“Mes dernières volontés”: Testaments to the Life of Marie Couvent, a Former Slave in New Orleans

In her last will and testament recorded on November 12, 1832, Marie Justine Cirnaire, Veuve Couvent claimed a lasting legacy as a patron of African American education in New Orleans when she declared that a school be established on her property. It is little known, however, that Couvent, in fact, ma...

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Autor Principal:	Neidenbach, Elizabeth C.
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Francês
Publicado:	Association française d'Etudes Américaines (AFEA) 2012
Assuntos:	esclavage Marie Couvent Marie Justine Cirnaire gens de couleur libres la Nouvelle-Orléans Saint-Domingue testaments propriété éducation L’Institution Catholique des Orphelins Indigents slavery New Orleans free people of color property ownership education
Acceso en liña:	https://doi.org/10.4000/transatlantica.6186 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13089/lkr2 https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/6186
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