Louisiana, Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans, New Orleans : Adelle v Beauregard, Fall 1810 [printed]. Cover Image

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Louisiana, Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans, New Orleans : Adelle v Beauregard, Fall 1810 [printed].

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), (digitiser.). Earl K. Long Library, (owner.).

Summary:

Adelle, a woman of mixed race, claimed her freedom. In the case of a black person the court would assume them as a slave unless proved otherwise by the plaintiff. However, in the case of a person of mixed race, it was the responsibility of the defendant to produce evidence in the form of a title of ownership of that slave. The defendant Beauregard produced evidence that he had brought the plaintiff from the West Indies, had her educated in a New York boarding school before bringing her to his home in New Orleans to work. Shortly after which she left his home and claimed her freedom. The judge ruled in favour of the plaintiff as being as free woman.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 online resource
Producer: New Orleans : Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans, 1810.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:august.22 Multi-User.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2007. Digitized from a copy held by the Louisiana and Special Collections Department, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:	Louisiana and Special Collections Department, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
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Information Relating to Copyright Status:	Material sourced from the Louisiana and Special Collections of the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
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