Clouet Family Slave Sales 1785 Pointe Coupee Parish This information generously donated to the Louisiana Genealogy Project - African American Archives by: Charlie Hoffpauir charlieh@wt.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The information below was translated from French by by: Barbara Hill bhill@uclink4.berkeley.edu> Today twenty-fifth day of the month of July of the year one thousand seven hundred eighty five before Us Alexandre Chev. De Clouet, Lt. Colonel, Commander of Attakapas and Opeloussas, was present in person Sieur Thomas Hoffbauer who of his good will, own accord, in the bestform possible and with warranty [against?] morgage - sells, cedes and transports to Sieur Nathaniel [Quinisime?] a Negress/Mulatress [both words were written in the same place and I can't tell which one was written first and which was the correction written over it] named Marie Louise, aged about fifteen years, Creole and imbecile as to her behavior, without [any] other guarantee, for the price and sum of four hundred piastres, of which half [to be] payable in the course of the month of next February, and the remainder in the month of February one thousand seven hundred eighty-seven in money or "monnaie du Prince." ** To this clause and condition - my said Sr. [Quinisime] will have possession of the said slave as his own property and without any trouble from anybody. Done and passed at our house of command in the presence of the Sieurs [Bellai?], Collins and Brunet, who with the Sieurs Hoffbauer and [Quinisime] have signed and Us Commandant this same day and year [on the other hand?]. Usual mark of Nath'l [Quinisime?] (other signatures) ******************************* Today, twentieth day of the month of December of the year one thousand seven hundred eighty five, before us Alexandre Chevalier De Clouet, Lt. Colonel, civil and military Commander of the Attakapas and Opelousas, was present in person the Sieur Thomas Hoffbauer, who of his good will, own accord, in the best form possible, with warranty [against?] all mortgages and not other people's property, sells, cedes and transports in all propriety to Sieur Jean-Francois Brunet, a Negro boy named Francois Brut, aged about nine years, Ibo tribe, for price and sum of four hundred piastres, of which three hundred piastres payable in the course of the month of June of the next year in Mother Cows and their followers [i.e. unweaned calves] or beeves of two years amounting to the price of the court [?] - deliverable at Mr. Bailly's or at his house, and one hundred piastres in money [unknown idiom]* in the course of next autumn. Done and passed at our house of command in the presence of the Sieurs Georges Miller and Luc Hollier who with us, civil and military commander, have signed this same day and year [on all sides?]. ** [Signatures] ************************ Today twenty-third day of the month of December of the year one thousand seven hundred eighty five before Us Alexandre Chev. De Clouet, Lt. Colonel, civil and military Commander in Attakapas and Opelousas, was present in person Sieur Thomas Hoffbauer who of his good will, own accord, in the best form possible and with warranty [against?] any mortgage sells, cedes and transports in all propriety to Sieur Luke Collins junior a residence of seven arpents across and a half, with the depth of forty, situated in the hills, bordered on one side by the Sieur La Caze senior, and on the other by the Sieur Antoine Godeau, such that [i.e. the one that] the said Sr. Hoffbauer [acquired?] from the named Josine, free mulatress, with its buildings, fence and [such as it is comprised of today] (this last is a guess), the said residence ready for delivery the first of the month next March. All for price and sum of three hundred piastres, of which two hundred piastres in ten mother cows and their followers [i.e. calves] and oxen of three years at the [current price?], all goods and deliveries in the course of the month of June of the next year on the grounds of Monsieur Laurent Bailly. Done and passed in our domicile of command in the presence of the Sieurs F. Brunet and Jean Quin[elty?] who with the said Sr. Hoff(b/p)auer** have signed with Us civil and military Commandant this same day and year [on the other hand?]. [illegible - if in English, might be an attempt to write "witnesses present"] John Quin[gelty?] Hoffpauer F. Brunet Luke Collins Junr. ************************************* Today twenty-fourth day of the month of December of the year one thousand seven hundred eighty-five, before Us Alexandre Chev[alier] De Clouet, Lt. Colonel, civil and military commander of the Attakapas and Opeloussas was present in person Sieur Thomas Hoffpauer who of his good will, own accord, and in the best form possible, with warranty [against?] all mortgages and [other people's claims?], sells, cedes and transports in all propriety to Sieur Jacques La Fleur a Negro boy, aged about eleven years, named Fortune, Ibo tribe, for price and sum of four hundred piastres payable in the course of the month of next June in mother cows and their followers [i.e. calves] or oxen of two years [amounting to the current price?]. All goods and deliveries [?] on the grounds of the said Sieur [illegible*]. And in default of payment within the said time, the said Sr. Jacques La Fleur will pay the sum of four hundred fifty piastres in money or tobacco in the course of next autumn. For [illegible] was agreeable to the two parties who waive all to the contrary. [?] Done and passed in our domicile of command in presence of the Sieurs Brunet and [La Violais?] who with the said Srs. Hoffpauer and J. La Fleur have signed with Us civil and military commander this same day and year [on the other hand?] - (signatures as above)