The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
Lopinot Family papers
SC49
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
- Title
- Lopinot family papers
- ID
- SC49
- Date
- 1900
- Extent
- 0.25 Linear feet
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
Charles Joseph Lopinot, sugar and cocoa planter, was born in 1738 and arrived in Trinidad in 1800 from St. Domingue. He was appointed Brigadier-General in the Trinidad Militia and in 1813 was also appointed to the Council of Advice. He later settled in one of the valleys of the Northern Range where, today, the village bears his name. He died in 1819.
Scope and Contents note
Photocopies of original documents relative to the history of the family of Charles Joseph, Compte de Lopinot. This collection is accompanied by a brief account of the Lopinot family by Jerome F. Lopinot.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine868-662-2002 Ext 82132
Conditions Governing Use note
Please contact the holders of the original documents for photocopies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated by Professor K.O. Laurence, Chairman of the Archeological Committee of the Department of History, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine in 2003. Professor Laurence had received the documents from Dr. Neal H. Lopinot, descendant of Charles Joseph, Compte de Lopinot.
Existence and Location of Originals note
Most of the orginal documents are held at the Provincial Archives of Quebec.
Controlled Access Headings
Family Name(s)
- Lopinot family
Geographic Name(s)
- Lopinot (Trindad and Tobago)
- Louisiana -- History -- 18th century.
Personal Name(s)
- Lopinot, Charles Joseph, Compte de, d.1819.
Collection Inventory
Chapters on the Lopinot Family (Copy) |
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Charles Joseph-Compte de Lopinot by Jerome F. Lopinot |
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Several documents, including correpsondence written in French between 1801-1818 (Photocopies) |
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Copies of Marriage Certificate |
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18th Century Drumming by Magaret Fortier |
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Civil Procedure in Louisiana under the Spanish Regime as Illustrated in Lopinot's Case, 1774. The Louisianna Historical Quarterly. (Photocopy) |
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Some Late Eighteenth Century Louisianians Census Records 1758-1796. Translated and Compiled by Jacqueline K. Voorhies. |
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