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Original French Volumes, 1803-1836

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The records are manuscript volumes containing the minutes of the individual council meetings, beginning with the session of 8 Frimaire An XII (November 30, 1803) and continuing through the period of the Conseil Municipal and into that of the Conseil de Ville. In addition to the proceedings proper, these records also list the individuals provided monetary relief by the Council. There is a gap in the proceedings from February, 1829 to September, 1831.

Dates

  • Creation: 1803-1836

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available on microfilm to registered researchers by appointment. Request by call number. Originals are closed for research.

Requesting Materials

Extent

7 Volumes (available on 3 rolls of microfilm)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: French

From the Collection: English

Related Materials

Also available are typewritten translations (made by the Works Progress Administration and related agencies) of the first five (1803-1829) original volumes of official proceedings. In preparing these volumes the translators also compiled descriptive tables of contents for each. In the inventory that follows, the volume numbers correlate with those for the original manuscripts; the translations for each of those volumes were bound into separate books, represented by the book numbers within each volume.

Physical Description

All of the volumes in this series have suffered water damage to some extent. Some of them were also victimized by more recent mold infestation, with the result that portions of some pages (particularly in volumes 6 and 7) are illegible.

Repository Details

Part of the City Archives Repository

Contact:
City Archives & Special Collections
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New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610