Trudeau, Charles Laveau
Person
Biography
Charles Laveau Trudeau was the surveyor general of Spanish Louisiana from the early 1780s until he resigned in 1805. His name on maps and grants is recorded as Don Carlos Trudeau. A few years later, he served as recorder, and as president, of the New Orleans city council. It was during his tenure as recorder that Mayr James Mather resigned and Charles Trudeau became interim mayor.
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Charles Laveau Trudeau memorandum
Collection
Identifier: SC-110-MS
Scope and Contents
Titled "Nottes pour L'intelligence du plan de la Ville de Nelle Orleans et les environs" (Notes for understanding the plan of the City of New Orleans and surroundings), this document is Trudeau's explanation of his 1798 plan of the city.
Dates:
1804
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