I can read and translate French! I believe I saw the slave sale to Brunet many years ago and may already have a translation of it in my files. Barbara Hill <bhill@uclink4.berkeley.edu> At 06:36 PM 10/07/1999 -0500, Ray Hoffpauir wrote: >Charlie, > >I have the documents from which I provided you the signatures last year. I >obtained them from the court house in Opelousas (of course they're in >French). If someone on the list can translate for us, I can scan and send >them. > >The documents and sources are as follows: > >The Opelousas Post 1764 - 1789 >Guide to the St. Landry Parish Archives Deposited at Louisiana State >Archives >by Jacqueline Oliver Vidrine - Researcher & Translator > >Pub: Le COMITE' des ARCHIVES de la LOUISIANE > P.O. Box 4430, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 c1979 > >Pg - 20 Opel: 1783 -304 - October 15 > Land sale from Josine, free mulattresse, with consent >of her > husband, Louis Richard, to Hoffpauer. > >Pg - 26 Opel: 1785-406 - July 25 > Slave sale from Thomas Hoffbauer to Nathaniel >Ouinisime. > >Pg - 28 Opel: 1785-454 - December 20 > Slave sale from Thomas Hoffpauer to Jean Francois >Brunet. > > Opel: 1785-455 - December 20 > Slave sale from Thomas Hoffpauer to Luc Hollier. > > Opel: 1785-456 - December 23 > Land sale from Thomas Hoffpauer to Luke Collins, >fils. > >Pg - 29 Opel: 1785-457 - December 24 > Slave sale from Thomas Hoffpauer to Jacques La Fleur. > >Ray Hoffpauir >Ray@Hoffpauir.com >