Collection Details:

Collection Name and Number: Marie Louise Saucier Land Papers (Z/0559).
Creator/Collector: Pierre and Marie Louise Saucier.
Date(s): 1849-1854.
Size: 0.10 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff, August 23, 1973.
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Tom Parker of Delisle, MS, on August 7, 1973; Z/U/1973.057.
Repository: Archives & Records Services Division, Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Rights and Access:

Access restrictions: Collection is open for research.

Publication rights: Copyright assigned to the MDAH. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to Reference Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the MDAH as the owner of the physical items and as the owner of the copyright in items created by the donor. Although the copyright was transferred by the donor, the respective creator may still hold copyright in some items in the collection. For further information, contact Reference Services.

Copyright notice: This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred citation: Marie Louise Saucier Land Papers (Z/0559), Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Biography:

Pierre and Marie Louise Saucier

Biography to come.

 

Scope and Content Note:

This collection contains land transfer records concerning lands originally owned by Pierre and Marie Louise Saucier who were descendants of John B. Saucier, the first recorded white settler of the area in 1712. The Bayou of Delisle, Harrison County, around which the lands are located, was named for Comti de Lisle, a lieutenant of Bienville. Also included is a pamphlet entitled "History of Delisle and Its Missions," by Rev. R. J. Sorin in 1934.