlillipp G. E. .." Pitsch Franz Prichl er Y. " Roche lle R. L. .." Rockhein Leopold .. Humpff P. Sch i ff H. 11. "., Schneidler John Seelas Bened i ck " " St r ahle B. " Sudermann Frederick .. erns r J ohn i dJllann Conrad " tenbecher G. " - ypprich J ohn Pr ivate

OT E: Capt . Bol t e ' s Company in t he Battalion of Orleans Volunteers .

Fol d er ~/

2nd Floor Vault

[19 ) Capt . Geo . T. Ross ' Co. of Orleans Rangers of ~he Battln of R. O. Terry Mi l 9 Dec . 1806- Mar . 8 , 1807

Ros s Geo T. Captain Relf Richard 1st Lt . Pat t on Cbas . 2d " rle Saml . D. Enai8n Drouillard J ohn V. ergeant ~eward J ohn • wry J ohn Corporal PflU8h F . " slong F . Printe Anderson :no " Barkle Stephen " Be tremie= " Cannon m, " IIandrey J ohn " Bu~ch ings Jac " Johns t on " Kidder John " Li ddle m, " Lopes Andr ew " !(fon Saml " McKibb in David " Milne Alex Jr . " Mo nt gomery " 1!unha 11, hancis " " Musson G. " 0' eal or 0 ' e11 C. u Powell J a s Ravins craft Thos . " Hi lli8U% Vinc en~ "., Sand_ n J. S. \I Stagg Henry " St r inger Ca leb " St ring er Fred

Folder I ;,/ 2nd Fl oor Vault 1191 Capt . John LYnd'3 r t i l l er y Co . , of the Battalion of N. O. Terri- tory litia . 9 Dec . 1806 - 8 Mar . 1807 t.Ynd , John Captain Cr awf ord John 1st Lieu.t Quinn J 83 2nd " Fowler Caleb er gea., nt Rober tson James Sinnott ichola3 " Tho s Ri chard 2d Ser gean t Hulet or. HuHt James 1s t Corporal Dea r ear Is iah 2d " !leyers John 3d " ? ~\J dams illiam L. t ., 0 3 S Brooks Thom s Brown Asa .." in Joseph Clayton J03 eph " Davenport Dani e l " ~ i mo t hy ndre.. " Donaldson Samuel " Fink John L. " Glass Davi d " Gamiel or corne11 Franc is " Hunter Fi eld P. " J eu.ne or Juine , J . "., Jones Ja mes Lef t wich Isaac " Leonard Jacob " lloffitt Dar iu.s "

Folder I ~ I

2nd Floor Vault

(19)

- Capt . Andrew Pr i c e ' s Co. (Clai ­ borne Rifle Co . , of the Bat t ln. of K. O. Territory Mil 9 Dec . 1806 , r . 6, 1607.

Price Andrew Capta in Crawford Jaa. 1st Lieut c Ilvain John 2d " !.!organ Benj . 1st Sergeant Robertson I . 'f . Corporal Ar trong Solocon Private.. Bailey Jas . .. Baker rtin .. Bedell ID . .. Fauquire J ohn .. Fergeson J a s .. Hetrick Joshua .. La er y Danl ., O'D re j or or O'Diear • rgan .. Osburn Robert .. Roberts O. P. ., Rogers SaID1. tl Still Coos R or .. i llialDll J as et t ceo , W. "

Capt . Pri ce ' s Clai borne Ri f le Co. i n the Bn. of Orleans Vola .

Folder #9 /

2nd Fl oor Vault

(19) Capt . Saml . Davls ' Company of the Battln. of N. O. Terrlto ry l 11tla Dec . 9 , 1806,- ' r , 8 , 1807

Da vls Saml . B. Captain Gordon . • r U n 1st Lieut Harper , YCI . 2d " Gor t on Shphen Sergeant Chapin ::iaml 2d " ats on m Corporal Coghlan Edw 2d " At t er hof f Davld Pr lvate Bass et t , '!boms " Carnell J os . " Catlett Granderson " Doyle Jo shua F. " Drout or Draut, Urln " Elklns Saml " Folkes iles ".. Fry Jos .. Ho g Ian Isaac .. Jacobs Conrad Lo. zon " Patterson Chas " Pr i c e E11sha .. RIley or Rillng F .. Stewar t Thos " Swavers or Swuvers ".. 'ells John Wi l l~ or 'i l l ing J a s Pr i vate.. Wr ight Davis oland Thoms a ttross Parmar Rom in " Perri l l et Jos eph .. Stibbins Knowlton ",i est Nicholas • ightmeyer i lliam ..

ROTE : This company i s a lso r eferr ed t o a s : Capt . Davis ' Company in the Bn. of 0r­ leans . Vo l s in the a ervice of the U. S. COlIIDand ed by 18 j . Duhourg. Co . in the Bn, of Vols i n the servlce of the U. S. COllllmnd ed by j . Duhourg .

Folder # f' 1 2nd Floor i.urt l191 Captain Ge orge Pollack ' s Coer pen,y of the Battalion of ll . O. Ter ritory '11i t la . Dec . 9 , 1606- Ma r . 8, 1807 .

Pollock, George Captain Cadet Dejan 2d Lieu.t Sanderson J . P. Sub-Lt Barton Geor ge Serg ean t Bennett icholas n Hanold Jo hn " Hicke Charles R. n Villamil G. " Hoffman Fred eri ck Cor pora l er ot ean or eroteau " Hi very Peter n Villamil J . n Parician Drummer Bai rd J . B. Private Baynes Char les .. Courcelle J ohn " Courc el l e Hi l a ir e .. Dupleesis ceo , " Far rell John B. " F11 Darel " Foucher L. .. Gouet Jean " Lefebvre " Perdomo R. " Pons John B. .. Quays Joseph " Ri va r d e Ach111e " Smith Mi cha s l .. Thomas John J r . " Vesiniar C. F. .. Wa l ke r John .. OTE : Captain Pollock's Comps.n,y in the Battalion of Orleans Vols .

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2nd Floor Vault

(19) Captain Peter Colsson 's Co ., or the Battalion of N. O. Terry i11tia 9 Dec. 1806-8 • rch, 1807

Colnon Peter Captain Cric 1l .10hn 1st Meut Brian Paul 2d .. Jourdain Baptiste Sergeant " Victor .. .. Hoel .. Brelett _ lB 10 Corporal Boui let .. Racine .. Seyegne " Jantin Pier~e ician Arnand Antoine Priyate.. Bucoia Louis ., esmrie or Desmaire Jean .. Dubois T. P.· .. Gonner .. Iabasterie .. Iamoureux Hursin .. Iandreaux Henry ., Inc Len Mam .. Y&illoux Louie Marchant .. Mean Charles ".. l chol aa Clement .. Pecend or PicaUd Chas .

Folder # ~/ 2nd Floor Vault

1191 EXCERPl' FROM THE CORDS OF THE HOLY CAUSE OF THE OPAG TION OF THE FAlTH,- lNDIVlDU ORDER - VOL, 145 FaUO 71,

His Exaellenoy Don Josef Caballero, Searetary of state and of the department of Justioe, has in­ formed me by his of f i ci al letter of Oot, 16th of last year of the following Royal Dearee: "His Jesty, being informed of the official letter of .riar Antonio de Sedella, Capuohin onk, whioh Your Lordship forwarded to His ~ J e s t y , enolosed and reaommended in your letter of Karoh 30 of this year, has kindly granted the permit solicited by said Friar tonio de Sedella to remain as • priest of the Catholic aommunity, aa desired by said oommunity in that Provinoe, ae long ae his health permits him or until some unaxpeoted ao­ cident compe l e him to retire, I notify Your Lord­ ship of said Royal Decree for your information and for the aatisfaation of said Capuohin Monk . "

I inform you of the above dearee, for your information and guidance,

Pensaool a , May 3, 1806 ,

The Karquis of Casa Calvo.

To the Reverend Father Friar Antonio de sedella.

General Arohives of the Indies - se't1lle ­ Documents of Cuba - File 102, 1774-1805. New Or l eans , January 2, 1799.

Your Lordehip's disposition of plaaing Father Francisco Lennan in the Parish of Point Coupee."s not appr oved, nevertheless the ocoasion to reoom­ pense his services and excellent qual i t i es , was oelebratedj wi t h this I comply with tbs desires of Your Lordship as stated in your letter of this date. (Trsnslation trom oopy sent by Baudier of Catholio action. 1 PC-B06-9

ORDER OF GOV . CHARLES de GRAllD PRE TO PHI LI PE HICKEY TO CAl.L A MEETIJIG FOR THE COllSTRUC­ TIOll LEVEES .

FRElCH.. On October 12th. 1806 at Ba t on Rouge , Governor Charles de Gr and Pre ordered the Syndicship to be present Tue sday Oct ober 18th . at 11 o 'clook in the morning , to decide upon the mos t convenient means to proceed wi.th the undertaking, and fix a day upon which to begin this work, whi ch will follow f rom here to the place whe re the r oad of the district of Chi fonter out s t h at which exist up to that of St. He l ene .

Ch arl es de Gr an d Pre .

To L~ . Ph i l i p e Hi ckey,Syndi c .

Colloct ion #9 87

1 P

t ( , lJ'.~ ~ \ . j V • -: \ \"> ' \ ~ V r: \r Doc• •,....:.._

YlWl 1806 NOVEWBKR 10

Rich~rd O. Rolf gives reoeipt to Ur. Joan roier for $33.00, paid by latter for 1 dozen pairs ootton stockings and 11 handkerchiofs.

(Signed) Rioh"rd O. Rolf

(No.1)

Hot printed in Louisiana Historica1 'luartorly.

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_ _ --=::..== = = = ::iiiiiiii__-.;R~~ ~ Dooument No. 807;' No JUge No.

YEaR 1807 May 15

IE GA.LA.NTE COOlISSI ONER OF THE "RD.

Recommendation for passport to be issued to Mr. Dubuiss on, dentist. (Signed) Reytier , acting for the 000­ :nissioner.

Passport issued t o Dubuisson, dentist, age 37. lhis passport gives him entry t o New England.

(Signed) Paul i ers Sr . Commander Legion of Honor .

Not printed in Louisiana Hist orioal Quarterly.

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_-=--======~~Q::iii4 DOC. NO. 807/2

TEAR 1807 JUNE 6

CHAIN OFTI TLES

May 9, 1804, by act before PedesclalU. page 578 Sale by Philippe Henry Neret te, Bar on de Bast rop. to Mr . Edouard Livin ston, or 48 superficial l eBPUes of l and s i tuated on the east bank of the Ouachita, being t he entire 144 square l ea~es grant ed to Bar on de Bastrop by His Cathol ic Ma jest y . Sal e i s made with full warranty of ri ~ts of vendor. November 6, 1806, by act before same Notary. Page 789 Sale by Livings ton to Pierre Etienne Mante of a portion of said lands (no description) . November 6, 1806, by act before Pllge 788 same Not ary. Sale by Li vingston to Jean Pitor or another portion or said lands (no descrip­ tionl . November 6, 1807, by act berore Page 787 same Not ary. Sale by Livingston to David Wil liamston another portion of said DOC. NO. 807/2 (Continuedl

JUNE 6

l ands (no descriptionl. June 6, 1807, by 3 acts before same No tary.

