Slavery, Mortgage and Security Documents Related to 1838 Sale, 1838 - 1843

File — Box: 62, Folder: 9

Identifier: 119_40_9

Slavery, Mortgage and Security Documents Related to 1838 Sale

Scope and Contents

Documents related to security of mortgage:

John Marbury to Francis Vespre, September 2, 1843; with endorsement by Vespre, September 2, 1843

Mortgage Contract between Henry Johnson and Thomas Mulledy (84 enslaved people), September 18, 1839 (copy made 1843)

Ben Winchester to Henry Johnson, October 4, 1838

William R. Green to ______, October 6, 1838

Note on civil code related to mortgages in Louisiana

**Former finding aid locations: 119_40_9; 112T1**

Materials on Slavery

This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding and to the 1838 sale of 272 enslaved individuals.

Dates

1838 - 1843

Extent

From the Collection: 292 boxes (292 total boxes, plus 14 card catalog drawers (201 regular boxes, 25 oversized boxes, 53 restricted regular boxes, 13 restricted oversized boxes, 14 card catalog drawers))