Renunciations Made by Owners of Vaults Fronting on St. Louis Street in the Old Catholic Cemetery No. 1, 1847-1850

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The record, in French and English, contains statements signed before Mayor A.D. Crossman by the owners of vaults (or someone authorized to act for the owner) renouncing all rights and claims to the vaults "encroaching on St. Louis Street." The earliest is dated September 20, 1847 and the latest, August 9, 1852. The records were originally cataloged as "Mayor's Office. Renunciations made by owners of vaults fronting on St. Louis Street in the Old Catholic Cemetery No. 1, 1847-1852" (LMA360).

Dates

Other: 1847-1850

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In February, 1847 the Board of Church Wardens of the St. Louis Church agreed to relinquish to the First Municipality the section of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 fronting on St. Louis Street and encroaching upon the line running from Basin Street toward Bayou St. John, to allow the Municipality to make improvements in that area. In return, the Municipality agreed to construct new vaults on the Basin and Conti Street sides of the cemetery for the remains in the displaced vaults. The resolution also provided that if any families preferred to remove their relatives' remains to private vaults, the municipality would pay for the construction of these vaults, on ground designated by the Wardens.