Three act s by Livin~s to n appr ov­ in~ the surveys of above l ands as they ap­ plied r espectively to the l ands sol d t o Mante (36 9) . Williams ton (375) and Pitor (3 78) • At t he bottom is a note to the effe ct t hat the r eference to the survey applies to the work done by Mr . Liveau Trudeau, but t hat is not so st ated.

No signature .

Not printed i n Louisiana Hi st or ical Quar t er l y . Various DocO.' .I I

YKAR 1808

This is a collection or small documents, all being receipts giTen to Mr. Jean Ilerc1er by various creditors during the year 1808.

(Nos, 2 to 10)

Not printed in Lou1aiana Historical ~uart erl y ,

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1ANUARY TO YEAR 1809 MAY

ThiB iB e collection or snell document B, 811 being receipts given to Mr. Mercier, 1r, by various creditorB during the yeer 1809.

Not printed in Louisiel18 Hiatcricel Qua r t er ly.

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YUll 1810 OC'IOBER 3

• lm.IlRA1;llBl OF NOTARIAL ACTS .

Mallllel Ronquillo of Pl a quemi nes Pari sh, Francis Ne lllllSl1 0 f Alabama, and Ene ch Humphrey of New Orleans , acqui r ed jointly at public sala conducted by Charles de Latour, Judge of Pl a quemi ne s Parish, the ro HOWing described propertYI

One lot of grou.nd situated in Orleans County , Plaquemines arish on we st sida of tha Mi s s i s s i ppi Rivar , at about 16 leaguaa be lo " the city, measur­ ing 80 arpenta front by 40 deep, bounded on one side by pro per t y of Pi er re Cose and on the other by vacant lands.

Another piece of ground in Orleans County on the sea near "Grand Terre", the said property generally known as "Chaniere ,Ronquille", me asuring 25 x 40 arpents, togethe r with buildings , and s i x cows with t hei r . calve s , and a pair of oxen.

YEAR 1811 SEPTEMBER 28

Before Geo rge T. Ross , Notal)" , t h e said Ro nquillo and Newman sold to Enoch Humphrey, one t h i r d of aoo'l'e described pro pe rty. Hwnphrey go t fo r his one third, 33 arpents in inferior part, situated in Plaqueminas Pa rish a nd all of Chenie r e Ro nquill o . Ne1lllan got - 25 a r pent s adjoining tho sa of Hwnphrey, together "ith ona-half the 11ve s te ck,

Ronquillo got - the remaining 26 a rpents and half t he ca t t le.

cont'd. YEAR 1B10 OCTOBER 27 Pen cil mamor ndum of the various acts of sale of t he aa e property, wi th not e of e xce ption . Vendor- Pierre atignaU1 Vendee- Joseph Zi ni a c , represented by oe1 FO lrnier. Be for e Pede c1aux , ·otary.

' 0 si tures except one wltne - and otary . Prop rty ( ich i s not des cribed) wa s acquired by pur claser fro J Aan Pie r re on Apr i l 21, 1eOo, befor e Br out i n . ' • •• •• •••••••• • ••• YEAR 1B1~ OC'I' OBER 2!.. oe1 Fournier, testamentary executor of heirs of Si ni a o, sells to Mme. Luoie Rone1s (Testamentary oxe cut or had no right to sell) Befor e Pedesclaux YEAR 1822 AUGUST 10 Da me Luci Rone1s, wi fe of Manuel Guillaume1, authorized by court order of Apr i l 19, IB22, sellS to n-me Ma r i e Heber t , widow B r ~, au and wifo of Ar mand Gui l ber t , the lot of gr ound. B fore • Laver gne YEAR IB23 F BRUARY 18 Ma r i e Heber t , wi dow by first marriage of Hugue Lavergne by seoond of Saturnin rl rlmau and by t hird of Armand Guilbert, se lls to Page 2 . Joseph Vrignaud . Did sh ha ve childr en from ma r r iage with Ar and Guilber t and from marr i age with Br unau? B f ore Hugel Laver gne . o ignatur e . On r ver e sid i s part of a r e ce i pt ir. f avor of L. T. Caire , ot r 1 Publ i c , cover ­ i ng paper belo "ging to Ar chi ve s of Cit1 Council and whi ch papers . r e l e ft b1 deceased or au Lislet . Amo g pap r 11 t ed are l P t iti on of Castanado l Cont r&ct of odjudi tion ; Proces V rbal- a ereag of plantat i on be longing to Jesui t s l Sal to Blas Puche ; Br agnier Cor por ation, tc. Dacrae of Ga 10so , Order pro hibiting conce s sions and letters of Bar on Carondelet . Royal Schedules. Sa l e to I . B. Lemo ine et c .

ot print ed in Loui si ana Hist or i col .Quer ter 11.

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= -=- """0sA I NDEX TO NarARIAL CTS OF MI CHEL de .AlUlAS FR OM JULY 24,1 810 TO FEB .14, 1829 .

DATE FOLIO DESCRI PTIO OF ACT NAME OF PARTI ES

July,20,1816 135 Sale of Lot - John F i t~i 1 1 e r to Pat r i ok Mor r i s Oot . 16,1816 136 Sale of Lot - Hei r s of Henry liet zinger to John Fitzmi11er. Juno,17, 1806 137 Sale of Lot - Suooessi on of Henry Met zinger to John Fit~~ller . May, 30,1814 138 Land Grant by Spain - Ci t y of New Orleans vs . H. etzinger . Feb . 8, 1820 139 Settlement of Land Suit - Cit y and Lafon vs . Mus son et a1s . July,13 ,1815 140 Sale of Lots 1 and 2 - Laigne1 to Johnson. June , 21, 1814 141 Sale of Bl ock #5, N. O.- City of N.O. to Bd. Charity Hospital . Jan. 26,1816 142 Sale of a Pl ant at i on - Cl aude Treme to City of Nevr Orl eans • Apr . 7, 1819 143 Sale ,of Lot , Vegetable Mar ket - Arnaud Magnon to City of New Orleans . Moh. 27,1811 144 Sa1s of House and Lot - P.A.Cuvi11ier to Dr. Ni ok Robe1ot . Apr . 12,1811 145 Sale of Lot fo r Hospital - Dr . Nic Robe10t to City of New Orleans . June ,14 ,1817 146 Sale of Lot #8 - Sioon Lai gnel to Cornelius Paulding . Aug . 17,1810 147 Sale of Lot #1 .I: part of #S - Simon Laignel f rom Hy . Du Kei l us . Nov . 16,1809 148 Exchange of Lot #16 - City of New Orleans and Jaoques A. Per cy. Jan . 9, 1810 149 Annulment of Aot of Sale - Jacques A. Peroy and Ci t y of New Orleans. ,lu1y,5 , 1817 150 Sale of Par t of Lot #9 - Sioon Laignel to Valentin Tyler June ,26 ,1816 151 Sale of Ground - Bar t h Lafon to Torrey, Harper .I: Kumb e1 . INDEX TO NOXARIAL ACTS OF MI ClIEL de ARMAS FROM JULY 24,1810 TO FEB .14 ,1829 .

DATE FOLIO DESCRIPTIO OF ACT HAllE OF PARTIES

July, 24,1810 1789 City Lot Sold to Eugenie Dubard !lov. 17, 1810 1788 " tt nit Joa ohim Couroelle Nov . 17,1810 1787 II II II 1I It 11 II II July, 30, 1810 1512 " II Christophe Nagel 1I II July, 30, 1810 1493 II Pierre Dulcide Barrau II II" Sept . 28 ,18 ~0 1648 " II Jean Baroy II II July,30,1810 1498 II Isaac Camp II II II July, 30,1810 1492 II Pierre Duloide Bar rau II II II July, 30,1810 1506 II John P. Jones II II July,30,1810 1505 " It "" II July, 30, 1810 1504 II II II It " n II II II II July,30, 1810 1502 II Jacques Guenon, Sr . II July, 30, 1810 1494 " " II Pierre Dul cide Barrau II II II Nov. 17, 1810 1786 II Samuel p . Yoore II II II Nov. 17,1809 31 II Pierre Boirin Il II II July, 24 ,1 810 1514 II Romain Pamar II II Juno , 18,1811 2600 .. II Pier re Durre II II II Oo t . 3, 1809 29 II George B. Dameron II II II Oct . 13, 1809 28 II Pi erre Dur re II II II Oct. 13,1809 27 II Jean Pier re Dufouro Oot . 13,1809 26 II II II " ,, " " II II Oct . 13, 1809 23 II Luoi en G. Hi11igsbe rg II II Do t . 13,1809 22 II " It tl " !lov ." 8, 1809 21 II " " II Cecile St . J.lartin Iloh. 25, 1816 21b II " II fl It tl " II Dot . 13, 1809 20 " II ?hilipe Thezan "II II II Oot . 13,1809 19 II John Gourgon, Jr . Dot. 13,1809 18 II II II II I' " 11 Oct. 13, 1809 17 II II II " Sauvix II II Oct. 13,1809 16 " II Jean Jaoques Yiniere lot. 15, 1809 15 II " " Georges Poll ook Jot. 19, 1809 14 .. II II "" " Oot. 13,1809 13 .. .. It II II " II II Oct. 19, 1809 12 .. II Pier re Peyroux Oot. 13,1809 11 II II II "n 'I I1lDEX TO UOTARIAL ACTS OF ~C HEL de ARMAS FRoo JULY 24,1810 TO FEB .14 ,1829 .

DATE FOLIO DESCRI PTI OJI OF CT NAllE OF PARTI ES

ug. 8, 1810 2559 City Lot Sold to Jean Bapt i st e Chaul i ot Aug . 8, 1810 1839 ., It II " Hilai r e Couroelle Nov.17 , 1810 1777 " " " " Jno .Kelly &: Jas .Lambert Aug. 7, 1Bll 2664 " " " " Antoine 1!our l ot Aug . 7, 1811 2663 " " " It" II Apr .1B, 1811 2~11 " " " " Honor e Delino June ,4, 1810 1491 " " " " Samuel Cornell June ,18,1 811 2560 " " " " Louis Dusuau Oct . 24,1810 1717 " " " " Laurent Buzar d June , 18,1811 2626 " " " " John F. Miller June , 4,1810 1489 " " " " Pierre Lanoix ·Oot . 24,1810 1719 " " " " Pierre Robert 'ot. 30,1810 1710 " " " " Jean Chabaud It. 24,1810 1721 " " " " Etienne Gr iffin .pr. 16,1811 2410 " " " " Honore Delino 1714 " " Jean Pierre Dufour c Oot . 24,1810 " " «" 11 u Oot. 24,1810 1715 " " " Oot. 24,1810 1711 " " " " Charles Le.veau It " Louis Jaoques Barbi n Oot. 24,1810 1712 " " II It 11 It Oot. 24,1810 1713 " " June , 4,1810 1490 " " " " Nioo1as Sinnott It n " Joseph castel Dot. 24,1810 2243 " II It 11 Oot. 24,1810 127 " " " 128 " " Pr esbyter i an Chur oh, De o, 29,181 8 " " C o mr.~n &: Bar onne St s . 129 " It " TholOO.s Poree to City of N. 0. Feb . 3, 1810 June ,22,1821 130 Donation of Lots Fbg.Treme- City of N.O. to Col l ege of Or l eans Deo . 27,1809 131 Sale of Lot - Joan Jos . Bl a ohe to City of Now Orleans ~o r t gag o ,to 30,1818 132 - John Davis to City of N.O. ,une ,17,1816 133 Judgment of Court - Favor Henry Ket d nger , Land June , 8, 1796 134 Gr ant from King of Spain - RebuilCing t he 'i litary Guar dhouse I NDEX TO NOTARIAL- ACTS OF MICHEL de ARMAS FR(){ JULY 24 , 1810 TO FEB .14, 1829 .

