Julien Poydras will, 1822.

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Julien Poydras will, 1822.

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Typescript of an English translation of Poydras's will in which he provides for the manumission of his slaves in twenty-five years and a pension for those over sixty years old at that time. The will also records his bequest to Charity Hospital and Poydras Female Orphan Asylum, his establishment of an academy in Pointe Coupee Parish, and his donation of $30,000 each to Pointe Coupee Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish, the income from which dowries for the poor females of each parish were to be provided.

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