Petition #20882219

• Orleans Parish, Louisiana. May 24, 1822. - April 24, 1823.
• Court: District
• Salutation: To the Honble the 1st District Court of the State of Louisa

Abstract

Nicholas Tachaud, "born free from free persons on the island of St. Domingue," claims to have been "unjustly & illegally detained" as a slave by Richard Richardson. Tachaud asks to be declared a free person and to be placed "provisionally under the custody of the Sheriff" while his case is being decided.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Order, 24 May 1822; Jury Verdict, 24 April 1823; Judgment, 24 April 1823; Testimony, Hermine Boiredan, et al., 24 April 1823
• Pages of related documents: 5

10 people are documented within petition 20882219

• 1 Enslaved
• 8 Free persons of color
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Records of the First Judicial District Court, Case Records
• Microfilm: Reel # 10, Louisiana Collection

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Death of enslaved (disease)
• Orphans
• Caribbean Islands, migration from/to
• Testimony (FPOC)
• Interracial relationships
• Illegitimacy