+GENTEEL, EDUCATED & CULTURED+ >quality of uptown new orleans living >can be traced to the influence of< +FOUCHER-BORE PLANTATION+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(eventually tulane/loyola univ.< >and beautiful audubon park< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +HELLO HELEN+, ^^^^^^^^ >i remember fondly your attendance at the seminar i held at the tulane +SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >its good to see your interest in our< +HISTORICAL FOUCHER-BORE+ +SUGAR PLANTATIONS+ >may i ask what fuels your interest ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +HALF THE REAL STORY+ >(whoever wrote that article on the >foucher/bore plantations< >MISSED MANY VITAL< +HISTORICAL FACTS+ >they are extremly important to >cultural depth in new orleans< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FOUCHER-BORE PLANTATIONS+ (19th century mecca) +HEART OF FRENCH NEW ORLEANS+ +CREOLE PLANTATION LIFE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >there are several reasons the foucher- bore plantations were the heart of nola creole plantation life. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +AND EVENTUALLY SET THE TONE &+ +BECAME THE HEART OF THE+ >education/art/culture< >nola living room< +NEW ORLEANS EXPERIENCE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >civilization is very important< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) BORE SAVED NOLA PLANTATIONS >his sugar process improvement made new orleanians some of +HE WAS THUS MADE+ +NOLA MAYOR+ >the world's wealthiest people<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2) +FOUCHER-BORE-DESTREHAN+ (royalist enclave) +GRUY-MARIGNY-LIVAUDAIS+ (plus related families) +GAYARRE-DREUX-SAULET+ etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >persona were highly educated and cultivated people w/ important history @ the french court. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3) FRENCH PRINCE LOUIS PHILIPPE >went directly to the foucher-bore plantations when in new orleans >opening paris doors later< +WHEN HE BECAME KING+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 4) FRENCH ST. LOUS MEDAL KNIGHTS >FORMAL DINNER GATHERINGS< were all held on the foucher- >bore nola plantations< ^^^^^^^^^^^^ 5) THE PLANTATION SCHOOL WAS located on the foucher/bore plantations central locus. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(this was vital in setting the tone< >of uptown new orleans and< >its resultent universities)< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 6) CHARLES GAYARRE # 1 SCHOLAR >of nola creoles grew up there< (center for nola scholarship) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 7) BERNARD MARIGNY #1 LEADER >of nola creoles grew up there< (center for french culture) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 8) deSTREHAN-deGRUY-FOUCHER deBORE RELATED PLANTATIONS >were tops in sugar production< +$30,000 (1806 DOLLARS)+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DATA FROM LETTER TO THOMAS+ >marquis lafayette invitation< +JEFFERSON BY. GOV. CLAIBORNE+ >wealth provided education< >art and cultural depth< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 9) FOUCHER FAMILY PLANTATIONS were found in several other +deGRUY NEIGHBORS+ +3 MARRIAGE LINK+ >locations on the miss. river< (social/political leaders) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 10) FOUCHER FAMILY IN FRANCE >possess a very old noble heritage w/ much royal linkage that they >INHERITED< (not purchased)< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ETIENNE deBORE & deESTREHAN+ (brothers-in-law) >possessed musketeer heritage +deGRUY SIMILAR+ >and french court education< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >destrehan was royal treasurer for< >the french govt. in new orleans< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE HUGO-FOUCHER-NODIER+ >link was a huge factor in the >creole salons of new orleans< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(i have written much about their marigny family link >to french salons/court< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +GAYARRE PLANTATION MEMOIR+ (published harpers weekly) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FIRST HAND ACCOUNT+ >for a complete comprehension of this transcendent mise-en-scene in the 19th century read the >memoir of charles gayarre< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +GOOGLE EARLIER ESSAYS+ >for my several essays written before about our ancestors plantations ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ google.com (search) ^^^^^^^^^^^ EUGENE RAY / DEGRUY +FOUCHER-BORE PLANTATIONS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ALL BEST REGARDS+ gene ray san diego, california