Alexandre DeClouet family papers, 1787-1905 (bulk 1855-1888).

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Alexandre DeClouet family papers, 1787-1905 (bulk 1855-1888).

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Financial papers include ledger entries, receipts, and accounts of plantation expenses. Financial manuscript volumes and diaries, written by both Alexandre and Paul L. DeClouet, document details of plantation management and matters of social, political, and economic interest. General legal documents include labor contracts, litigious documents relating to the sale of a slave, documents transferring powers of attorney, and passports, including one passport book. Testamentary documents relate to the estates of Adrien Dumartrait and Dr. Nue Betournay. Political papers include public addresses, resolutions drawn up for the White League by Alexandre DeClouet, and election related materials. Correspondence covers personal, business, and political concerns of Etienne Chevalier DeClouet and Alexandre E. DeClouet. Personal papers and newspaper clippings include items relating to family life and matters of Louisiana political and historical interest.

1.2 linear ft. (150 items; 37 v.)

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DeClouet, Paul L., b. 1840.

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White League (La.)

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DeClouet, Alexandre (Alexandre Étienne), 1812-1890.

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Alexandre DeClouet, a sugar planter, Confederate congressman, and state senator from St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, was married to Jane Marie Roman (b. 1841). Beginning in the 1860s, their son, Paul L. DeClouet, managed the family's Magenta, St. Claire, and Lizima plantations as Alexandre became increasingly involved in various political organizations, including the White League, a semi-military body organized to oppose the development of political and economic power of black freedmen. ...