DATE . FOLIO DESCRIPTION OF ACT NAME OF PARTIES

Nov. 17,1810 1771 City Lot Sold to MoKibben & Mu s s on Nov . 17, 1810 1770 lin" It Sam'l . B. De.vis Sept. 7, 1810 1593 " " " " d . Vl!..n Rillieux Nov . 17 ,1810 1768 " " " " Kenner Hender s on Nov . 17 , 1810 1767 " n .. " "n " Apr . 5 , 1811 2214 .. " " l!aunse1 7ihite liIoh . 7 , 1810 9 " " " .. Henry Du Keilus Moh. 7 , 1810 8 II " " " It It 1t Moh . 7 , 1810 6 II " " "Pier re Le B.Dup1essis Yoh . 7, 1810 5 " " " 11 11 Itn" Deo . 31 ,1809 4 " " " Geo . Yr . Dewees Deo . 26 ,1809 3 " " " "William v.ontgomery Peo. 26 , 1809 2 " " " " James Armitage )eo . 26 ,1809 1 " " " II Fr o.nooi s Duplessis Ju1y ,30 , 1810 1500 " " " " Jean Chabaud Ju1y , 30 ,1810 1511 " " " " John Lai zer Nov. 17,1810 1793 " " " II Sam 'l . P. Moore Ju1~,,30 ,1 810 1499 " " " "Thomas Combs Nov . 1 7,1810 1792 " " " T1 Sam t 1 . P , Moore Nov. 17,1810 1791 II " " " Mi ohe 1 R. Jeune Ju1y , 30 ,1810 1510 " "Gab. Phi l . Loeb en " " n n n 11 Ju1y , 30 ,181O 1509 " " " Jul ~' , 30 , 1810 150ll " " tI fl It " " July, 30 ,1810 1507 " " It tI It " " July ,30 , 1810 1513 II " " " Chrhtopher Nagel July,30 , 1810 1497 " " " II Pierre D. Barran July,24,1810 1496 " " " """ rt Aug. 21 ,1811 2701 .. " " " Jaoques Antoine Claveau 'uI, . 24,1810 1495 " " " " Pierre D. Barr an II 11y ,2~, 1810 1503 " " II Jncquos Ouesnon, Jr ~ .ug. 8 , 1810 1838 " " " " Domingo Caimares Aug. 8 , 1610 1837 " .. " "11 II O! Aug , 8 , 1810 1840 " " II Franoisco Neto July,l,1811 2581 " " " " Jaoques Noel Hol l ier INDEX TO NOTARIAL ACTS OF MI CHEL de AIDlAS FRau JULy 24,1 810 TO FEB . 14, 1829.

DATE FOLIO DESCRIPTION OF ACT NAlIE OF PARTIES

Oot. 13,1809 10 City Lot Sold t o P.A. Rivery Oct . 13,1809 9 It II u Tr llll II Oct . 13,1809 8 11 " 11 " Jean Car at Oct. 13,1809 7 11 " 11 " Honore Chai s Oot . 13,1809 6 " It 11 II tf II Oot . 13,1809 5 " " " " Lollis de Bellegar de July,5 , 1812 3 ... 4 " It " tin It " Oct. 13,1809 4 n " U 11 " " 11 " Oot. 13,1809 3 " " It Louis Lanoix Oot. 13, 1809 2 It " " Pierre Yi sot iere Oot . 13,1 809 1 11 " II" It Oot. 15,1809 2215 " 11 " Maunsel 1\'hi te Sep.ll,1 810 1615 " " "Jean Bapt i st e Desorm&s Oot. 15,1 810 2218 11 n " James Johnston May .3 , 1810 2324 " " " Caleb Stringer Nov . 17,1810 1781 " " " McKibben & Mus son May,3, 1810 2323 11 11 " Caleb St r i nger Sep .28,1 810 1649 11 " " George Hunter Sep.28,1810 1645 " " It 11 u Sep.28 ,1810 1652 11 " " " n " Sep.28,1810 1648 11 II " " " " Sep.28 ,1810 1650 11 " " " " " Sep.2 8,1810 1646 11 " " " n " Sep.2 8,1 810 1647 It " n " " n" Sep.28,1810 1651 11 It " n n Apr .5 , 1811 2219 " " " n Francis F.'rhite ... Green pr .5, 1811 2213 11 " " 11 David C. Wi lli ams Dec. 8, 1810 1843 11 " " n Jame s ay Ju1 .30,1810 1501 11 11 n Jean Laurent Dubois " n , 'lov.17 , 1810 1790 11 " " Jacques Tanesse . Nov .17 ,1810 1776 " It n n Jacob Trimble It n Nov .17 ,1810 1775 " n Sieur Trioou Nov .17 ,1810 1772 " " n n Wi lli am Braud

J I NDEX TO NOTAR IAL ACTS OF MICHEL de ARMAS FROM JULy 24,1 810 TO FEB . 14, 1829 .

DATE FOLI O DESCRI PT ION OF • CT lAME OF PARTI ES

Dec. 24,1810 152 Cancellation of Pr ot est - Hei r of B.Gr avier vs . Edw. Livingston. ug . 7, 1810 153 Compromise on Land - Ci ty of N.O. &: heirs of E1i ska Wi nt er . Ju1y,13,1815 154 Sale of Lot - George • Dewees to Jas . Johnson . Aug . 19,1811 155 Cancel lation of Sale of Lots - Ci t y of N.O. to P. D. Bar ran . !lay, 20,1 812 156 Conveyanoe of Old Col l ege Ground - Cit y of N. O. to the Regents of Col l ege . Nov . 25,1819 157 Power of Attorney - Gabr i el nter to Edw . Li vingst on. 26,1820 158 Sale of Leta - Bernar d Marigny to Laooste &: Lambert . 16,1823 159 Sale of a Lot - Bi envenu to City of N. O. Oot . 23,1822 160 Bond fo r Arbitration - City of N.O. in favor of Chas.de St .Romes . Apr . 7, 1829 161 Lease of House - Jos . Kent on to wright &: Wr i ght . Oot. 28,1820 162 Pr ivilege to ereot bridges - Bernar d Mar i gny to City of New Or l eans . Nov . 7, 1810 163 Pernissi on gi ven G. Bl et oher - Cl aude Treme to Geo. Bl et cher . Oct . 15, 164 Sale of City Lots - To John Ke11j' &: James Lambert by City of N. O. Dee , 24,1605 165 Sale of WOodyard - Pi srr e Lamothe to Louis Mi ellet . Feb . 21,1829 166 Plan of Saw ILi lls - Property of Reynes , Dura1de &: Donnet . 5, 1829 167 Plan of Saw Ili Ils - Property of Reynes , Dura1de &: Donnet. Feb . 14,1829 166 Pl an of Saw IoIi lls - Prope rty of Reynes , Duralde &: Donnet. 1 '. I Doc.f8U/1 tIWl1811 APRD. 1

LICDD

I, the undersigned, .clmowledge ha,,1IIg ~­ cei"e4 trom lo!r. Jean lIerc1er Son, one 4011ar t or a license on hi. cart, Bo. 351, which ezpires on the :lO inn.

New Orleans, April 1, 1811

Citl Treasurer.

'I. 1181l111u4.

!lot printed in !Dub iallll Historical ~rter~. ])oc.#8U/2

YI&R 18U APRIL 1

OFFICE OF THE JU.YOR. IBI OllL1WiS

LlCEHSE ON CAR'lS.

]Jo.351

A permit i8 i8sued Mr. Jean Mercier. Jr. to use hiB cart in ne nrburb ot tu city. Said cart to bear lioense 50.351. and tor which he shall pay .0 the Oit)' Treasurer tha tues due the cit)'. in the SUIIl ot two dollars nd tut)' cents. ]Jew Orleans. April 1. 18ll

I. A. )lathen, lra1Or.

]Jot printed in Louisiana Historical Quarter!)'.

______s4 STAT!K&NT JB]) RIlas IP'f~

Kr. llercier Jr.

0... to Jr VieWer tor the education ot hiB daughter tram Pebruar,r 1 thl"ll the lat. inst• • 6.00

ReeeiTed, .6.00.-

lew Orleans, April Z, 1811

Jr. Vidmer.

Not printed in Louisiana Hi.torical Quarterl1f

------~ COLLEGE OF ORLEANS

Ullt or NllIIles or Peraons who have psid in whole or in pan the smount or their IUbscriptions

in rayor or the college

trom June 20, 1811 to October 21, 1812, inclusive

Statement er expenaes paid out or the

lIIlounts realized rrOlll said aubscriptiona. Reoeipts

SUbsoriptions of tllO hundred dollars.

BienYenu. Antoine $200 Campanal, B. 200 Laronda. P. D. 2.00 Laronda, Wido. Castillon 200 Tha Ral1gious Ladiea of tha Orsulines 200 Livingston, Edward

SUbscriptions of ene hundred fitty dollars.

Larche. Madam Wido. 150 Marigny. Barnard 150

SUbscriptions of ona hundred dollars.

