Grand Ledger, 1835-1839
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This volume functions as a commercial journal and shipping ledger covering the period from 1835 to 1839 to record the flow of commodities through the port of New Orleans. It captures Bernard's role in the Atlantic trade by tracking inventories from the Caribbean and France alongside manifests for vessels departing for commercial hubs like New York. A significant portion of the ledger details the importation of "colonial goods," a commercial term for crops produced by enslaved labor in the Caribbean. Consignment accounts list inventories including sacks of coffee, cocoa, indigo, cloves, and tobacco. The volume also records the export of primary cash crops. Shipping manifests for vessels such as the Mohawk list massive quantities of cotton bales and barrels of sugar shipped on behalf of local planter clients. The ledger also lists sacks of corn.
Pages 115 to 128 were previously tied together for an unknown reason. The tie was detached by Conservation but is still extant on page 155 and page 128.
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