Residency permit issued by Mayor James Mather, New Orleans, to John Colbert, a free black man

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Mayor Mather certified that he had examined the papers presented him by John Colbert and had found them to be in order. Colbert and his wife Teenah and their three children were therefore to be permitted to travel freely and reside within the city limits and to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

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Residency permit issued by Mayor James Mather, New Orleans, to John Colbert, a free black man

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1807-11-24

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Mayor Mather certified that he had examined the papers presented him by John Colbert and had found them to be in order. Colbert and his wife Teenah and their three children were therefore to be permitted to travel freely and reside within the city limits and to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

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Document signed. Attached paper seal. In French with an unsigned English translation.

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Rosemonde E. & Emile Kuntz collection: National period, 1804-1950, Manuscripts Collection 600, La Research Collection,

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