Alexander, Jamas 100 Baron, Jsuna 100 Bienvenu, Madam Wido. 100 Bo1l8lDY, Alexis 100 Bora, RUanne 100 Bourgeois. Maurice 100 Brown, Jamas 100 Cavalier and Son 100 Cazelar 100 Chabaud, Jean 100 Charron, Joseph 100 nlbourg, P. Jr. (a firths on aooount) 40 nlt1lho, Louis 100 nlnoan, Ab. L. 100 nlplassis, Francoi. 100 nlauau de la Croix - 100 3,040

) - 2 -

Forward

Du.,erger, Barthe1ll1l1Y 100 Fontenelle-Meroier (Mlldame) 100 Fortier, Jaoquea 100 Fortier, Miohel 100 Fortier. Borbert 100 Garlio and Guillot 100 Henderson, Stephen 100 Jones, Evan 100 Jourdan, (Madame) 100 K.enner. • 100 Labatut, Jean Baptiste 100 Labranohe, Alexandre 100 Laoarriere, Latour and Laolotte 100 Lanna , Jean 100 Lanusse, Paul 100 _ LivlIIldais, Jaoques 100 Mao arty, ChllYalier 100 MoDonough, Junior 100 Mat her , J8JIIltS (first three firths) 60 Mor eau , Lislet (first three fifths) 60 Mor gan, Benjamin 100 Morgan, George Willi_ 100 Morphy, Diego 100 Paillette, Jacques Cesar 100 Prevost, Salomon 100 Relt, Riohard 100 Robelot 100 Sau.,., Pierre 100 Treme, Claude (first three firths) 60 Tn cou, Joseph 100 Thierry 100 Urquhart, DaTid 100 Urquhart. Thomas 100 Villere, Jaoques 100 Ybanez, Ferdinand 100

SUbscriptions er fitty dollars

Alpuente, Laurent 50

6,470 - 3 -

Forward • 6,470

Armas, Michel de 50 Bailly, Blanchard 50 I Bonabel , Widow 50 Brand, • 50 BuJac 50 Burne1de (three firet firths) 30 Caiserguell 50 Carrick, Mad!llD&, 'Udow 50 Chew, Beverly 50 Cucullo, Simon (firllt three fifths) 30 David, I . S. 50 Dejen, Senior 50 Del1no 50 Dervigny, Pierre 50 Desvignell, Senior 50 Donaldllon, • 50 50 Dou , Robert !).lcros 50 !).lfossa1., Soniat 50 Duplessill, P. L. B. 50 Elkins, Samuel 50 Fitzgerald, I . R. 50 Fromentin, Elig1ull 50 50 Gros, Cyprien Guerin, F. M. (first t hree f i f ths) 30 50 Harang 50 Hazeur Brothers 50 Hoa, Manuel de 50 Jawa, },Jf'm Jumonville de Vi l liera so KllDlledy, Th. S. so 50 Le Breton Dellchapelles 50 La Breton, DorgllOoy 50 Macsrty, Barthelemy 50 Macsrty, L. B. 50 Jlacsrts, Edmond artin, John (first three fifths) 30 50 Martine, througb Holz eo Monlon 50 Montegut, Joseph 50 Nadaud, Jacques 8 , 440 - 5 - "- Forward • 9,510

Fortier. J!)lgene 25 Gayarre. Charlea 25 Gaorge. :Tean Bapt1l5te 25 Gr1IIla , Berthe 25 Guenon. :Tacques (first three firths) 15 Garrick. Francois 25 :Tacob. F. R. 25 Lacoste. Pierre (first three fitths) 15 25 Landreux Languille-.-;;F-ran-c-o"7i s 25 Lanais, Louis 25 Loubies, i dow 25 .endez, Ante. !5 KHo\1ers (tirst three tit"\hs) 15 I4ontegut. :Tunior 25 Nicolss, :Toeeph (through Berthe Grima) 25 Packwood. SeIIII1el 25 Routtignss (first three fifths) 15 st. AJnand . Michel 25 st. Blanohard. LeWis 25 25 Va1via 25 Voisin, Pierre

SUbscriptions of t wenty dollars

Broust. :T. Bt e. (received on ac count ) 10 ~~rld.L. 20 Druilhet , Wi doW (tirst t hree fifths) 12 DucourneBD. S. (first thrae fitths) 12 Durel, Widow 20 Godetrory. Olivier. N • 20 Lecarpentier, sr. (first three fifths) 12 Kermet 20 Mossy. Toussaint 20 Pacaud, Mathurin (tirst thres firths) 12 Reggio. Charles de 20 Vidslla, F. Ante de 20 Zerbsn. Philippe 20 10,238

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P'onrard • 10,238

SUbscriptions of ten dollars

Arnould. Cyrille 10 Augustin 10 BuBsy, Pre. 10 Castanedo. Jean 10 Gritton. Ant e. 10 Marchand, P. AI. 10 Martin. Joseph 10 Pacquetet 10 Pigneguy 10 Re1ll8ud. • 10 Rochel. Nas. 10

SUbscriptions ot tive dollars

Avert. Robert 5 zacherie, Wi dow 5

Total reoeipts to 10,358 October 31, 1812

Expenditures

Expenditures to the house fonnerly belonging to Trame. si4ewalks. fences surrounding the college and other work: Paid to Ilssa1eurs J. Bte. Labatut and John Watkins, tor wages ot workman employed in repairs to said house, as per thrie reoeipt dated Aug. 15. 1811, the IJUDI ot two hundred dollars. viz. $200.00 To Sieura Le Blanc and Son. an order (or draft) ot August 26. 1811. tor necessary mat.erials t\lrni ed for the toregoing repairs. the sum ot 95 dollars, 15 cents. viz. 95.75 295.75 - 7 -

Forward t 295.75 To Sieurs Korton and Ren1;au1e, cabinet makers, an order or draft ot Sept. 17, 1811, tor work ot their trade, on the College building, the sum ot fourteen hundred tifty-six dollars, "h. 1,456.00 To Sieur JU1ee De."erzac de Castera, aD order or draft ot sept. 22, 1811, far purchaae or pickets and wages ot .,rk- men on tencea surrounding the college, the SWII er tllO hundred dollara, 200.00 To Shun sweeny & Carr, masona on or- der or dratt ot Oct . 1, 1811, tor work ot their trade, the SIIlII ot tour hundred eighteen do11ara seventy ti"e cents, 418.75 To Sieur C. Elliott, houae painter, on order or draft ot Oct . 16, 1811, tor work ot his trade, the sum ot tour hundred ninety one dollars, viz. 491.00 To Sieura Sweeny & Carr, masons, on order or draft ot Dec . 3, 1811, on account of a larger 8UIIl due them, the sum ot ons hundr s d thirty-tour dollars sixty two and a halt centa, 134.62-1/2 To Sieura Morton 05< Rentau1e , cabi net makers, on order or draft of Dec . 3, 1811, on account ot larger sum due them, that er two hundred titty dollars, 250.00 To same, on order or draft ot "an. 4, 1812, tor balanoe ot payment tor their work BS cabinet makers, the sum ot three hun­ dred tittesn.do11ars. 315.00 To Shun Bourgoin 05< Groyer, on order or draft ot "an. 6, 1812, t or material and labor on e1den1ka tor the College, the SllD ot one hundred twenty tour dollars sixty centa, 124.60 3,685.72-1/2 - 8 -

Forward, t 3 ,685.72-1/2 To Sieurs Latour & Lao10tte, architects, tor plana and protession­ sl serncss, as per receipt at the College PrtncipBl, dated April 10, 1812, the sum at two hundred dollars, 200.00

Printing and Court Costs. Paid to Shure Toulouse & Latlll1][, printers, on order or dratt at 00\. 29, 1811, the BUIll at 71 dollars, 71.00 To Siear Thierry, printer, on dratt at Oct. 22, 1811, the !lUI at three hundred titty tour dollars, 354.00 To Siaur Fourcand, printer. on order (or dratt) at .Tan. 3, 1812, the sum at thirty dollars, 30 .00 To Sieur .T. Bte. Renaud, Constable, on orders (or drafts) at NOT. 1, 1811, Feb. 1, 1812 , and .Tune 1, 1812, tor serVices rendered the regents at the University during ten months, at the rate ot 10 dollars per month, the sum at one hundred dollars, 'Yiz . 100.00 To the man named H. Simon , M. L• • cabinet maker, tor a desk tor the University, the sam at 16 dollars, 16.00

Budgsted and CaauBl Expenses at the College. Paid to the PrtncipBl at the Collega, per order (or dratt) tor the purchase at necessary articles, the sum ot one thousand dollars, 1,000.00 To e (per order (or dratt) at Nov. 16 , 1811, daily expenses, the IllIlIl at two hundred dollars, 200.00 5,656.72-1/2 - 9 -

Forward,

To same, per order (or draft) or Sept. 18 and Nov. I, 1811, cov ring salary tor these months and twel"e daye, the lIUlII ot two hundred seventy two dollars, 272.00 To same, per order (or dratt) or Nov. 30 , 1811, tor budget or College during said month the SUIII ot 600 dollars, "h. 600.00 To s e, on order (or draft) or Dec. 31 , 1811, tor bUdget or College during said month, the sun ot tive hundred ninety eight dollars, viz. 598.00 Paid to the Principal ot the College on order (or draft) ot Jam. 31 , 1812 , tor budgeted expensee ot the College during said month the SUIII ot tive hundred ninety eight dollars, viz. 598.00 To aame, on order (or draft) ot Feb. 29 , 1812, tor budge t ed expeD8es ot the College during said mont , the sum ot tive hundred ninety eigbt dollars, 598.00 To same, on order (or dr aft ) ot liar. 31, 1812, tor bUdgeted expenses ot the College during said month, the swm ot tive hundred ninety eight dollars, viz. 598.00 To same, on order (or draft) ot Apr. 29, 1812, tor bUdgeted expenses or the College during said month the 8WM ot s1% hundred seventy eight dollars, viz. 678.00 To s e , on order (or dratt) ot May 31, 1812, tor bUdgeted expenses ot College during said mont the sun or seven hundred seventeen dollars, 717 .00

10,315.72-1/2 - 10 -

Forward, t 10,315.72-1/2

Cost of collecting amounts of SUbacrtptiona.

Paid to Sieur Santo J):)m1ngo , in charge of the collect ion of sub­ scriptions, as per his receipt. dated Sept5nber 4th and 17th, October 3rd and 25th, November 23rd and December 7th, 1811 ; January 18th, February 29th, Kay 1st and August 7th, 1811, the l!IWIl of two hundred dlenn dollars, 211.00 To same , t or rant ot a horee which carried him to the oountry t or the purpose ot making sald collections, as per recsipts of Sr. Ayms Pignegay, dated Novembe r 29 , ·1811 and ),la;y I, 1812, the sum ot two dollars and titty cents, viz. 2.50

Recapitulation

The receipts amount to the ~ or t l0,358.00 The expenses amount to that of 10,589 . 22-1/ 2

Therefore the ca~ box owes to the Treasurer 171.22- 1/ 2

The present statement ot receipts and expenditures certified to be true and correct , whence it follows that on October 31 , 1812, ths cash box ot the College, in so tar as the oollection ot subscriptions

-==--=- ...... =~__..sd - 11 -

is concerned, owes to the Treasurer the sum ot one hundred seyent,. one dollars twenty two and a halt cents, excepting errors or omissions.

New Orleans, October 31, 1812.

(Signed) Ilr. Bourgeois

i Treasurer Pro Tea.

1 Exsained, Yeritied and epproyed by us, the ulldsrsigned Comn1ssioll8r appointed by the Bureau ot Adm1nistration ot the College ot Orleana to e:umine and audit the statements ot receipts and axpenditures, including the toregoing, all ot which we haTe tound to be correct, tor whic we give good and Tslid disoharge to Sieur Kce. Bourgeois, Treasurer Pro T in 80 tar as con­ cerns the collection ot sUbsoriptions, acknowledg­ ing that there msts in his tavor a balance ot 171 dollare 82 cents. 'Ie acknowledge also that he has remitted to the Principal ot the College the 11st ot persone who are in arrears in the pay­ ment ot their subeoriptions and that the total ot said list snounts to tour thousand six hundred seventy nine dollars.

Nil. Orleans, February 4, 1813.

