The collection is arranged chronologically. The collection consists of 1 box. It is 1.5 linear feet.
Destrehan, Jean Noel, 1758 or 9-1823.
Destrehan Plantation (La.) -- History -- 19th century.
Inheritance and succession -- Louisiana -- Saint Charles Parish.
Legal documents -- United States -- 19th century.
Saint Charles Parish (La.) -- History -- 19th century.
Preferred Citation: Destrehan estate litigation records, Manuscripts Collection 673, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Scope and Contents: This collection consists of handwritten legal documents relating to the settlement of the estate of Louisiana sugar planter Jean Noel Destrehan and his wife, Celeste Robin Delogny Destrehan. Each item has a transcription, a translation from French into English, and/or a summary. Included are a will, financial statements, and legal decisions. Other individuals named in the documents include: Nicholas Noel Destrehan, Louise Odille Destrehan and her husband Pierre Edmond Foucher, René Destrehan, Myrtille McCarthy, Marie Eleonore "Zelia" Destrehan and her husband Stephen Henderson, Eliza Miskal Olivier, widow of Guy Noel Destrehan, and James Harvey Shepherd, executor of the estate.