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Collection: Transcribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records

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jennymafo
jennymafoWhat is the relationship between Bochom, Chercher Confort, and Jean Tomasson? On this page, Chercher Confort reports her "nom age qualité et demure" (name age occupation and residence) as Chercher Confort, 50, nurse (possibly?), and Creole of Ja1765_11_28_01_002_R1765 | interrogation of Bochom, Chercher Confort, Jean Tomasson, Arriba, Cesar, Ouatel, and Nanan | FRENCHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
jennymafo
jennymafoBochom and his fellow travelers had a complot to leave the man who enslaved them in Jamaica, and Bochom named himself as "L'autheur du Complot" (as told by the notary and the interpreter). As part of this complot, Bochom and others "ils1765_11_28_01_001_V1765 | interrogation of Bochom, Chercher Confort, Jean Tomasson, Arriba, Cesar, Ouatel, and Nanan | FRENCHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
jennymafo
jennymafoOne of the people being interrogated gives his name as Bochom, his nation as Congo, his age as fifty-five years old, and his métier or craft as a tonnelier. I had to look up that word; it means barrel-maker. Here is a video from TVVendée that show...1765_11_28_01_001_V1765 | interrogation of Bochom, Chercher Confort, Jean Tomasson, Arriba, Cesar, Ouatel, and Nanan | FRENCHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban's historical notes on: [Cited works: Fortier, M.-F. (1979). "Olivier de Vézin, Pierre-François". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.]1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban's notes: 1. Don Francisco is a.k.a. Devezin re.: Don Francisco Olivier ((Devezin or Durozion/Derozion)) de Vezin 2. Monsieur Don Francisco Olivier de Vezin (possible name)1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban's notes: 1. Don is a term of endearment in the Latin or Spanish language to refer to someone who is older or wiser than most either because of age or experience. Examples: Don Carlos (male) or Dona Carmen (female).1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban's translation in easy to read form: In the city of New Orleans on the 10th of March, 1772, Mr. (Don) Francisco Devezin magistrate provincial 1: He states, yesterday over many hours in this jail two dark indians after much tim...1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban notes: 1. black Simarrones a.k.a Cimarron are indigenous people who are a mixture of African and Caribbean Islanders specifically from Cuba, Hispanola (modern day Haiti and Dominican Republic) and Puerto Rico. The Cimarron of...1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban's notes: 1. It should be noted that "Bobo" in Spanish (modern day) es un bobo/el bobo is like an idiot or a dullard (a dull minded individual). 2. Jacobo is translated as Jacob in English (which is the Anglicized name1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban's response to JennyMafo: Hello and thank you for such a quick response to my many notes. In the future I will make an effort to organize my notes a little better. The suggestions you have made are awesome, thank you! The opp...1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
jennymafo
jennymafoThank you for all these notes! It's so interesting to read your responses to this record. Could "ha hier" be a phonetic spelling of "ayer"? Also, does it make sense to you that prov.l could stand for provincial, like "alcalde 1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban's notes on Louisiana History: Spain governed the colony of Louisiana from 1763 through 1802. At that time the spoken language in Louisiana was both Spanish and French. Legal government and magistrate records and/or proceedings...1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban's notes on the following translation: 1. alcalde prov.l a. alcade is a term to describe a mayor possibly a major serving in an army or someone who operates as a magistrate. b. prov.l is possibly a section of New Orleans whi...1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
ShannonSantiesteban
ShannonSantiestebanShannon Santiesteban's notes on the following translation: 1. Currently, researching the numbers on the left hand side of the page: (100108) 2. M.r should be the abbreviation for Monsieur 3. Probably the name of the mother or Don Francisco is...1772_03_10_01_001_R1772 | interrogation of Bobo and Jacobo | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
rorymdavis
rorymdavisThe right side of this page has major water damage, I translated what is legible on the left side.1767_11_09_02_002_R1767 | depositions against alleged criminal baker | FRENCHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
rorymdavis
rorymdavisThe left half of this page is illegible, but I transcribed what is readable. 1767_11_09_02_001_V1767 | depositions against alleged criminal baker | FRENCHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
rorymdavis