(Signed) Paul Lanuaae

No. The supporting documellts hays been deposited in the lIrcbives ot the College.

(Signed) Jll. Tricou Doc. '8U/40

D1K 1811

PBDKISSORI ill'S

In d%ty days I shall pay to the orar ot Re1lllODd Gaillard, the sum ot titty dollars, tor value received.

lIlew Orleans, Jyly 16, 1811 n

I ; Mer ci ar

lIlot printed in Louisiana Historical QUArter 17 . llDc '8U/5 AUGUS'f 13 1811

sTA'l'BKBNT OP ACCaJNT

\f111 'OU b. 80 kind 1111 dear Kercier .. to send lilli, as soon as possible, the 81.% dol­ lan you 0", to cover the licenae on ,our cart Iilo. 351, past du tor the past tour months' You will oblige me greatly, as I must render an account nery three months.

Cordially yours, A Blacha .lug. 13, 1811

YBA.1l 18U

I ask Ilr. Pernando Tbanas, I remit tor rtJ7 account, the lIUIII stipulated ela... where and to charge same to -.y acco unto

He will oblige his eerYant and trie~.

G. Kercier

16.00 Aug. rs, 1811

Ifot printed in II:luiaiana Histo rical QUIIrter 17. Dec.'-- ~ I r,c....

n&Jl1811 .&UGOST 14.

1, the undersigned, OitT Treasurer, acoo knowledge ha'l'1ng recehed ot lIr. Jean Jferc1er and Son, Six doUara tor a 11­ cell8. on hi. cart No .:161, to coyer the lIlOnths ot )(sT, JW18, JulT and Auaust ot the current year.

"W Orleana, Aug. 14., 1811 Chas. L. Blache

Nor printed in Louisiana Historical Quarterly_

66/1i llOC.,lll2/i· .

J.UUJRY 1st• D&B 181a

• r. Jlercier Jr. owe to Dr. Bobelot, titt1 eight dollera, balanoe due to r the Jeer 1811 Iiew Orleans, Janua!'1 I, 1812.

lID belot.

!!lot printed in Louis1aDB Historical ~rter~. DAR 181a nBllDAllY 1

Mr. lIen:ier Jr. 0 ..

To L. Pili'

Aug. 21, 1811 ••••••••••1 ha,...... •e Sept. 16, 1812. ••••••••1 bat••••••••• •• 8 tor children

Paymen\ in full 2/1/ 181a 116

]Jot printed in Louisiana Hh\orical Quarterl". re -B12~9

,,,,,LDATED JIDlE.. 16'''''TH, '''''''1812, ''AND""""CERT IFICATION''''''''''. OF SAID COPY CONFORMING TO TH E OR IGINAL, APRIL 19tH, 1818 BY TH..OO. BEALE REILLY • \

FllENCH On June 16th, 1812 and" the 36th of the AND Independence of Un i t ed States of Amerioa, ENGLISH before me Pierre Pedesclaux, notary publio in and for t he c ity of New Orleans, appear­ TESTAMENT ed J.!r. Jean Baptiste Leseur Fontaine, who said and deolared that t he copy in duplioate , JtiNE 15TH, which he presents t o us, that one de pos i t e d in h i s office , and t he ot her to be returned 1812. APRIL 19TH , to h im, oontains his last ....ill and testament and d i s pos i t i on of his last ....ill and orders 1818. • t hat ita contents be publicly executed and 25 signed in t he presenoe of J . B. Faget, Michel Magnol, Antoine Cuvillier, Pierre Dalhaste y Claveria, Louis Duf ilho, J. B. de Beauregard and J . B. Ber t us , wi t ne s ses who signed with us n ot ary. Signed, J . B. L. Fontaine, J . B. Faget, Mi che l Magnol , Cuvillier , Pedr 0 Dal}iaste L. Dufilho, y Claveria, Bertus , J . B. de Beauregard, Pedro Ped esclaux, Notary. Ne Varietur - Signed, J . Pitot , Judge . First, I desire to be hurr i ed without pomp or ceremony . I insist on this last , on acc ount of my he i r s . If I die in or near t his oity, I want to be burried i n t he old cemetery, ..rter the tomb of Madame Marson, which tomb follaws t he one of I!&.d8J:le V....carty. I want to have a tomb j us t like IladamB I!&.rson. Seoondly: I order t hat three masses be said for the repose of my soul. Thirdly: I leave to the Charity Hos pi t a l the s um of 12 dollars .

(c ont inued ) Page 2 PC -B12-29 f

TESTAMENT OF JEAN BAPJ'ISTE LESEUR FONTAn'E . DATED JUNE 15TH. 1812, AND CERTIFICATION OF SAID COPY CONFORMING TO THE ORIGINAL AffiIL 19TH. 1818 BY THOS BEALE REILLY .

Fourth. I deolare being born in Paris . I believe in Jtme 1745 (I say I believe . because my baptismal records and other papers were lost in the revolution), in the parish of St. Jacques la Bouoherie . legitimate son of Claude Leseur and Marie Therese Colin, his wife. my father and mother both died in Paris a few years be ­ fore the r evol ut i on. Fifth, I declare that I married in Saint Domingue . during the end of October 1772. parish situated two or three leagues f rom the Cap Francois. IUs s Jlonamour . called Madame Dub eucheb , she not being a widow but her ~arriage t o Dubouchet was annul ed by the Dept . of Paris; I deolare no issue from this union. Sixth , In 1792 or 1793. I furnished 1st. 2nd and 3rd. a t rade on order of Mr . Magagnos . to ~ . Pommery of Paris . cert ai n anoient currency. amotmting to the s um of ab out 2000 dollars . Magagnos, who died since at sea. sent this trade to France. Among my corres ­ pondenoe with Mr . Crevon. the proof that the latter offered to pay to the bearer the s um due on note in hands of lIr. PommerY I that the bearer r ef used. Seventh. I deolare. I am proprietor of the 'i uper b "rum 'shop, situated in the northern portion of St. Domingue. three l eagues f rom the Cap, known under the name of "Guildive de 9arados " . whioh formerly belonged to Goduc. clerk in the senate . from whom I purchased it in 1794 or 1795 . it was burned

(C ontinued) ~ -Bl~ -29 Page 3

TESTAMENT OF JEAN BAPl' ISTE LESEUR FONTA INE DATED J L'NE 15TH. 1812, AND CERTIFICATION OF SAID COPY CONFORlUNG TO TH E ORIGINAL APRIL 19TH. 1818. BY TH OS BEALE REILLY.

during the revolution, with the stores . lodging houses etc. it was rebuilt by the republio whioh was established two years later; but I don't believe the stores, lodging houses , etc, were ever rebuilt. The title of ownership was burned at the office of Notary Grimpel, but a oopy was at my house, along with titles of my one third interest in land in Caraoole .

Tenth. I deolare to owe nothing to the woman who bears my name, IIadame Fontaine after the oonduot wh ich she held with me during the revolution. Uy executors will f ind among my papers a oopy of a divorce suit which I pre­ sented to the legislature in February 1809 which contains the history of my misfortune my marriage and the infamous role of denounoer. that she want ed to enjoy. I leave to my sister widow of Louie Etienne Jacinte, at present in Par i s , whom I deolare to be my sole and unique heiress, or in oase of her death. her two children. Jaoques Jacinte . known as Fe l i x Jaointe. at present a Doctor in Paris, her son and Mrs . widow Vermeui lle her daughter, nee An gilique Charlotte Jacinte. now living in N.... Orleans . Eleventh. I leave to the city Counoil or any aut horitative body replacing t hem in case of a change in gover nment my collection of bound historical n....spapers . in vol umes of different s izes. alsoothers ready to be bound , t his oollection may one day furni sh hist or i cal mat erial for t he history of t his

(Continued) Page 4 ' FC - B12- 29

TESTAMENT OF JEAN BAPI'I STE LESEUR FONTAINE DAT ED J LNE 15th, 1812, AND CERTIFICATION OF SAID COPY CONFOIUII NG TO TH E ORIGINAL AffiIL 19TH, 1818, BY TH OS BEALE REILLY.

Country, the Moni t eur , whioh is t he only newspaper wh ich gi ves all official i nformat i on of Span:sh, Fr enoh and American ohange of government, and all offioial territorial, laws and deorees of the oouncil of the oity and notioes of deaths, marriages baptisms eto.

Twelfth: I institute as my testamentary exeoutors Doctor Ni col as Robelot jointly with my neioe Mrs . Vermeuille, Mr . Robelot , alone if the law objects for any reason, to Mrs . Vermeu1l1e, in event of death of Mr . Robelot, Mr . Jaoques Cesar Paillette, lawyer of this · oi t y , always jointly with Mrs . widow Vermeuille with the good pleasure of the law , I pray my exooutors t o name the arbiters and estimators , if needed . I pray t hem as soon as I close my eyes t o take all I possess , and not to let Mrs . Fontaine take away anything, my inten­ tions are , that my heirs are not f rustrated of I anything. If sister has died, t o proceed with my nephew and neice's share , my intention is that while waiting to get news from my sister, my neioe Mrs. Vermeuille, if she needs it is to reoeive the s um of 2000 dollars from my sucoession without obliging her to give an acoounting of same to her mother , but on oondition that if my sister is dead this sum, will be part of what is coming to her .

Thirteen: I declare giving my slave named Thal i s his liberty, for good se rvices which he rendered me, and for proof of his fidelity. I leave h im the sum of 100 dollars .

(Continued) ;1(8/~ ;. I

YEAR 1812 .TUNE 30

RECEIPT rROli ill. DURAND .

Rece1ved 01' Mr . Merc1er t11s, t1fteen dol­ lars to cover 1'1 ve IIIOnths tu1101on tor his da~ter, sa1d tu1tion past due eftective today.

New Orleans , .rune 30 . 1812 .

Durand.

./

Not pr1nted in Louisiana H1etor1Gal Q terly.

Mil S I

YEAR 1812 UGlJST

PROMISSORY NOTE

In three months I shell pay to ths or­ der of Mr. l i er re Pedecleux. the sum of 405 Dollars for value received.

New Or l eans , ug. 1812.

J. Me r cier.

Not pr int ed in Louis1sna Historicel uarterly.

56/ 19 Doc. ,,_ _ ...... _

YEAR 1812 SEE'TEIIBER II

In three IllOnths I shall pay to the order ot Mr. 1. Meroier, sr., tbB SUlll ot 00 tor value received.

1. Meroisr.

Not ~r1nted in Louisisna Historical ~uorter ly . I Doc. iI _

YEAR 1612 SEPTE1!BER 26

In three months 1 sOO11 pay to the order of • Bernard Lafosse, 200 for the value received.

J . Mercier.

Not printed in Louisiena Hietorical :uar t er l y.

56/19 mwl 1812 DECl!:!dBE:R 11

In three months 1 shall p BY to the order of Yr. J. reier, sr. ~O O , for value received.

J . lJer ci er .

Not pr i nt ed i n Loui siana Hi storical ...uarterly .

56/19 ;I~ 112 /

y 1812 DECE:.:BER 13

In three months 1 shall psy to the order or Wr . aul Darcantel t he sum or 200 hundred dollars ror value re- ceived. New Orleans, December 13, 1812 .

J . Iolercier.

Not prtnted in Loui siana Historical uarterly.

56/19 Doc.

YKAR 1812 DEC 26

In three months I shall ~y to the order ot Ur . Bernard Latoeee ths 81llll ot 200.00 tor value received.

I . Meroier.

Not printed in Loui& ana Hhtorioa1 "uarter1y. Doo. I :4 " !.

FEBlUAR!' 9 YEAR 1813

On dlllll8nd I prom1se to pay to t ba order ot Mr. B. Latosse, the SUlll ot t31.00 lll1d 23 cents. New or1elll1s, Fsb. 9, 1813.

1. Mercier.

Not printed in Louie1an8 Historical quarterly.

56/19 Doc. J _

IIUR 1813 1EBIlUART 2B

Reoei ved ot Mr. Meroier tile, thirtT three dollar. to cover elaven IllOnthe' tu1tion tor hie daUBl:lt er, said tuiton Pll.8t du e, effec tive today.

New Orl eans, . bruary 28, 1813.

Durand.

Not printed in Louhhna H1e~arioal QlBrter l y.

56/ 19 I Doa. I 1 1 ' /t:.

YEAR 1813 KARCH 1

800.00

III six Il1011th's I BheJ.l pay to the order ot Bernard WarigD1 the 8UIII ot eight hundred dollars tor Talue reaeived.

1 . Mercier

ot pril1ted ill LouiaiBllll metorical arly. I

56/19 , I Doc. '--,e..-;._

YEAR 1613 CH 2

100.00

In three montha I ehall pay to the order ot rater tila, the WIll at '100.00 tor value recetTed.

Not pr1 nted in Louill1ana Hl ator l cal Quarterl y.

00/19 Doc . , _

1813 , ReR 5

On June 1 , shall pay t o the order of onaieur Robelot, at his home , the sum of #142.00 and 50 SOli , balance due him for treatment. New Orle.ns, larch 5, 1813.

er ei er .

Not printed in Louisiao. Historical Quarterly.

56/ 19

-F Do e, 1,_-...:..::.._

Y1AR 181.3

Jleroier. Pere

to

Geu4iz.

$3.50

(Si gned ) Oau4iz.

t printed in Lou1l11ana Historioal Quarterly.

56/ 19 , Doc. # 1 13 .....

'tEAR 1813 KARCH 10

I n six IIlOntha I Bhall Y to the or der ot Mr . rlgnegay the dar, the. ot elghty dollar., tor .,alue reoel'1ed.

Not pr1nted ln Louls1ana H1.torloal Q.uart er ly.

66/19 I· ::. 000. I_.:....~J _

YEAR 1813 MARCH 11

In three IllOnths I shall pay to the order ot Mr . 1. Meroier, Br., three hundred dollars tor value receiyed.

1. .l4ero 1ar•

!lot printed in Lou1slena H1storioal ter1y.

r.6/19

.I Doc. # 1/3 ~

In three aon1;lw . I Ihall JlB1 to the or der of Paul D oNlh l . laoo.oo ~ o r T& lue recelTed a1; the home of Mr. J. Keroi 1' .

!Io1; pr1nhd i n Loulli a 11Itor1oal QIwo 1;ar17.

5./1. The A. D. Quarter ster, will imme- diately furnish the Brig. rter !aster of the Detac1u:lent under rt1;1 COllllBnd with 17 ,400 ball car­ tridges and 142 Ibs . of good rifle powder for the use of rt1;1 detachment . If the cartridges cannot be had , the A. D. rter' ster of this Department will furnish the mterlals with (torn) to mite the cartridges and dsliver the same to the Brigadier Quarter 'ster of rt1;1 detachment who will receipt for the same . The B. '. 11 deliver the Boats at Natchez to the • D. '. of this department and taking his receipt for the same. The gmrds at the Boats w11l be march ed to camp Jackson by the Brigadier • by 2 0 ' cl ock on the 15 inst . The car t r idges or the terial to make them lIlUSt be deliver oo. with the rifl e powd er by 3 o ' clock • Y. on the 15t h , and the A. D. Quarter :aster wi ll attend by himself or agent t o rec eive t he pub l ic property directed t o be del lver oo. by t he Secretary of 'ar on th e mor ning of t he 18 inat .

(Signoo. ) Andr ew Jacks on, Ma j or G ne r al

Head uarters I.!ar ch 14th , 1813 .

Folder 1 9J 2nd F l oor Vault .

( 191 PridaJ'••ft OrleanB. 19th Varch. 1813

In the preBence ot )/aJor General l'hllelllOn Thoma:

The Brigadier General ot the SecoDd DiYiB10n ot Jlil1Ua ot tha S1oa1oa ot lou1B1aDB proceeded accordiug to law to dra. tor rank. and the reeul10 ot the drat10 waB aa tollo.a: (YU) la10 or Signior »aYid B. Yorgan. Garrigue Flau,jac. 2nd Robert JlC AWl1iaDd. 3rd

Brigadier GeneralB Drat10 tor Rank

polder I fir 2nd Floor VaUlt

(19) Doc. ,_

TEAR 1813 lURCH 27

In three months 1 8hall pay 0 the order ot Ileroord Latosee, the ot 200 .00 tor Tel receiT8d.

Bot printed in Lou1ailll1e Historical ~uarterly .

v ( ..... - _,... ~a. v'lll r r I'lf ;? ­ ywl1813 I4ARCH 29

I N RBI DIARY OF KIl . PHlLOGENR fAVROT.

9 o'clock: The rapid)' 01' t1me which no one can stop, 18 bringing IIlII cl oeer to the ..,.. IllIInt when 1 shall becCllll8 separated tram m:y dear parente. 1 IIIl1 approaching thlll moment which 1 have dreaded tar a long Ume , alas: thy can't 1 put ott th1a terrible ordeal? It ill trus, that it should but prolong JIl:f lIllttering be C&UIMI the anticipation 01' mistortune ill great­ er than mistortune itlMllt. What d1ll- quietude overwhelmee : 1 reel lUl%iOUllo but WII all haTe our duUny to tolle- .

10 o'clock: 1 wall able to leave my dear parentll, al8ll: llhat a crulll m t : He- qui ck- ly hall the tuture QOIlIl to m:y contused mind, what divere emotions have I ex­ parienced: How might I expreSB these sensations? What expresdone could 1 use to convey my thoughts? I am 1m­ IlIlrsad in a dark and melancholy reverie. I realize that each minute draws me tarther ~ay tram the objects which at ­ tach IlIl to this 11te, that I shall be separated trOlll them t or a consi darabl e l ength 01' UIIIlI , and t he se thoughts grieve 1lIl . and m:y lIoul 18 cr ushed.

8 P.M. : I rambled quistly undllr the light at the IItars. At 12 0'clock I went to nente, he WIIS alone with Et; ienne Grand Prll. 1 bought a pair 01' piatols trCIII nente. I paid n1net)' dollars tar thlllll, but with the repairs to thea they will oost about one hWldred dol­ lara.

(oont'dl No , 2 llaroh 30: Thb lIlOrn1ng at 7, I epoke to Mr, 8 P,W, Cantrelle, I had breakfaet with Mr, lortin, and at 12 o'olock I went to Mrll . La Blano, who laVll _ a pair of epaulettell and a deooration t or III;y nord, 1 n nt o.,.r to llee Ter enc e , who ill ratbllr thIn, 1 rell1llll8d 11I1 walk at one 0 ' clock, IlIld I reached III;y unc1e'll hOUlle prellllnt1y, he had lett t or Mobile tor two wlleka, we expect him baok Il!l1 day,

New Or­ I was drhen bere thill mornIng by two leanll, ot 11I1 Ilervants, I alighted in Eliza'll l&d. Waren: garden. 'l'he tirllt person whOlll I saw 31, well tbe e1deat ot the three graoell. Ie were both ead, but our griet wall oaulled by the i11Dllell ot e third party, I went to 11I1 aunt· who greeted all a kInd mother greeh OIlll ot blIr children. 1 ma y be In error, but I notioed with p11lllllura tbat enryone ae ad happy to BIle 1Illl , At 10 o'olO

I oal1ed on Doct or Dorr, who llald that he had Mnt _ a letter trcm the Gener al enc1011ing an bAnoe leave oover i ng tha t 1IIIe neoeellary tor the reoovery ot ItJ:f haalth, 1 lllllald him to thllnk tbll General, IlIld Intorm him that 1 had returned tbe dll7 preY10ua to the expiration ot II;Y t1me,

Thurll, Today 011II haa tun at tbll expenae of the P.M. or eduloull onee, &1la1le llllnt to ~r1l1 ChoppIn before breakfast, Mra, La olar publlablld the ne.. in her peper, of a draught of tish oaup t In the Lake Pont­ obartrun, I brought a latter to .lugu.. (oont 'd) £

No , 3

gIlstine, and when I came back I atopped at lira. m11e, who/ JJllJ. ed on her porch witb two young ladles, bar secoDd oldest was not there. I went to t he ebow, the c dy was poor, the opera an1ngless, tbe dr had a bad oral, aDd the whole thing wa s anactad by chil dr en,

lr1dll1, I called on a . CaTllller, whare I mt Apr1l 2 14188 . ee witb wbOlll I nllced to Royal street, abs wae wltb her oous1n, I lett thelll 1n a bad hUlllor . I nt the reet ot e ennlng at the Exo!ulnge, I waa ead and annous.

'lh1s morning at 11 , I turned OTer . 200.00 to I41 l!111 roult1n 1n behalt ot 14111a L. Bannon,

APr1l :5 Today I had target practice with Le Boucher and aur egard at lort st. fer­ d1nand. Had dlnner at Landon, slept at my uncle Duplant1er.

New Or ­ HaT1ng epant t he n1ght at Uncle DUOllan­ l eans, tier, tergus came at 9 p .m, with hie APr1l 4 , wlte, coming a t hey di d tram Bat on drrsy Rouge , they brought ne.. tram my tamily. aunt'e Tb1s mornlng on rrsy return, I al1ghted 1n 11 A,14, Elize' e garden. In tha d1stance I re­ cognized eomeollll whOal I could nat 1Il1e­ take, I continued rrsy route until reached here, where I dec ided to write to my mother, MY trunke are paoked , I ebe11 lean pressntly. rroa rrsy I lett rrsy aunU ' wh1le they were at din­ p1rogue ner, Atter epend1n& a del1ghttul enn1ng at 7 P,Ill, wlth k1nd , 1nteresting and respecttul tr1snda, I deo1ded to reBUlllll rrsy route, haT1ng prenoWlly asked t or a tokllD ot attect i on 1n tbe t ora ot a k1aa to c / Ho . ,

fort me during my retir_nt , a thing whioh they llllW fit to grant. WhUe I grhnd at leaVing, I wae gratified at the Idndnell8 and oone1deration ehown 1Ill. The re ranoe of thie arable day will alwaye re in engr8Yed on my III1nd. not 11 YO a good and hone et life, filled with eaeant eouvenirs. Why should one do otherwiee? It is aa1d that health, is tile grlltest gitt, but I bslieve ;hat a good eon­ soienoe i. preferable.

