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Records of suits in Justice of the Peace courts, 1854-1863

 Item — Reel: 89-289

Scope and Contents

Arranged by dates suits were filed, giving the number of the Justice's Court in which filed, name of the party opposing the City of New Orleans (either as plaintiff or defendant), and a description of the suit and the actions taken in it. This volume is indexed. It is likely that the record of most of the suits chronicled in this volume is the most complete extant since the original suit records of the Justice of the Peace courts apparently have not survived.

Dates

  • Creation: 1854-1863

Creator

Requesting Materials

Conditions Governing Access

Available to registered researchers by appointment. Materials are partially microfilmed as part of an NEH grant project.

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Volumes (available on 3 rolls of microfilm)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Call number

mf VA411, 1854-1856

Repository Details

Part of the City Archives Repository

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