John Hoey papers, 1837-1949 | Louisiana Research Collection

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ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 780

Primary Creator: Hoey, John, 1805-1866.

Extent: 5.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic, then chronologically, as follows: deeds, legal documents; slaves; land documents; correspondence, newspaper clippings;  genealogical material, receipts and bills, and bound volumes. The collection consists of five boxes and 11 bound volumes.

Date Acquired: 03/25/1970. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Hoey, John, 1805-1866., Hoey family -- Genealogy., Land claims., Slave records.

Forms of Material: Bills of sale., Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence., Deeds., Ledgers (account books), Legal documents., Receipts (financial records), Tax records.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of receipts, bills, deeds, legal papers, slave records, correspondence, genealogical material, newspaper clippings, land claims, real estate transactions, tax records, and ledgers. The Hoeyville Plantation had a brickyard with three kilns, a saddle and harness factory, as well as a wheelbarrow factory, which sold wheelbarrows in 1848 to Texans in the United States-Mexican War. John Hoey settled there in 1848 and later moved to Willow Street. His wife, Caroline Lovisa Patterson Pierce was the daughter of Joseah Pierce, who bought and sold granite to build Custom House and the base of Gallier Hall.

Biographical Note

John Hoey settled at Hoeyville Plantation in 1848 and later moved to Willow St. Hoeyville was nine miles from New Orleans between Lake Pont and the Mississippi river. The plantation had a brickyard with three kilns, a saddle, and harness factory and a wheelbarrow factory, which sold wheelbarrows in 1848 to Texans in the United States-Mexican War. His wife, Caroline Lovisa Pierce was the daughter of Joseah Pierce of North (?), MA who bought and sold granite to build Custom House and the base of Gallier Hall. Miriam Lovisa Patterson Pierce Hoey (b. 1860) married George Wood Stem in 1887. Her daughter is Mrs. Henry Fish Reynick. Elizabeth Hoey married Conrad Bearegard Fisher.

Subject/Index Terms

Hoey, John, 1805-1866.
Hoey family -- Genealogy.
Land claims.
Slave records.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Accruals: Additional material added to the collection in 1992.

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Mrs. Henry Fish Reynick and Mrs. Stewart Ogilvy.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: John Hoey papers, Manuscripts Collection 780, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1987 and 1989.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Other Note: OCLC Number: 818363071

Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Deeds],
[Box 2: Litigation, slaves, and real estate],
[Box 3: Taxes and receipts],
[Box 4: Other correspondence, genealogy, and newsclippings],
[Box 5: Volumes],
[[information restricted]],
[[information restricted]],
[Volume 3: General Ledger, New Orleans, 1847 June-1848 March],
[Volume 4: General Ledger, New Orleans, 1847 June-August 1848],
[Volume 5: General Ledger, 1848-1849],
[Volume 6: General Ledger, 1848 November-1851 August],
[Volume 7: Hoey Brickworks Account Book, 1848-1849],
[Volume 8: Real Estate transaction ledger, 1845-1850],
[Volume 9: Time Book and Payroll Records, 1853-1854],
[Volume 10: Stille and Stemm Account Book, circa 1854-1877],
[Volume 11: Real Estate and slave sales ledger given by Forrest La Violette, 1842-1851],
[All]

Volume 5: General Ledger, 1848-1849Add to your cart.
Day book.

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Deeds],
[Box 2: Litigation, slaves, and real estate],
[Box 3: Taxes and receipts],
[Box 4: Other correspondence, genealogy, and newsclippings],
[Box 5: Volumes],
[[information restricted]],
[[information restricted]],
[Volume 3: General Ledger, New Orleans, 1847 June-1848 March],
[Volume 4: General Ledger, New Orleans, 1847 June-August 1848],
[Volume 5: General Ledger, 1848-1849],
[Volume 6: General Ledger, 1848 November-1851 August],
[Volume 7: Hoey Brickworks Account Book, 1848-1849],
[Volume 8: Real Estate transaction ledger, 1845-1850],
[Volume 9: Time Book and Payroll Records, 1853-1854],
[Volume 10: Stille and Stemm Account Book, circa 1854-1877],
[Volume 11: Real Estate and slave sales ledger given by Forrest La Violette, 1842-1851],
[All]

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