Grima family papers, 1781-1923 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Grima family papers, 1781-1923

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 12

Primary Creator: Grima family.

Extent: 7.0 Boxes. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic following this order: correspondence and business records; business records and property records; business, property, estate and slave records; business papers, property and text records, and personal papers; John Slidell personal and business papers; genealogical material; and volumes. The collection consists of 7 boxes and 8 volumes. It is 5.5 linear feet.

Subjects: Grima, Alfred., Grima, Berthe., Grima, Edgar., Grima, Felix, 1798-1887., Legal documents -- United States -- 19th century., Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century., Slidell, John, 1793-1871.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Genealogies., Tax records.

Languages: English, French

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Grima family papers are made up of personal and business papers of Berthe, Félix, Alfred, and Edgar Grima, as well as other people whose business affairs they handled between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The collection includes slave sale documents, land transactions, mortgage agreements, wills, tax receipts, succession suit material, business and personal correspondence, as well as financial ledgers genealogical material. Most papers created before the Civil War are in French.

Biographical Note

The Grima family began its prominence with a merchant and wholesale dealer by the name of Berthe Grima who worked with with small merchants upriver in St. Louis, Illinois, and Missouri. Félix, Alfred, and Edgar are a few of his descendents who were notaries and attorneys that handled the legal affairs of prominent New Orleanians.

Subject/Index Terms

Grima, Alfred.
Grima, Berthe.
Grima, Edgar.
Grima, Felix, 1798-1887.
Legal documents -- United States -- 19th century.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slidell, John, 1793-1871.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Alternate Extent Statement: 5.5 linear feet.

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.

Preferred Citation: Grima family papers, Manuscripts Collection 12, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

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

Other Note: OCLC Number: 701562515

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Correspondence and business records, 1790s-1880s],
[Box 2: Business and property records, 1820s-1910s],
[Box 3: Business, property, estate and slave records, 1808-1923],
[Box 4: Business, property and tax records, personal papers, 1808-1923],
[Box 5: John Slidell business and personal papers, 1830-1892],
[Box 6: John Slidell heirs and estate records, 1830-1892],
[Box 7: Genealogical and miscellaneous papers],
[Volume 1: Accounts ledger, 1793-1810],
[Volume 2: Accounts, 1801-1825],
[Volume 3: "Memorandum of all suits initiated in the name of the Louisiana State Bank by F. Grima in the Parish Court", 1836-1845],
[Volume 4: Ledger of business, 1847-1874],
[Volume 5: Accounts of legal and financial affairs, 1849-1855],
[Volume 6: Dates and lists of legal matters handled and fee received by Alfred Grima, 1859-1870],
[Volume 7: Accounts of disbursements in connection with cases handled by Grima, 1867-1883],
[Volume 8: Continuation of accounts of disbursements in connection with cases handled by Grima, 1883-1891],
[All]

Volume 2: Accounts, 1801-1825: Kept of business done with many people, presumably, in New Orleans. Articles bought include fabrics, bedspreads, shirts, hats, wines, scissors, soaps, shoes, printes calico, et cetera. In French.