Jean Darby. Certificate that 24 qarpents of land on right bank of Teche and 20 enslaved people are free of mortgages, 12 January 1829
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of miscellaneous family papers mostly dealing with land owned by members of the Darby family. There are also some records relating to purchases of enslaved people and 20th century tax receipts. Other records include receipts from the Iberia Sugar Cooperative, miscellaneous receipts, and a letter regarding a claim on a portion of the estate of the Very Rev. Giovanni Gradenigo, Bishop of Venice, possibly a scam.
The collection was donated by Nelwyn Hebert, great-great-granddaughter of Jean Francois Darby.
Dates
- Other: 12 January 1829
Creator
- From the Collection: Darby, 1780-1972 (Family)
Extent
From the Collection: 0.416667 Linear Feet (5 inches of materials contained in 2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu