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Robidoux, Joseph SlavesEntry/Object ID
9999.BHF.324Scope and Content
Robidoux, Joseph (Slaves)
Robidoux owned a Negro named Hippolite, who spoke French and attended to his master's comfort.
In the booklet Joseph Robidoux: Trader, Town Builder it states that in a letter written in French to the privateer, Jean Lafitte he ordered the following on the 15th of April 1818: 20 slaves mulatto 10 of age having good teeth: males speaking French In addition 5 nursing babies, or if convenient 3 under 10 years, 20 mirrors, 500 big axes and etc.Collection
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Lafitte, Jean
