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Transaction Date

1840* (estimated)

Summary of Transaction

The folder contains the following documents: – (August 1, 1840) Receipt for: the enslaved Billy $800, 1 Blanket, 9 days in jail, passage to New Orleans, Insurance and Policy. Passage from New Orleans to home, ? in New Orleans, 5 or 6 lbs. of Plaster of Paris. Totals $875; – (March 29, 1841) Bill of sale for an enslaved man named Hyacinthe (25); Purchase price: $1,000; Vendor: Charles Dehault Delassus; Vendee: Jacques Telesphore Roman (French); – (February 1, 1841) Bill of sale for an enslaved man named Daniel (45); Purchase price: $750; Vendor: Mark Davis; Vendee: Jacques Telesphore Roman (French); – (June 7, 1844) Bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Berteline (21); Purchase price: $450; Vendor: Philippe Avegno; Vendee: Jacques Telesphore Roman (French); – (July 4, 1846) Unknown receipt (French); – (July 1, 1843) Internment receipt for the enslaved man Daque; – (October 24, 1843) Internment receipt for the enslaved man Thomas; – (March 7, 1844) Internment receipt for the enslaved man Robert; – (December 21, 1846) Bill of Sale for an enslaved woman named Mary (26); Purchase price: $700; Vendor: Louis Henri Pilie; Vendee: Jacques Telesphore Roman; – (January 20, 1848) Bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Mary (18); Purchase price: $525; Vendor: Timothy Wortham of Virginia; Vendee: Jacques Telesphore Roman; – (February 1, 1848) Bill of sale for two enslaved men, Albert Jones (23) and Cary Jones (24); Purchase price: $1,600; Vendor: Hugh Hagan (represented by John Hagan); Vendee: Jacques Telesphore Roman; . – (April 25) scrap of paper in French mentioning slaves, signed by Victorin Roman;

Reference Source

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Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, LaRC 179: Roman Family Papers, Box 3 Folder 2