Enslaved People Known to Have Been Owned by Josephine Andry, Adonais Andry, or Louis Armand Garidel, 1841-1865
(years owned 1113 Chartres Street)
| Name | Age | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annette | 24 | “Annette mulatresse around twenty-four years old, and her three children Antonia quadroon nine years old, Jean Baptiste seven years old & Auguste six years old…It is understood that the slaves who are the object of the presents are subject to a provision in the will of the late Mr. Manuel Andry who by an act in the last will received by the undersigned Notary on the nineteenth of July eighteen hundred thirty-nine, bequeathed to the members of his family certain slaves among whom are found those mentioned above, under the express condition that they will have the right to their freedom, to wit: those below the age of ten when they reach the age of thirty, and those above the age of ten after twenty years of service, counting from the day of his death which took place the eighteenth of December eighteen hundred thirty-nine.” -Josephine Andry bought Annette, along with her three children and Jean, from other heirs of her late husband, Manuel Andry, following his death, for the collective sum of 3100 piastres. She bought the property at 1113 Chartres St. the same year and, very likely, brought the enslaved people on this list to live there. By the terms set forth in Mr. Manuel Andry’s will, Annette should have been emancipated by his heirs 20 years after his death, in or around 1859. Further research is being conducted to see if and when these instructions were followed by Mr. Andry’s heirs, and what happened to Annette following her emancipation. |
| Antonia | 9 | “Antonia quadroon nine years old…” -Antonia was sold to Josephine Andry during the division of Manuel Andry’s estate in 1841 along with her siblings and mother for 3100 piastres. By the terms set forth in Mr. Manuel Andry’s will, Antonia should have been emancipated when she turned 30 in or around 1861. Further research is being conducted to see if and when these instructions were followed by Mr. Andry’s heirs and what happened to these formally enslaved people following their emancipation. |
| Jean Baptiste | 7 | “Jean Baptiste seven years old…” -Jean Baptiste was sold to Josephine Andry during the division of Manuel Andry’s estate in 1841 along with his siblings and mother for 3100 piastres. By the terms set forth in Mr. Manuel Andry’s will, Jean Baptiste should have been emancipated when he turned 30 in or around 1864. Further research is being conducted to see if and when these instructions were followed by Mr. Andry’s heirs, or if he was, rather, emancipated by the state of Louisiana in or around 1864 (when slavery was officially outlawed in the state for the first time.) |
| Auguste | 6 | “Auguste six years old…” -Auguste was sold to Josephine Andry during the division of Manuel Andry’s estate in 1841 along with his siblings and mother for 3100 piastres. By the terms set forth in Mr. Manuel Andry’s will, Auguste should have been emancipated when he turned 30 in or around 1865. Auguste’s emancipation may have come from the state of Lousiana first, in or around 1864. Further research is being conducted to determine his fate. |
| Jean | 20 | “Jean mulatto twenty years old…” -Josephine Andry bought Jean, along with Annette and her three children, from other heirs of her late husband, Manuel Andry, for the collective sum of 3100 piastres. By the terms set forth in Mr. Andry’s will, Jean should have been emancipated in or around 1859. Further research is being conducted to determine his fate. |
| Louis | No age given | “The second share is composed of four slaves, named Louis, Sophie and their two children Laurentine and Angelle…” -Although the records are somewhat unclear in this case, Louis seems to have been sold to Josephine Andry in 1841 along with his family as part of the division of her husband, Manuel Andry’s, estate. By the terms set forth in in Mr. Andry’s will, Louis should have been emancipated in or around 1859. |
| Sophie | 28 | “…the slaves Sophie, Griffonne [the meaning of this is unclear, may be a nickname for the above enslaved man, Louis] of twenty-eight to twenty-nine years, and her two children Laurentine, mulatresse of eight to nine years, and Angelle, black child of three to four years.” -Sophie was sold for 1500 piastres, along with her family, to Josephine Andry as part of the division of Manuel Andry’s will in 1841. By the terms set forth in Mr. Andry’s will, Sophie should have been emancipated in or around 1859. |
| Laurentine | 8 | “Laurentine, mulatresse of eight to nine years…” -Laurentine was sold for 1500 piastres, along with her family, to Josephine Andry as part of the division of Manuel Andry’s will in 1841. By the terms set forth in Mr. Andry’s will, Laurentine should have been emancipated in or around 1863. |
| Angelle | 4 | “Angelle, black child of three to four years.” -Angelle was sold to Josephine Andry during the division of Manuel Andry’s estate in 1841 along with his or her family for 1500 piastres. By the terms set forth in Mr. Manuel Andry’s will, Angelle should have been emancipated when he or she turned 30 in or around 1867. Angelle’s emancipation, therefore, likely came from the state of Lousiana in or around 1864. |
| Edouard | 11 | “A young negro named Edouard aged around eleven years…” -Edouard was sold to Josephine Adonais Andry Garidel from a fellow heir, Hortaire Andry, for 600 piastres in 1841. By the terms set forth in Mr. Andry’s will, Edouard should have been emancipated in or around 1860. |
| Louise | No age given | “The answer of Miss Marie Joseph Adonais Andry to the petition of her mother and praying also by virtue of the last will of her father to select the slave Louise at the price contained in the inventory…” -In Mr. Andry’s will, he stated: “I bequeath to my daughter Adonaïs Andry a female slave, to be chosen by her among those included in my inheritance.” Louise was the enslaved woman selected by Mr. Andry’s daughter, Marie Josephine Adonais, per his will. It is likely that Louise was older than 10 years old at the time of Mr. Andry’s death, and she therefore should have been emancipated in 1859, per the terms of the will. |
| Cecile | No age given | “That your petitioner is ready now to make her said choice and does choose and select the slaves named Cecile, Leandre & Victoire alias Ourika, all three belonging to the community of acquests and gains which has existed between her and her said late husband.” -In Mr. Andry’s will, he stated: I bequeath to my wife Josephine Laveau Trudeau….Three slaves, to be chosen by her among those included in my inheritance.” Cecile is one of three enslaved people to be selected by Mrs. Andry, per her husband’s will, after his death. Cecile was subject to the terms of the will, and most likely should have been emancipated in 1859. |
| Leandre | No age given | “That your petitioner is ready now to make her said choice and does choose and select the slaves named Cecile, Leandre & Victoire alias Ourika, all three belonging to the community of acquests and gains which has existed between her and her said late husband.” -In Mr. Andry’s will, he stated: I bequeath to my wife Josephine Laveau Trudeau….Three slaves, to be chosen by her among those included in my inheritance.” Leandre is one of three enslaved people to be selected by Mrs. Andry, per her husband’s will, after his death. Leandre was subject to the terms of the will, and most likely should have been emancipated in 1859. |
| Victoire/Ourika | No age given | “That your petitioner is ready now to make her said choice and does choose and select the slaves named Cecile, Leandre & Victoire alias Ourika, all three belonging to the community of acquests and gains which has existed between her and her said late husband.” -In Mr. Andry’s will, he stated: I bequeath to my wife Josephine Laveau Trudeau….Three slaves, to be chosen by her among those included in my inheritance.” Victoire/Ourika is one of three enslaved people to be selected by Mrs. Andry, per her husband’s will, after his death. Victoire/Ourika was subject to the terms of the will, and most likely should have been emancipated in 1859. |