I CERTIFY THAT MR. PIERRE SOULE HAS APPEARED BEFORE ME, A NOTARY, AND HAS DECLARED THAT BY THESE PRESENTS HE GIVES THE LIBERTY AND ENFRANCHISEMENT IN FULL TO HIS SLAVE, MARIA, A MULATTO, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, AND HER CHILD, LOUISE, AGED ABOUT 5 YEARS, FOR THE GOOD SERVICES THAT THEY HAVE RENDERED. IN FAITH OF WHICH I HAVE SIGNED MY NAME AND HAVE AFFIXED MY OFFICIAL SEAL THIS 20TH MARCH 1834. H. PEDESCLAUX, NOTARY PUBLIC

Soule, Pierre

Published by New Orleans, 1834

About this Item

Notarized manumission manuscript in the French language. One leaf, 5-1/2" x 8," in ink script, affixed to a sheet with later typed translation. Handwriting lightly faded but still legible, Very Good. Signed by the Notary with his Seal. In the original French, Maria is referred to as a "mulatresse." Pierre Soule, U.S. Senator from Louisiana, was a passionate Southern Rights man who would support the Mexican-American War, oppose the Compromise of 1850, endorse the spread of Slavery, and deeply resented Northern efforts to confine slavery to its southern domain.

Seller Inventory # 41576

Bibliographic Details

• Title: I CERTIFY THAT MR. PIERRE SOULE HAS APPEARED BEFORE ME, A NOTARY, AND HAS DECLARED THAT BY THESE PRESENTS HE GIVES THE LIBERTY AND ENFRANCHISEMENT IN FULL TO HIS SLAVE, MARIA, A MULATTO, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, AND HER CHILD, LOUISE, AGED ABOUT 5 YEARS, FOR THE GOOD SERVICES THAT THEY HAVE RENDERED. IN FAITH OF WHICH I HAVE SIGNED MY NAME AND HAVE AFFIXED MY OFFICIAL SEAL THIS 20TH MARCH 1834. H. PEDESCLAUX, NOTARY PUBLIC
• Publisher: New Orleans
• Publication Date: 1834
• Seller catalogs:
  • AMERICANA
  • FRANCE
  • SLAVERY