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Avoyelles Parish. Colonial Records, 1786-1807, 1873-1940, 1956, 1973, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0129A

Scope and Contents

This collection contains digitized copies of Avoyelles Parish colonial documents. These documents include sales of land, enslaved people, and products, mortgages, declaration of homesteads, and judgements. Also included is an Oil and Gas Map of Louisiana. These documents are in French and English. The physical copies of these documents can be found at the Louisiana State Archives. Donated by Sheldon Roy.

Dates

  • 1786-1807
  • 1873-1940
  • 1956
  • 1973
  • no date

Extent

4.27 Gigabytes (4.27 gigabytes of digitized jpeg files divided into 59 folders.)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Avoyelles Parish Colonial Records
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
10-24-2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031