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Francois Johnston- LA-BLA28

Title: Francois Johnston- LA-BLA28
Identifier: LA-BLA28
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source: New Orleans (La.) Office of the Mayor. Indentures, 1809-1843. Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library.
Date: December 11, 1830
Trade: Blacksmith
gender: Male
events: Aprrentice to Joseph St. Amant
Transcription: In this indenture, Francois Johnston (described as a young free man of color of 16 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his uncle, Hilaire Fayard (described as a free man of color), as an apprentice to Joseph St. Amant (described as a free person of color) to learn to be a blacksmith. In French.</br></br>Indentures in which at least one party was a free person of color were selected from among all of the indentures available. This identification was made either by the designation of an individual as a free person of color in the record or when a phenotypical description like "quadroon," "mulatto," or "Negro" was given and there was no information to indicate the person was enslaved.
homeLocation: New Orleans