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  • Demolliens, Alexander. Papers, 1839, 1840. 2 items. Location: Misc. Resident of Paris, France. Papers pertain to the settlement of an account of Fran?ois Verrier, merchant of New Orleans, and include a power of attorney to Aumont Thieville & Company, Paris, and a letter to John and Lubin Garnier, New Orleans. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 108.
  • Denman, Rolph M. Document, 1854. 1 item. Location: Misc. D. Resident of New Orleans. Power of attorney given to I. Marsh Denman for the sale of a slave to A. Borron. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 109.
  • Dennis, W. C. Letters, 1852. 2 items. Location: Misc. Business letters from New Orleans praising Bridgewater Paint, and mentioning an intended trip to Key West; and letters from Mobile ordering sacks of salt and noting the demand for same, due to floods and consignment loss. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 850.
  • DeReggio. Receipt, 1780. 1 item. Location: MISC:D. Receipt for an appointment in New Orleans, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1350.
  • Dermott, Bryan M. and James Perry. Subpoena, 18114. 1 item. Location: Misc.: D. A subpoena issued to Bryan M. Dermott and James Perry commands them to appear in the Superior Court for the Territory of Orleans on August 5, 1811 in a suit involving Isaac Johnson as the plaintiff and James Carpenter as the defendant. Mss. 5250.
  • Devergés, Pierre. Land Sale, 1854 July 18. 1 item. Location: Misc.: D. A land sale between Pierre Devergés and Marie Thérése Vion, the widow of Charles Durant de St. Romes for property in the Faubourg Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. In French. Mss. 5272.
  • Dissard Letter, 1805. 1 item. Location: Misc. Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, New Orleans. Letter from Mr. Dissard to A. Douce, head of the Lodge in Lafayette, Louisiana, about raising a subscription for a monument to George Washington. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 116.
  • Doire, Robert. Document, 1783. 1 item [photostat]. Location: Misc.:D. Resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Notarized document by Doire granting liberty to his slave, Santiago Durham. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 778.
  • Doriocourt, A. D. Receipts, 1841, 1854. 4 items. Location: Misc. Payments made for city taxes in the Second District, New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1244.
  • Douglas, Emily Caroline, b. 1840. Papers, 1855-1913 (bulk 1855-1868). 9 items, 2 ms. vols., 1 printed vol. Location: U:49, Mss.Mf:D. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 8-9. Connecticut native and resident of Louisiana and Mississippi. Autobiography, diary, and writings describe life in New England; with her brother, the Rev. William Kirtland Douglas, near Natchez, Mississippi, during the Civil War; at New Iberia, Louisiana; in various Mississippi towns; and in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 566.
  • Dreux, Marie N. Document, 1801. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Resident of New Orleans. Will of Marie N. Dreux. In French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 122.
  • Drouillard, Jean Baptiste. Family Papers, 1794-1901, undated. 165 items. Location: S:121 and Mss. Mf: D. Planter of Santo Domingo and of New Orleans. Letters and documents concern labor and economic conditions on Santo Domingo after the rise to power of Toussaint l'Ouverture in 1793, and the lives of exiles from the island who resettled in the United States. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2590.
  • Duclos family records, 1855-1876. 3 ms. vols. Location: F:17. French-speaking African American merchants of New Orleans, Louisiana. Two volumes contain accounts for the family furniture and liquor stores; a third volume contains miscellaneous notes. There is also a photograph of an unidentified African American woman. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 689.
  • Ducrest, Louise. Account, 1764 April 15. 1 item. Location: Misc.:D. Account between Louise Ducrest and Geneste Courant listing clothing, books, etc., New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 124
  • Duhart, Jean, fl. 1797-1805. Accounts and inventory, 1797-1805. 3 items. Location: Misc: D. Jean Duhart was possibly a store owner in New Orleans, La., or Acadia Parish. Lists people and amounts owed to Duhart for 1801-1805. Records for Nicholas Gravier's account with Duhart lists items purchased and amounts for 1797-1805. Inventory of goods, made by Judge Michel Cantrelle on June 29, 1805 at the request of Duhart and Jean Baptiste Poeyfarre. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4868.
  • Dunbar, Elijah. Correspondence, 1850, 1851. 2 items. Location: Misc:D. Resident of Canton, Massachusetts, and a boarder living in New Orleans, employed by a music dealer. Correspondence includes a letter by William T. Mayo of New Orleans, stating makes and number of pianos sold; and a letter by H. Waring, New Orleans, commenting on various people at Dunbar's boarding house. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1337.
  • Dunbar, Elijah. Letters, 1851. 3 items. Location: Misc:D. Resident of Canton, Massachusetts, and a boarder living in New Orleans, employed by a music dealer. Letters by Dunbar to his sister, Miss Chloe Dunbar, of Canton, Massachusetts, describing his religious, social, and business activities. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 985, 991.
  • Duncan, Lucius C. Letter, 1822. 1 item. Location: MISC:D. Resident of New Orleans. Letter by Duncan to Rufus Flynt, who had befriended him while at school in Monson, Massachusetts, tells of visiting at the cotton plantation of his uncle, Colonel Abner Duncan, near Baton Rouge. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1334.
  • Duneau, William H. Letter, 1837. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from New Orleans to Messrs. Charles and William D. Crooker, of Bath, Maine, concerning shipping from New Orleans to New York. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1399.
  • Duplantier, Armand Letters, 1796-1807. 4 items. Location: Misc.:D. Armand Duplantier was a planter and owner of Magnolia Mound Plantation, La. Letters (in French) detail plantation life during the post-Revolutionary period, while referencing social and business life in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4914.
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