Scope and Contents This ledger contains accounts for Bellevue Plantation, c. 1860 – 1895. The plantation was located in the Youngsville area of Lafayette Parish. Martha Morse Cade was the widow of Robert Cade. There is also a contract between Mrs. Cade and freedmen (1870); a 1930 land sale by William Cade, and a scan of a photo of Bellevue Plantation. This material was donated by Alan and Brenda Broussard. Originally photocopies of the ledger and some accompanying documents were donated by Mr....