John Minor Wisdom collection, 1710-1960 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Box 1: General manuscripts and pamphlets, 1710 June 19-1789 December 31

Folder 1: Document 1, 1710 June 19

Bedford, England. Indenture of Gabriell Bailey and Ann Gold held by John Pitman and assigned to Thomas Davis, in trust for Richard Shawbridge.

Oversize

Folder 2: Document 2, 1717 September 20

Paris, France. Appointment of Mandeville by the King, to serve in Louisiana under the commission of the Company of the West. Signed by Louis XV and countersigned by Phelypeaux.

In French.

Folder 3: Document 3, 1717 September 20

Paris, France. Appointment of Mandeville by the Director of the West to continue in his in Louisiana to which he was appointed by the King. Signed by Law and three directors of the Company. Attached seal.

In French.

Folder 4: Document 4, 1725 February 8

New Orleans. Petition from de St. Denis, Commandant of Fort St. John the Baptist at Natchitoches for twenty arpents of land on the river. Signed by St. Denis. Land granted by the Council 1725 February 8. Signed by Bienville, De La Chaise, Fazende and Fleuriau. On verso registration noted.

In French.

Folder 5: Document 5, 1746 May 19

Paris, France. Maurepas to DeBlanc (de St. Denis) informing him the King has approved M. de Vaudreuil's request that he be appointed Commandant of the post of Natchitoches.

In French.

Folder 6: Document 6, 1754 December 26

New Orleans. Extract of the certificate of baptism of Elizabeth Pompone daughter of Pierre Henry Devreuille and Pedagine Fleuriau. Signed F. Dagobert of the Parish of St. Louis. Copy dated 1755 October 2, and signed by Dagobert. Certified by D'Auberville.

In Spanish and French.

Folder 7: Document 7, 1763 December 21

New Orleans. Act of sale of land consisting of five arpents by fifty arpents, by Louis Chevalier de Beaurepos to Francois Duplessis. The land had been purchased from Labarre de La Cour who had acquired it at the sale of the land of the Jesuits. Notarized by Garic.

In French.

Folder 8: Document 8, 1770

New Orleans. Plans of the original buildings on and about Jackson Square under the Spanish domination. After the plan made in 1770 by order of Alexander O'Reilly. The plans of ten buildings are given:

-The hospital actually used as barracks.

-The General Warehouse and its dependencies.

-The warehouse parallel to the general one and its dependencies.

-The main Body-Guard, jails and town hall.

-The Commissariat and Treasury Office.

-The actual military hospital.

-The house belonging to His Majesty where the Warehouse Guards dwell.

-The Powder House and Marine Park.

-The four Body-Guards in the precinct of the town.

-The Warehouse across the River.

-The Warehouse belonging to his Majesty and Land on the Quay of the Bayou.

In Spanish. Illustrated in color.

Folder 9: Document 9, 1770 February 13

New Orleans. Order granting permission to Don Luis Carlos de Blanc to retire from the Battalion of Louisiana. Signed by Alexander O'Reilly. On sealed paper of Alexander O'Reilly, with official seal.

In Spanish.

Folder 10: Document 10, 1770 March 12 and 1770 March 20

New Orleans. Request from Andre Tete for payment of two flags ordered by Alexander O'Reilly for the city militia and order by Luis Unzaga to pay the requested 60 pesos. And receipt signed by Andre Tete.

In French and Spanish.

Folder 11: Document 11, 1770 May 21

New Orleans. Order signed by Luis Unzaga to pay 100 pesos to Juno for procuring dirt for the construction of the levee. And receipt signed by Juno.

In French and Spanish.

Folder 12: Document 12, 1777 February 5

New Orleans. Financial statement for 1776, by Louis Boidore, City Treasurer.

In Spanish.

Folder 13: Document 13, 1777 June 25

New Orleans. Order to give 62 pounds and 2 ounces of powder to Juan Prietto, to be used for the celebrations of St. John night. Signed by Henry Desprez.

In French.

Folder 14: Document 14, 1777 December 19

Madrid, Spain. Royal appointment of Carlos Honorato Olivier de San Mauricio as Regidor alcalde provincial of New Orleans, in place of his father, Pedro Francisco Olivier. Signed by the king "Yo el Rey" and members of the Royal treasury. Countersigned by Bernardo de Galvez in New Orleans 1778 April 14.

In Spanish.

Folder 15: Document 15, 1779 August 14

New Orleans. Order to pay Pedro Piernas, alcalde, for a piece of land he sold to the city. Signed by Juan B. Garic, Notary Public. And receipt signed by Pedro Piernas.

In Spanish.

Folder 16: Document 16, 1780

New Orleans. Andre Boudousquie acknowledges receipt of 150 piastres for his services as printer.

In French.

Folder 17: Document 17, 1780 October 1

Tapaan, New York. A contemporary copy of the letter of Major John Andre to George Washington, Andre requests, as a soldier, not to be hanged.

Folder 18: Document 18-29, 1780 October 1 and 1941

Tapaan, New York. Photocopy of the original letter of Major John Andre, kept in the Library of Congress. And correspondence dated 1941 about the original and the copy of the letter.

Folder 19: Document 30, 1782 April 19

New Orleans. Order of payment for 110 pesos for Juan Durel for goods he supplied to the Cabildo. And receipt signed by Juan Durel.

In Spanish.

Folder 20: Document 31, circa 1783

New Orleans. Order of the City Council to the Treasurer to pay 200 pesos to Rene Huchet de Kernion for deaths to his slaves caused by pursuing runaway slaves.

In Spanish.

Folder 21: Document 32, 1783 December 2

New Orleans. Letters from Michael Connor introducing Evan and James Jones to Nicholas Low of Philadelphia and comments that they could provide him with information about the trade of pelts and indigo.

Folder 22: Document 33, 1784 May 7

New Orleans. Financial statement of Francisco Blache, City Treasurer, for 1783.

And declaration of Francisco Pascalis de La Barre and Luis Toutant Beauregard that they have checked the accounts.

Both in Spanish.

Folder 23: Document 34, 1784 June 26

New Orleans. Order to pay 60 pesos to Juan Dejan for firepumps.

In Spanish.

Folder 24: Document 35, 1784 December 21

Pointe Coupee. Receipt for 200 pesos given to Louis Judice fils for his runaway slaves killed by officials.

In French.

Folder 25: Document 36, 1784 December 22

New Orleans. Order signed by Governor Miro to advance 100 dollars to Francisco Pascalis de La Barre for the construction of bridges. And receipt signed by Francisco Pascalis de La Barre.

In Spanish and French.

Folder 26: Document 37, 1784 December 31

New Orleans. Report of Francisco Blache, Mayordomo de Propios, showing monies collected from rents, fee, and import duties totaling for the year 3,407 pesos, and the expenses, one half of which went for the suppression of runaway slaves colonies. The remainder went for salaries and building repairs. Vista of the accounts signed 1785 February 19 by the alcaldes Francisco de Reggio and Jose Ducros.

In Spanish.

Folder 27: Document 38, 1785 April 26

New Orleans. Bill for Pierre Provensal, from Mobile, for medical treatment and medicine. Signed by Santiago Le Deu.

In French.

Folder 28: Document 39, 1785 May 1

New Orleans. Bill for the salary of Dejan for caring for the fire equipment of the city. Signed by Rodriguez.

In Spanish.

Folder 29: Document 40, 1785 June 5

New Orleans. Receipt acknowledging that Andre Armes paid Olivier Peregrin 50 pesos for hire of his slave for one year.

In French.

Folder 30: Document 41, 1785 December 31

New Orleans. Financial report of Francisco Blache, Treasurer, for the year 1785.

And declaration of Nicholas Forstall and Jean Arnoult that they checked the accounts.

Both in Spanish.

Folder 31: Document 42, 1878 January 15

New Orleans. Francois Cavnion acknowledges receipt of 8 months' salary as city drummer.

In French.

Folder 32: Document 43, 1787 March 6

New Orleans. Martin Navarro, Army paymaster writes to City Regido Reggio and Francisco Pascalis de La Barre about the exchange of 1,000 pesos for government certificates.

In Spanish.

Folder 33: Document 44, 1787 August 12

Unknown place. Bill of sale for the slave Bristol, about twenty, sold by James Wilkinson of New Orleans to Stephen Minor of Natchez, for 400 dollars.

Folder 34: Document 45, 1789 September 28

New Orleans. Receipt signed by Juan Panelez that Mathias de Alpuente, City Treasurer, paid him 4 pesos 4 reales for the maintenance of the fire pumps.

In Spanish.

Folder 35: Document 46, 1789 December 7

New Orleans. Signed by Pedro Pedesclaux that Mathias del Puente gave him 50 pesos, his salary as scribe of the Cabildo.

In Spanish.

Folder 36: Document 47, 1789 December 31

New Orleans. Receipt that Joseph de la Pena received from Mathias de Alpuente 92 pesos 1 real, his salary as executor of Justice.

In Spanish.