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Baptismal certificate for a person of color signed by Antonio de Sedella
Antonio de Sedella1801 June 13
The Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans, United States
Manuscript baptismal certificate, including a copy of an entry from folio 180 of the baptismal register of St. Louis cathedral for free people of color (libro de bautismo de gente de color). The entry regards the January 25, 1801 baptism of a child named Constancia Catarina, born December 15, 1800 of mother Catarina Dauphin. The godparents are identified as Felix and Constancia Lala. Certified on June 13, 1801 and signed by Fr. Antonio de Sedella.
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- Title: Baptismal certificate for a person of color signed by Antonio de Sedella
- Creator: Antonio de Sedella
- Creator Lifespan: 1748-1829
- Date Created: 1801 June 13
- Physical Dimensions: 12" x 8 1/16"
- Type: baptismal certificates
- Rights: Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.
- Medium: ink; paper (fiber product)
- Art Form: Documents & Correspondence
- Support: handwriting
- Depicted Person: Sedella, Antonio de, 1748-1829, Dauphin, Constancia Catarina, Dauphin, Catarina, Lala, Constancia, Lala, Felix
- Credit Line: The Historic New Orleans Collection
- Accession Number: 2016.0466.21
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