Hyacinthe

OPEN MEMORIAL WEEKEND:

The Historic Site & Exhibits will be open daily from 8:30am-5pm.

Please note that we stop selling tickets at 4pm and expect a higher volume of visitors so we recommend you purchase your admissions in advance. Please pay close attention to the details as you make your reservation and on your confirmation regarding arriving 30 minutes prior to the selected time. Late arrivals are not guaranteed access to the "Big House" exhibit if that is the ticket you purchase. We look forward to your visit.

To purchase your admission in advance, please click HERE.

Date of birth:

1813* (estimated)

Baptism Date and Sponsors:

Unknown

Place of Origin:

Louisiana (Creole)

Gender and Designation:

Male (Negro)

Skills or Duties:

Cook

Notes:

Age 25 (R8.198); Age 25 (R5.043); Age 46 (R5.081); Age 46 (R5.075); Age 46 (R5.073); Age 46 (R5.074); Age 25 (R17.006.48); Age 25 (R17.006.58)

References:

R8.198
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
- Value: $1,000.00
R5.075
- Inventory of Jacques Telesphore Roman's New Orleans Home (owned by Henri Roman and Marie Octavie Roman Buchanan), New Orleans Clerk of Court, Felix Grima, v 46 act 132
- Value: $1,250
R5.081
- Bill of Sale, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 175
- Purchase price: $14,750 (Includes 14 people)
- Listed as being a cook
R5.043
- Bill of Sale, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 33 act 130
- Purchase price: $1,000
R5.240
- Settlement and Partition of Oak Alley Plantation, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v46 act 174
- Purchase price: $14,750
- Vendor: Estate of Jacques Telesphore Roman; Vendee: Henri Jacques Roman
R5.073
- Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
- Listed as being located at the Roman's home in New Orleans
- Listed as a cook
R5.074
- Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
- Listed as being located at the Roman's home in New Orleans
- Listed as a cook
R17.006.48
- Bill of Sale, Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, LaRC 179 Roman Family Papers
- Vendor: Charles Dehault Delassus; Vendee: Jacques Telesphore Roman
- Purchase price: 1,000 piasters
- Dated: March 29, 1841
- Lists Hyacinthe as being Creole
R17.006.58
- Bill of Sale, Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, LaRC 179 Roman Family Papers
- Dated: March 29, 1841
- Vendor: Charles Dehaulte Delassus; Vendee: Jacques Telesphore Roman
- Purchase Price: $1,840