John Hoey papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of receipts, bills, deeds, legal papers, slave records, correspondence, genealogical material, newspaper clippings, land claims, real estate transactions, tax records, and ledgers. The Hoeyville Plantation had a brickyard with three kilns, a saddle and harness factory, as well as a wheelbarrow factory, which sold wheelbarrows in 1848 to Texans in the United States-Mexican War. John Hoey settled there in 1848 and later moved to Willow Street. His wife, Caroline Lovisa Patterson Pierce was the daughter of Joseah Pierce, who bought and sold granite to build Custom House and the base of Gallier Hall.
Dates
- 1837-1949
Creator
- Hoey, John, 1805-1866. (Person)
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.
Biographical / Historical
John Hoey settled at Hoeyville Plantation in 1848 and later moved to Willow St. Hoeyville was nine miles from New Orleans between Lake Pont and the Mississippi river. The plantation had a brickyard with three kilns, a saddle, and harness factory and a wheelbarrow factory, which sold wheelbarrows in 1848 to Texans in the United States-Mexican War. His wife, Caroline Lovisa Pierce was the daughter of Joseah Pierce of North (?), MA who bought and sold granite to build Custom House and the base of Gallier Hall. Miriam Lovisa Patterson Pierce Hoey (b. 1860) married George Wood Stem in 1887. Her daughter is Mrs. Henry Fish Reynick. Elizabeth Hoey married Conrad Bearegard Fisher.
Extent
5.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by topic, then chronologically, as follows: deeds, legal documents; slaves; land documents; correspondence, newspaper clippings; genealogical material, receipts and bills, and bound volumes. The collection consists of five boxes and 11 bound volumes.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Henry Fish Reynick and Mrs. Stewart Ogilvy. Date acquired: 01/03/1972.
Accruals and Additions
Additional material added to the collection in 1992.
Processing Information
Collection processed in 1987 and 1989.
- Hoey, John, 1805-1866.
- Bills of sale Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deeds Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hoey family -- Genealogy.
- Land claims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers (account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Receipts (financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Slave records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tax records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- John Hoey papers
- Author
- LAC Group
- Date
- 01/08/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository