Saint Landry Parish papers, 1810-1857.

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Saint Landry Parish papers, 1810-1857.

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This assortment of records from Saint Landry Parish, La., includes minutes of proceedings of the District Court for the parish (1812); two bench dockets (1818); a list of documents transferred from the Superior Court, Territory of Orleans, to the Fifth District Court, St. Landry Parish (ca. 1803-1812); testimony and names of witnesses given at an inquest for a drowned man (1836); case papers of William Bass and Silas Hall vs. State of Louisiana; a petition of Samuel McIntire; receipted bills for J. Gradenigo and Charles Smith; a photocopy of a volume containing the names of persons who acquired lands situated in the Post of Opelousas between 1765 and 1805 (1819); and a photocopy of a volume of marriage records (1821-1826).

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Deriving its name from Native Americans occupying the region, the Poste des Opelousas (present-day Opelousas, seat of St. Landry Parish) received its first civil and military commandant with Louis Pellerin in 1763, during which time Louisiana was changing from French to Spanish rule. Nicolas Forstall served as commandant of the Poste des Opelousas from 1787 to 1794. Born on September 21, 1727, on the island of Martinique, Forstall rose to prominence in Louisiana under Sp...

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