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  • Cutts, Richard. Letters, 1814-1815. 2 items. Location: MISC:C. Federal employee of Washington, D.C. Letters by Cutts relating information received concerning the safety of New Orleans and the British losses at the Battle of New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1322.
  • Cuvillier, P. A. Correspondence, 1825-1826. 4 items. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Personal and business correspondence. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 222.
  • Daine, Marie J. F. R. Judgment, 1829. 2 items. Location: Misc.:D. New Orleans Parish Court judgment and receipt for court costs in favor of petitioner, Marie Jacqueline Feliciana Rigaud, versus her lawful husband, J. B. Daine, for desertion and permission to contract another marriage. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1147.
  • Dakin, James H. Diary, 1847-1850. 1 v., 1 typescript, 1 mf reel. Location: V:47, Mss.Mf:D. Architect of New Orleans working in partnership with his brother and the architect James Gallier. Dakin designed the state capitol in Baton Rouge and various buildings in New Orleans. Diary concerns the planning and construction of the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Letters by Dakin, copied in the diary, describe details of the building and its construction. Note: original diary is restricted, permission of curator is required. Mss. 509.
  • Danglade, Pierre. Papers, 1841 January 29-February 3. 2 items. Location: Misc:D. Resident of Paris, France. Papers pertain to a loan from the Bank of Louisiana in New Orleans. Included are a notarized power of attorney for John and Lubin Garnier and a letter from Danglade to a cashier of the Bank of Louisiana authorizing payment of $4,000 to J. & L. Garnier. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 93.
  • Daquin, Louis. Document, 1835 March 11. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Bill of sale (notarized copy) for the sale of slaves belonging to the heirs of the Daquin estate in New Orleans to August Reggio of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 94.
  • Daumer, Simon G. Power of attorney, 1838. 1 item. Location: Misc.:W. Resident of New Orleans. Power of attorney (notarized copy) of Simon Gabriel Daumer to John and Lubin Garnier. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 96.
  • Davis, Joel R. Papers, 1831-1876, 1898. 71 items. Location: UU:85. Resident of Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi. Papers include post-Civil War agreements regarding stores and supplies. New Orleans items consist of a marriage certificate (1860), an agreement, a report, and two receipts. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1518.
  • Davis, John. Document, 1839. 1 item [photofacsimile]. Location: Misc. Manager of the Orleans Theatre and the French Opera House in New Orleans. Last will of John Davis signed at Mandeville, Louisiana. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1048.
  • Dawson and Pipkin. Bills of lading, 1847-1849. 1 v. Location: M:22. Commission merchants of New Orleans, La. Approximately 220 bills of lading were printed as forms, completed by hand, and bound in a single volume arranged chronologically from December 1847 to March 1849. The bills specify the shipper (always Dawson & Pipkin), the vessels, their captains, ports of destination, cargoes, and other information. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4974.
  • Dawson and Pipkin. Receipts, 1847-1850. 21 items. Location: MISC:D. Cotton planters. Receipts from New Orleans merchants reflect cotton sales and purchases of plantation supplies. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2950.
  • Dawson, John B. (John Bennett), 1800-1845. Letter, 1843. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Request to the editor of the District School Journal, New York, to send eight copies of the School Journal to New Orleans, and enclosing payment. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2466.
  • De Bordes Family Papers, 1765-1822. 106 items. Location: B:13, OS:D,Mss. Mf.:D Papers relating to land holdings and the operation of sugar and coffee plantations in Haiti and Santo Domingo; slave insurrections and the life of refugees from them in New Orleans; and decisions and decrees relating to trade, commerce, and emigration. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2246.
  • De Flandren, Jean B. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of land and house of Jean Baptiste De Flandren. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 103.
  • De Flandren, Jean Baptiste. Document, 1764. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Sale (in French) of land and house of Jean Baptiste de Flandren of New Orleans, La. Mss. 103.
  • De La Vergne family. Papers, 1751-1972. 1 ft. and 1 reel of microfilm. Location: 77:21, O:22, Mss. Mf.:D Family of lawyers, planters, and businessmen of New Orleans. Correspondence, military papers, genealogical material, and other papers include material on banking and finance, the Consolidated Association of the Planters of Louisiana, defense of New Orleans during the War of 1812, and Jefferson College. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2642.
  • DeBlanc, Charles. Slave bills of sale and memorandum, 1835-1854. 3 items. Location: Misc:D. French-speaking slave owner of New Orleans. Papers include slave bills of sale of Charles DeBlanc to Auguste and Octave Reggio of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and an undated memorandum to Luis DeBlanc. Slave bills of sale in French, memorandum in Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 100.
  • Deiler, J. Hanno. Items, 1840, ca. 1904. 4 items. Location:Mss. Mf.:D Former professor of German at Tulane University, New Orleans. Microfilm copies of two articles, concerning German immigration to Webster Parish, Louisiana, and to Texas, by J. Hanno Deiler, and a related newspaper clipping; and a copy of The Native American, March 28, 1840. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1112.
  • Delassus, Carlos Dehault. Diary, 1836 December. 1 vol. Location: M:20. Civil, military, and political commandant of New Madrid, Missouri. Typescript of the diary records Delassus' trip from New Orleans to St. Louis, Missouri, and his return. Entries made during his stay in St. Louis mention names of local residents and record business transactions and visits with friends and family. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 729.
  • Delbondio, Fred. Letter, 1860 Mar. 6. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. New Orleans commission merchant. Letter addressed to Messrs. Decker & Mann, Jasper, concerning current market prices for coffee, eggs, molasses, and white beans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3416.
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