Abraham Arsenaux mortgage document
Scope and Contents
To obtain a mortgage from Bank de l'Association Consolidée des Cultivateurs de la Louisiana, Abraham Arsenaux offers for collateral a peice of land on the Mississippi River in St. James Parish next to land owned by Jeanne Baptiste Chaisson and 34 slaves. The document contains a title abstract of the land and lists the slaves belonging to him and those belonging to his wife, Carmélite Conille (widow of François Huget).
Dates
- 1820
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Extent
1.00 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection consists of one item in one folder.
Source of Acquisition
Lieutaud's; date acquired: 10/11/1958.
Processing Information
Finding aid information entered in Archon by Deirdre Barr in 2012.
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Deirdre Barr
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository
