Rosalie Belly, a free woman of color, presents to the court that she is the widow of the late Antoine Dubuclet, to whom she was "lawfully married" and by whom she had eleven children, several of whom are still minors. She further presents that her husband's estate is substantial, consisting of some community property and some property owned individually by her or her husband. Rosalie Belly Dubuclet, desirous of preserving the rights of her children as well as her own, asks to be confirmed as tutor of her underage children. She also suggests that an "under tutor" be appointed for her minor children under the age of puberty and that the minor children above the age of puberty be allowed to choose their own "curator." She also asks for an "inventory and appraisement" of the community property and the property of her late husband. Although a related petition indicates that Antoine Dubuclet may have been a man of mixed race, he and his children have been identified as "black" in this petition, because no specific information is provided regarding their color. A related petition reveals that Antoine Dubuclet was a "mulatto."
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Iberville Parish Courthouse, Plaquemine, Louisiana