rorymdavisThis page has many lines cut off the page.1748_04_30_07_005_R1748 | complaint of La Croix because his wife left him and refuses to return | FRENCHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
rorymdavis
rorymdavisThis page has some side annotations I could not make out. 1748_04_30_07_004_V1748 | complaint of La Croix because his wife left him and refuses to return | FRENCHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
rorymdavis
rorymdavisThis page was challenging for me to transcribe and really needs to be reviewed! French is not my specialty. 1748_04_30_07_005_V1748 | complaint of La Croix because his wife left him and refuses to return | FRENCHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
jennymafo
jennymafoThis page explains that they people accused of gambling who are known not to have money (los comprehendidos q.e se reconociere no tener facultades para satisfacer la expresada multa), including two people enslaved by Pedro Viroso who are called Juan Bauti1794_05_05_02_012_R1794 | proceedings against people in gambling party | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
jennymafo
jennymafoAlso, a note to say that this page includes the ruling of the Governor (the Baron of Carondelet), who decides that the people who are accused of gambling who are known to have money have to pay fifty silver ducats to the court, the judge, and the people w1794_05_05_02_011_V1794 | proceedings against people in gambling party | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
jennymafo
jennymafoIt's fascinating to read everyone's transcriptions of these pages, and to add some of my own transcription to work that is already here. To look back beyond the most recent transcription of this page, you can click on the versions tab, choose different tr1794_05_05_02_011_V1794 | proceedings against people in gambling party | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
BeatrizCL
BeatrizCLI like the fact that you used a white background (instead of a black one) to digitize the documents, because it makes it easier to notice all the parts where the pages are damaged.1785_07_29_01_001_R1785 | Agata Juana Francisca and Maria Adelayda Lemelle petition to administer their own property | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
paulschuster
paulschusterit appears having no link with the previous document.1743_01_19_01_003_R1743 | order regulating the practice of medicine | FRENCHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
nolajazzmuseum
nolajazzmuseumThank you for this incredible transcription. This page has so many details. I wonder where Naneta after she liberated herself, what she did during these 18 months (if it's true she was gone for this long)? I'm also noticing that Sra. Lexable (or Lerable?)1782_05_22_02_004_V1782 | petition of Margarita for the freedom of her daughter Naneta | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
wguiii
wguiiiSra Lecomte Lexable states that Naneta is a runaway slave and has been gone these 18 moths. As a result, Sra. Lexable has been forced to rent another slave at the rate of 4 reales a day. She asks the court that she be reimbursed for the cost of renting a 1782_05_22_02_004_V1782 | petition of Margarita for the freedom of her daughter Naneta | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
wguiii
wguiii"criada" can signify a child who is raised, or a creature which is bred. Sadly, I've chosen the latter translation.1782_05_22_02_004_R1782 | petition of Margarita for the freedom of her daughter Naneta | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
nolajazzmuseum
nolajazzmuseumThis description of the record tells us that it was created when a free black woman called Margarita went to the notaries "sobre dar la libertad a Naneta su hija por el precious de su estimacion" (about giving liberty to Naneta her daughter for the price 1782_05_22_02_001_R1782 | petition of Margarita for the freedom of her daughter Naneta | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
nolajazzmuseum
nolajazzmuseumHello! I think VSa is shorthand for Vuestra Señoría, which is translated as "Your Honor" here: http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=Your+Honor. word reference dot com is my go-to online dictionary!1782_05_22_02_002_R1782 | petition of Margarita for the freedom of her daughter Naneta | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
wguiii
wguiii"pasete" a stamp? 1782_05_22_02_002_R1782 | petition of Margarita for the freedom of her daughter Naneta | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
wguiii
wguiii"VSa" presumably is the notary before whom this instrument is being attested1782_05_22_02_002_R1782 | petition of Margarita for the freedom of her daughter Naneta | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
wguiii
wguiiiReplace: "... in the best manner there is of place in ownership." with, "property owner in good standing."1782_05_22_02_002_R1782 | petition of Margarita for the freedom of her daughter Naneta | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
wguiii
wguiiireverse bottom1782_05_22_02_001_V1782 | petition of Margarita for the freedom of her daughter Naneta | SPANISHTranscribe NOLA Jazz Museum Colonial Records
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