Wh1le going over the88 thoughts in 1IIy­ II1nd , I drifted gently on the peaoetul waters, with tile 80ft moonlight above, ­ and my thoughts booaas ad. I oloom all the pleaeant souvenirs and I try to disregard the unpleaeant one • •

Ae a matter of oourse, liTing ae I do 1n the tuture, I lose eight of the pre­ esnt, and I am always dh.atietied, and sUll when I reoall the past, I belien I must have been happy at different t1llles.

P rhaps the reoollsotion of these sou­ Tenirs remained engra'f8d on my II1nd , wher15as the II1sfortunes were entirely targott&n.

Balize A. BOon 118 the boat got olear of the APrU 5, shore about 11 o'olook, I went to Pla­ 7 P.M. Q.uem1ne where I di d and spent two delighttul urs. I even laid plane and Ullle will tell whether or not they materialize. Having reaohed Balize I "ll'ote a three page letter.

On the 6th I wroh the General a ing him to let fatbtr's servanh alona. 1Ir. La J'ont haTing told 8IIl thet he had

(oont'd) .se, II

rece1Ted ordere to 88nd tifty away.

On the 12th, wrote • letter to Ph1ne, giving detaUe ot my daparture.

A letter to Valery, nth reproachee about hill behavior in Baton Rouge, A prClD1ae neTer to write to hill again, it he did not anawer. On the _ day a letter to Charlea, On APril the 20th, I wrote a letter to 'ather, Mother, Phine and laTrot.

On the 23rd, a letter to Raymond, pro­ tessing a great deal ot triendship, it was written in a tlowel"7 lnnguage, and I aven suggested that we correspond,

On the 26th, I heard trom Ph1ne, Favrot, Father and Mother, and I am advised ot my mother's illness, I annered by re­ turn mU, telling them at the _rriage at 10Tely Pauline, and ot ~ interest in my IIlIIdical studies,

On the 26th, I wrote Raymond a very gen­ tle letter, reproaching him tor his mis­ trustful attituds,

Isdnesday I am in Plequemine today, I lett Balize JPril 28: yesterday tor Breton Ialand, Ie spent the night at "La Passe a la Lolltre,"

e lett this morning at ll, going north west. Ie missed Breton leland, and landed AU Port Au Sabls, HaTing cOBeted along, we ran across ahella, and soon we arriT8d a\ Beyou "Monde Gras", ws went through and now I BIll in the roo occu­ pied by my tathsr when he commanded this Fort ten ;years ago , I contreat my pre­ sent podtion with the ons I formerly 00­ cupied, and I IllUSt admit that I em not all calJll ae I appear to be. (cant'd) No , 6

I have a plan which absorbs and pre-oc- cupi e s mind .

BaUze, We are reaohing our dllllt ination. I Arpll 29, : thousht I oa happy- Alee: man's !ulPpi­ 2 l'. 101 . nsllS ia built on a l80und ot sand, 80 to apaak. I Blept all night and we latt at dawn, reaching bara in a Bloop.

.• I shall taka a trip to aea with JD,y friends • IiaViDg elighted to gst 80IIIe sgga, they aug­ g&ete~ goine out n1Jall1ng, howeTar atter a abort wa1lt thay wera too tired to reaoh tba aJoining island, and we had to return. The high wind and waYea ware qui ts d1aturbing, hOllBTer tha sloop raaohed tha ahore sataly, JD,y friend were taken ott board and I con­ tinued JD,y route without l!l1ehapa. On IIQ' re­ turn I tound a letter frolll IIlOthar dated A;Pril 21, in whioh aha tells till ot a drelllll whioh slID had about 1lIII. Tonight I plaoed tbe tint oannon eTar plaoed at tbe tort lIDd with JIlT Icn1te I oarTed, l&Trot, 1oIBy, 1813."

'fWta4a1, : II;)" tirat thought thia IIIOrning waa JD,y birth­ IoIa1 4, day, 22 yeara old. I *editated rather 7 A.IiI. aeriou sly, but I shall not write any ot JD,y thoughts. I ero.. at dawn, and having had a hair cut, I hLod a bath in ths rivar, which assma to haTe aheered me quite a bit, .. I am resdy to do anything. I than wrote to other. I alao wrote Parent adTising him that I 8I!l lIUl'priaed at his ddliD8 into another's business, by sugge8ting that I inquire about the Iliae.. (since .. had agreed to do nothing ot tbe kind .l I lesTS this matter to thB wOllllln tolk.

15 A. I arosa hat tired, haVing had a rather strenuola night.

This aornill8 B. De BeaUl'e«ar4 08188 hare, on on a brig with 18 oannons, going to ew York. 1Ir. Beauregard is fllI\Ployed .. Doctor (oont'dl r .No. 7

or pharmacht.

On the 8th ; The vessel "Le Louisiane" ia arriving and bringing the very intereeting llr. Rid, al­ ways rull ot attection, full ot tun and tull ot h1mse1t.

10 P .ll.; I spent a very aad day. I expected mail, but I was diaappointed. I did not hear trom rq tami1y, which grieves me very much. I don't know what caueed this de­ lay, I ehall imag1 ne that rq letters are . still at t'- post ottice. I am writing to tather, but I don't tee1 like jesting. Somehow I _ged to write three pages, I asked his opinion about entering the Louisiana regimsnt. e wrote to eevera1 persona today, Dut11ho. Turpin, Tremoulet, Ohaetant, Sully, J'erdinand alld Co. So 88 to be irrational, we copied phraHs at random which 1a rather odd .

Key 12; Last night we had a storm. wind from the aouth and south eaat, the ground waa t1004ad, at about 2 a .lll. the wind sub­ aided and we had rain.

On the I learned tMt the Cleneral was on board 17th I a gunboat, which wa. not heard trom lI1nce. one auppoa a it has bsen ehipwrecksd, and that the OelWra~ must have perished, ... he imbibed rather treely, a thing we su.. pected tor eometime.

Key 18, t we. my anxiety aa I went to the post 10 A.ll. I ottioe: Torn a. I waa between tear and hope , I asked tor my mail, llIId wben I 1111. intormed there wae none, I te1t like blaming the pelt muter, and his per-ennal. lhat good would it haTS don? Ae I waa about to leave t Post ottice, one ot the agenta took upon hilll8e1t to open a _11 package ot 11. and whst happiness have (cont'e) Ho. 8 I telt when I saw two letters tor me, one addresssd to 1118 by lavrot. I could not give way to II1II joy, having juat had a tit ot temper . It 18 dif­ ticult to pus trom sorrow to j oy too suddenly. I 8111 answering two letters today, one dated APril 28, the other Kay 6. One is written to Favrot , t he other to ! hine a.nd IIOthor.

I am writing letters at rllIldCD . Th1& May 20 taak it not wi t hout a certain interest to... You esk why? I should not be abl e to tell you. I lAarnsd fro Kajor Bllg. tbat .. were leaving th1B plac., however 1 donf t put too much taith in this nan, having been d1&­ appointed sever el ti s betore.

Iiengue , a lieutenant in II1II canpeny, has just t old IIl8 things about Miller, Capt . ot Voluntesr.. which 1 do not bllline he shall Booept- .1udging tran hiB ool d and quiet appearance , 1 be­ l i eve that he i s a atrong and honest man. As he is II1II oommande r, and since these remarks were made publicly, II1II pri de should sutter it 1 w.re undar his oom­ mand, and he di d not ask t or an apology sO 1 shall tell h1m everything, and he shall do what he sees tit. One or the othar might be killed . It is untor­ tunate, but what can I do?

upon leaving the court, I took 1411ler May 26 aaide and I told hila what Hengue said about him, 1 told hill I shOuld be very sorry to be compelled to take orders tram a lIIan who had been oall ed "SC'lerat Co'luin" " SCO\1Ildl'el , rogue," SlId that 1\ would be b.tter tor h1lll it I did not (cont'd ) No.9

eerns under h1.m untll slJlh time as he had received an a&niesion or a denial trom Hengue relative to his remarks. Hengue replied that "He could not re­ tract mat he hed 8 id ~ 80 Willer wrote h1JII a long letter, allking h1a tor a challenge to tight a duel. but since he ie the only cne insulted we BUe pact that JI111er 1e trying to get Hengue to cClIIIIlit h11lleelt.

~ At the t1Jlle I beli8Ted I wu going to hear ot a duel. tboe bran Capt. Miller nnt to lIaJor Ballinger and had Hengue put UDder arrest. He was pre UIlI8bly atraid at being ta";slly injured. T Cowardl He certainly dece1v~ me. I am indignant at h 1e bohnior, and 1 shall neTllr be subject to his orders, ann to the per11 ot rtI¥ lite.

By tblll wa)', ye eterday I hed sOll1e un­ pleasantuass with Chauveau, who was giving hh "word at honor" about a trine, which he could not prove. He spoke to me rather abruptly, which I 118ked him to retr n tran doing, but since he persiste ,I became vexed. My word , I told him , I don't think much ot a man who givee hie "word ot honor" nen one can d1eproTB everything he eaye. Ar )'ou apeaking to ma? Yea. I am apeak­ ing to )'ou, and rtI¥ tOM at voice was changed with wrath. Very well, he re­ plied- and, this IIIOrning I received a challenge to tight a duel. He advised thet he had no wUneaa, but aaid wa could aettle our dispute, becauee I had 1neulted h11ll to such an extent. that hie lite or rtI¥ blood was the only atone­ ant. I annered hie l~ter in very tew words, advising h1JII that I should accept hie invitation. but that I thougllt too IIllch ot .,. reputation to tight w1t lOut ______(cont'd) ______4 No . 10

wltnesees, ln the event he were kllled I mlght be branded as a murderar ln the eye or the pUblic , that wheneTer he round a second, I should be wilUng to proceed with the duel, and slnce 1 had the holce or arms, I should choose my nord. He &galn wrote that be could not tlnd a wlt­ nees and could I not ask mine to stand tor both. ICY sec ODd ad'li eed th1B could not be dOllll, 1n the event sCIDething untortunate happened to ChauT8aux. I should be accused ot partiallt)'. lie dld not push the matter turther, he stayed angry and I laughed at him.

May 2 ; I reoelved a letter tram PaTrot and mother, dated 13 1nat.. and one tram Leboucher, dated the 21, both thru the mall.

On the morning ot the 211 , I replied to Pavrot's, and 1 asked hlm to send rhlne to vlslt with me, snd to glve her a pic­ turesque and romantic deecriptlon ot my surroundings. There 18 a page addressed to Wother , ln whlch I gave har detalls ot Joseph's illness.

I am movlng tonight as the 01lllsr ot ths house ln whloh 1 had a room, de si r es oe­ oupancy ot same, sttectiTe June 1. I shouldn't llke t o r8lllB1n here wlthout paylng rent, in splte ot an otter he made IlItI to ocoupy an apartlll8nt . 1 rather take a IIIIIB1l roan adJolning that ot redeclauee'e.

