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Narcise Saulet LA-BLA47

Title: Narcise Saulet LA-BLA47
Identifier: LA-BLA47
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, African American Blacksmiths
Source: New Orleans (La.) Office of the Mayor. Indentures, 1809-1843. Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library.
Date: July 7, 1832
Trade: Blacksmith Apprentice
gender: Male
events: July 7, 1832, Narcisse Saulet was sponsered by his father to apprentice to learn to be a blacksmith.
Transcription: In this indenture, Narcisse Saulet (described as a young free man of color of 19 years of age and a Creole of Louisiana) is sponsored by his father, Antoine Saulet (described as a free man of color), as an apprentice to Antoine Bourjeau 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