Order issued by the Baron de Carondelet, New Orleans, to City Steward Juan de Castanedo, New Orleans

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Title: Order issued by the Baron de Carondelet, New Orleans, to City Steward Juan de Castanedo, New Orleans
Creator: Carondelet, Baron de
Date Created: 1795-06-20
Description: Carondelet ordered Castanedo to pay Antonio Sousa, the city hangman, 430 pesos for executing the slaves from Pointe Coupée who had plotted to overthrow their owners. [Regarding the slave conspiracy of 1795 April see: Gayarré, III, 354-355; Liljegren, "Jacobinism in Spanish Louisiana," LHQ, XXII, 63; McConnell, Negro troops of Antebellum Louisiana, 26-28.]
Topical Subject(s): Documents
Governors
Business & finance
Deals
Slaves
Language: spa
Notes (Physical): Document signed. In Spanish.
Type of Resource: text
Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
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