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Participant Info
- Slaveholder
- Levi Hess
- Locations
- New Orleans, LA Baton Rouge, LA Donaldsonville, LA
- Researcher
- Deborah Friedman
- Researcher's E-mail
- dsfaec AT gmail.com
- Researcher Location
- California
- Comments
- Enslaved Persons associated with Levi Hess 1. Milley: b.abt 1804, Purchased by Levi Hess in 1839 for $550 2. Ruthe: b. abt 1829, purchased by Levi Hess April 27, 1842 for $450 in Ascension parish, the original seller was Ursin Leishnaydre 3. Cinthia: b. abt 1811, purchased on Sep 9, 1846 for $500 by Levi Hess and sold June 16, 1851 for $750 in New Orleans (with her son Aristide) 4. Aristide: b. abt 1843, purchased by Levi Hess for $650 on Sep 9, 1846 and sold with his mother Cinthia on June 16, 1851, in New Orleans 5. Clary: b. abt 1823, purchased by Levi hess on May 8, 1848 for $700 and sold June 11, 1851 for $600 in New Orleans, Clary was bought from Clementine Ducatel and sold to Abraham Haas of Columbia, Arkansas. Clementine was wife of Stephen Legardeau de Tilly 6. Julie: b. abt 1843, purchased at the age of 5 by Levi Hess on May 8, 1848 in New Orleans 7. Delphine, Purchased by Levi Hess from Clementine Ducatel, at the age of 4 months 8. Caroline: sold by Levi Hess on Dec 18, 1850 for $650 to James McMartin Covington of Natchez, MI.
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- Beyond Kin Researcher?
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