Scope and Contents Manuscript records, mostly of a financial nature, dealing with the construction and operation of the Fink Asylum and with the investments made with Fink legacy funds. Cashbooks (2 vols., 1861-1957) provide a daily record of cash derived from investments, real estate sales, and sundries, along with detailed cash expenditures Ledgers (3 vols., 1861-1957) list the monthly activity of each account within the Fink Fund. Also included is one volume of Board minutes...

Scope and Contents Records of the Common Council include: Ordinances and Resolutions from the Board of Alderman and Board of Assistant Alderman Calendars Official Proceedings from the Board of Alderman and Board of Assistant Alderman Records of various Board of Assistant Alderman committees, including the Committee on Streets and Landings, Committee on Fires, the Finance Committee, and the Volunteer Relief Committee City government was suspended following the...

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Records from various city departments, officials, and commissioners related to the finances of the city throughout its history, including special funds. Additional information about the material relative to specific departments or commissioners is available at the series level of this collection.

Scope and Contents The records of the First Municipality include the First Municipality Council, legal and financial deparmtnets, surveyor's office, and records of police, workhouses, schools, and wharfs. The image to the right shows the boundaries that were in place during the Municipality Period from 1836-1852, dividing the city into three separate entities. The First Municipality occupied the area between Canal St. and Esplande Ave, from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, known as the "old city."...

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The records of the General Council of the Municipality period include:

• An Inventory of the Archives
• Official Proceedings
• Ordinances and Resolutions
• Messages for the Mayor

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Collection contains the records of Jefferson City, a suburb of New Orleans, from the founding in 1850 until it was annexed by New Orleans in 1870. Includes the records of the council, the mayor, police, courts, assessors, and register of births and deaths, among other records. Records are arranged into series based on city department or official.

Scope and Contents Correspondence is arranged chronologically, with letters from 1897-1899 in one folder and those 1900 in separate folders for each month represented.The detailed item-level description below was begun and left incomplete a number of years ago by a former City Archives employee. Given the very small size of this collection, we have continued this item-level description in completing the processing of these records. Each letter is identified by its date, its recipient, its...

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The records of the Second Municipality include the Second Municipality Council, surveyor's office, financial departments and records of ploice, schools, and wharfs. The image to the right shows the boundaries that were in place during the Municipality Period from 1836-1852, dividing the city into three separate entities. The Second Municipality occupied the area from Felicity to Canal, between the City of Lafayette and the First Municipality. This area was known as the "American Sector."

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The records of the Third Municipality include the Third Municipality Council, financial and legal departments, and records of police, correctional institutions, and wharfs. The image to the right shows the boundaries that were in place during the Municipality Period from 1836-1852, dividing the city into three separate entities. The Third Municipality occupied the area east of Esplanade, and east of the First Municipality.