Marie Hazeur Slave Sale- Part 1

ID: 4668 ~ Source: Sale of Slave by Marie Hazeur Dreux to Francisco Dreux, 2 September 1802, Notary Pedro Pedesclaux, New Orleans Notarial Archives Research Center

This file appears in: Romance or Power Imbalance? The Hazeur Family

The first half of an archival record detailing the sale of a slave from Marie Hazeur to her husband, Francisco Dreux.

This file appears in: Romance or Power Imbalance? The Hazeur Family

Romance or Power Imbalance? The Hazeur Family

By Gillian Mays

A wealthy man, Louis Hazeur De Lorme (ca. 1760-1828) was a highly respected man in his community. He shared a large indigo plantation with his brothers-in-law, Francois and Louis Xavier three and half…