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