May 29 Let us go baok to AIr. Willer. He ClBe to take my place th1s lIOrn1ng atter the parade, lt 1a necessary tor the Ortlcer who 18 relieTed t'roII duty to salute hie sucoeesor, a8 recognltlon ot h1. authorit)'. It was he who was golng on duty, and con­ eaquentl)' 1 should haTe saluted him, ln­ stead he not only saluted lIIe, but bowed (oont'd) No, 11

reverently, and while he was thua en­ SlI88d, I eyed him tro head to toe without aa muoh aa tlinohing a muecle.. and with another aelute ha lett, I cannot underatand thia man,

May 31 t . Yeaterday when White want on duty to replace Miller, ha eaid to him "I re­ sret not to be able to eay that I am · re~ieving a sallant ottioe ", to which the other replied by lIIllI:ing a deep bow.

'l'hia morning White waa put under arrest, I took his eword away trom him, and as I !landad it to Major Ballinger, I aaid to him, "I tear Major that you will have to take mine trom 1118, it you put under ar­ reat thoae who ara insulting Yr. Miller,· lune 1 Thia ornias I answered e letter I had reoeived fro J'avrot, I alao wrote 'ather and mother, 'l'hen I went to the parade, where I intended to make quite a bit ot noiee it the opportunity aroae, I41ller waa 0 ndias Ottioer, all1 ae there were no other ottioere beeide him, I walked to hie r1.8ht and epoke to him rather abruptly saying, "You have no buainlla:J hllre," and tumins on II\Y heela I a to sive orderll, Inatead ot de­ mandins that I lltOP or thruating hiB aword in II\Y body, he want and oomplained to Major Ballingar, who arrived atter I had tiniahed. Ha waa attired in tull unitorm, a white veet, a red band ovar hill shoulder and around hia waist, a aword in ita aoabbard, on a red belt wh loh oroell8d aJI the waillt line, a hat he had borrowed with a white plU1118 two teet long, it wsa in thill equipment, whioh he wore tor II\Y llliacial benetit that he 8llked IIIll to retire, and r in at hallll until tIlrther orders, which I did smilins trom. ere pity, I am in IIrf room awaiting ordera which mUllt oome (oont'd) c

< No. 12.

t'r0lll His Exoellsnoy the "Yajor."

peoullar thlng about thla, le that I do not teel at all lIortlfied at belng arrested, on tblt oOlltrary, I am rather pleas d knowll1i: that li111er had no buslness on parade, sinoe he wes Ottl­ oer ot the day, and that the Court Mar­ tial oould hardly reprilllll.Jld JII8.

Evenlng I had relllll1ned imolr1slllled ln rrf room ot June 3: untU day betore JlIeterday, and I re­ mlll1lld there wlthout reodvl any news trolll Major Ballinger until yes­ terday noon , when he sent Dr. Lea wlth a letter ln whloh be asked that I hend over my nord to the bearer ot eaid letter and oonslder myaelt under ar­ rest untl1 turthsr orders, that I had , however, t'reedom ot the c ~ . I as d tbe Dootor to advlee the &!ajor that I should prater to r811181n ln I11If room tban to hand ovar my 81'm8 to any other than to e oomm1seloned ottloer, that lt seemed to me that lt was contrary to milltary etlquette, and t hat lt I were miataken , I should rather rr ln thls way than the other way. Arter t hl e I heard nothlng rurther trom the Major, ond thls morning Hangue and liMte advised IIl8 to go per­ sonally aM brlng him my sword , axp laln­ lng t o him why I had retused to giTIl 1t to the Doctor.

The mallman 111 passing, I tear golng to the Post ortloe 1 st I should reoelve bad news . I lIlII maid I shall not re­ oelve any lettera. How dl118Ppolntlngl

It la surt1clent that I have but a gl1mpll8 ot a pleaaant tuture, to be d oel.,.4 ln W'1 hopes, when I tear hearing bad news I BlI1 again deoeived. It is W'1 tate to be diaappolnted always. I've ( ont") No . 13 just rece1T two lettere !rom hams , OM troII1 Ph1ne, and one trom VaTrot , 1n which ha se • to Valnon h1s chal­ lenge to t1ght in dUlll. ma letter 18 dated the 3rd inat . The Major 0.81118 to _ th1s nening. He spoke ae he did tanerly, and I repl1ed the Slllll8 way. 'Te de up , or just about de UP . I wrote 'aTrot a long letter. I wrote t o about IIl1 departure, er IIfY des1re t o 60 there, ot IIfY att pta to enter the art1llery, and at my hopes or re­ turn1ng nat spring. I told him I s auld send the negrQ}s back 1n the near tuture. I shell put an extra sheet or paper 1n the letter tor • hiM, I answsred her letter ye sterday. I wrote Vslery this llorn1116 , and told h1m I had been 1njured two weeka 860 . that I should han liked to reee1TS some prooh ot at­ tect10n trail tho whall I tholl6ht were IIfY tr1ends.

Even1ng They read trom the parade that I sho ot J'WIll 18; resums my ssmcs, I shall beg1n to-mor­ row, Hengue and Capt . Millsr are no longer under err st. To orrow he shull 0. I1d the parade- t he other otncsrs who had sworn that they should nenr render h1III the honor dUEl him , han con­ sented to do aO , which lsans me 1n an emb rraesing pos1t10n, s1nce I 1ntsnd to do what I said I should do , hoaeTer. I 1ha11 be obliged to g1ve 1n a 11t tle, 1n as mueh as, I shall be obliged to salute h1m atter the parade so aa not to cOlIII1ut mysslf altogether. !ter this I don't be11eTs Capt . W111er w111 gst by with aw IIlUch as he d1d w1th ths ot h er a. !'ate y be taTOrable to h1m , 1n whi ch caae I ahe ll aak IIfY plirent a to torg1ve me the pa1n I 8111 have caused them. They w111 be able to aee then that IIfY 1ntent1one were always good. (cont'd) ..... u No. 140·

Today I wali member ot the Court )dart tal. Thie atternoon I eent i edi ol aure to speak in I:lY behalt to t he oelebrated Cept. Miller, and tell him that I still pors1eted in my refusal to submit to his oommand until suoh tims as he had vindioated himselt and avenged tho i n­ ault sustained at the hands ot Hengue, and that while they had arranged it be­ tween each other, I should like them to tight it out , to pr ove to me that he wa s a man ot sentiment and worthy to be I:lY ocmD8llderi he answered that enrybody · had h1a mode ot thinking wben 1t oame to a point ot honor, and that he was sur- · l'rised I should bring up this subj eo t again, a1noe it had been honorably set­ tled with Mr . Hengue . Pediolaure told him to bear in mind that it he di d not tight I might go to him and beat h1m, snd tbet it would be better tor him to give blows than to reoein them , to whioh he r eplied that he be11avell he was etrongor than I, and that I should not beat him as eaelly as I thought 1 shoukd, What peouliar reply to suoh a threat l

lune 21 Here oome s an Oftioer or the 7th Rsgiment 10 P . )4. to taka oOll!ll8nd of our oomp any. We shall prepare oureelvas tomorrow end l eave on ..odneeday. I beHave I shell uae the lar go pirogUll in wb.1oh I oeme, and haTe Pedioleure for a tranlilltl oO IU.I'anl.on. The idea of laaTing and oClll1 ng nearer my triende atfects IIllI in epi te of myeelt. I do not beliove that thll t ime I shall spend with them ahall pass all a streak of lightning , and that I ehall han nothing but gri e f .

Cupid who deceived IIllI always, or at loaet qu i t e otten, wae promising a rathe r happy futura , but fate deoreed otherwise, and we have to submit our­ selves without cacplaining. (oont'd) No. 111 Sat urday I:lOrning the mail boat went aground and that the men on board perished prellUmably. .0there will be no letters at home, it is undoubtedly tor that reas:ln we did not r cei ve any 1lla1l today tbe usual day t or it•

.rune 22 : I BIl writing Favrot e note to advise him ot my departure tor the city.

116/19 YXAR 1813 1tlNE 15

.100.00

In threa month. 1 ahall pay to IIero1er and SOn the eUII ot 100, tor Talue raoe1Ted.

Paul' lJarcantal.

JIOt pr1nted 1n Lou1B1l1Da HlIItor1cal usrter:Ly.

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YEAR 181.3

300.00

In three months 1 shall pay to the order ot Wr. .rean rcier. sr.. the BUIll ot threo hUDdred dollers tor value received•

.r. Mercier

Not printed in Loui s i ana B1atorical uarterly.

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YEAR 181~ 16

In three montha I shall pay to the order or Bernard Laroeee two hun­ dred dollere ror y 1ue receiye •

1. Meroier.

Not printed in Louis a Historical ~usrter1Y. I 0 00.

YXAR 1813 16

1200.00

In three IIIOnth B I lIhell pay to the order ot Mr . Paul Darcantel the BUIll ot two hundred dollare tor Talus recelftd .

:T. Mercler.

J/ot print d ln Lou1s1_ Hhtorloel WU'terly.

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YEAR 1813 JUNE 30

In three months I shall pe.y to the order of Bernard Lafosse the sum of ~200.00 for value received.

1 I

Not printed in Louis iana Historical Quarterly.

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YEAR 1813 AIDt5T 6

1. IIercier rlla- ot. to

'rhe 'l'h1erry Baccnalon.

On account or the sale or a bouaa on Aug . 16, ln the auburb saulet.

118 . 00

Hot printed in Louia1ana Hlstorlcal Quarterly.

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\XlUST 25 YEAR 1813

CHAPITOULAS , TREASURY 0 THE ORLEANS TERHlTORY.

Heceived ot • Mercier and SOn, twelve dol­ lars end sixty cents to cover territorial taxes tor the year 1812, on his property aa stipulated elsewhere, and in conformity with an act ot the Legislature psssed pril 10 , 180? • Montegut tns. Treasurer.

He resides in Gentilly­ Notitied on the 12, at 4 o'olock. Notir1ed cr the 25, Aug .. 8 o'clock, 1813.

Not printed in Louisiane Historical , uart er ly .

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3 YEAR 1813

fSOO.OO

In tour montha, I prllllhe to ptlf to the order ot 1Ir. Bernerd lIarlgJ17 the SUIIl ot e1gM hundred do1lera tor Ta1ue ncahed.

1. IIllrc 1er

Naw orleans . Maroh 1 . 1813.

Not pr1nted 1n Louls1ana 81stor1cal rterly•

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15 J.R 1813

11.00

In three month. I lIhall pay to tbe order ot 1aul D.roantel. tha eUII ot two hundred end ala....n dollara. t or T&lue raeaiTed . 1 . Mercier.

Not printed in Louis1a na B1nor1eal Quart er ly.

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y 1813 SEP lBER 30

200.00

In three month I ehall VIIY to the order of LafoBse. the sum of two hundred dollars for value re- ceived.

J . ercter,

Not printed in Louisiana Historical .uarterly

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DECRllllKR 9 YKAR 1813

Rec ipt tor peJlllltnt at " m d tour Bh111inga by Mr. Mercier to Mr. Lamethe. (Si gned ) Lamothe.

Rot printed in Louia1_ Bistorical " uarterly.

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