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New Orleans City Directory
1805
Index and Totals

We have attempted to reproduce the 1936 copy of the original here so that serious researchers can find the information more easily on microfiche. The page numbers and page breaks were left in for this purpose. The language used has been left original. Future additions to this interactive directory will be additional links to biographies and current addresses in the Vieux Carre Survey as more people are researched.
Street Index	Original Acts of Municipal Council	Alphabetical Name Index

Street Index

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Street Index		Habitants Blancs				Gens de Couleur Libre				Esclaves				Total
Nombres des Maisons	Chefs de Familles	Males ages de 16 ans et audysus	Males de audysous de 16 ans	Females ages de 16 ans et audysus	Females de audysous de 16 ans	Males ages de 16 ans et audysus	Males de audysous de 16 ans	Females ages de 16 ans et audysus	Females de audysous de 16 ans	Males ages de 16 ans et audysus	Males de audysous de 16 ans	Females ages de 16 ans et audysus	Females de audysous de 16 ans	Total
4	Chemin derrierre la Ville - Sur	1	1	0	3	3	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	Chemin derrierre la Ville - Nord	5	3	6	2	4	1	6	4	11	2	6	2	21
12	Faubourge Commune Haute de la Ville	9	3	9	6	4	4	7	5	7	1	6	2	16
12	Levee-nord Haute de la Ville	16	1	5	3	4	2	3	4	9	4	8	6	27
28	Levee-sur Haute de la Ville	31	10	19	21	0	5	5	4	20	12	27	6	65
14	Levee-nord	15	10	11	14	0	2	2	0	10	11	27	5	53
38	Levee-sur	58	17	27	28	0	2	5	2	57	23	65	24	169
17	Levee-sur Le bord du Fleuve	16	15	10	16	0	3	2	4	7	5	11	2	25
27	Place Publique	32	11	14	17	0	1	0	0	9	13	25	8	55
47	Rue Bienville	41	7	16	14	9	23	35	20	19	18	46	18	111
4	Rue Carondelet-sur	4	2	1	2	0	2	1	3	0	2	1	2	5
58	Rue d'Orleans	40	18	27	17	17	28	35	23	14	15	40	10	79
45	Rue Dauphine-nord	19	5	15	9	17	27	50	21	17	10	39	17	83
56	Rue Dauphine - sur	30	27	42	23	11	14	20	14	13	20	30	13	76
59	Rue de Bourbon - nord	34	36	42	54	2	10	27	19	30	17	53	24	124
67	Rue de Bourbon - sur	46	32	48	24	3	19	12	10	39	37	49	21	146
45	Rue de Bourgogne - nord	20	25	19	12	19	40	44	16	16	6	20	11	59
31	Rue de Bourgogne - sur	17	12	13	8	17	11	37	17	7	4	8	7	26
46	Rue de Chartres	41	14	45	14	4	28	26	19	15	17	53	20	105
25	Rue de Conde	23	7	13	5	1	2	7	7	14	14	25	10	63
59	Rue de Conti	70	25	41	21	7	19	29	16	44	27	48	37	150
44	Rue de la Douane	44	13	34	9	8	8	15	4	6	6	11	6	29
34	Rue de la Hospital	23	17	29	22	7	8	25	13	17	10	23	12	62
52	Rue de Toulouse	51	26	29	27	5	9	14	6	55	25	55	28	163
46	Rue des Ursulines	39	19	30	27	9	16	29	9	10	7	23	11	51
16	Rue du Camp - nord	4	3	7	1	1	3	2	1	0	1	2	0	3
2	Rue du Camp - sur	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	5	2	4	4	15
16	Rue du Magasin - nord	3	5	5	3	0	0	0	0	5	3	7	2	17
34	Rue du Magasin - sur	35	20	25	33	0	4	12	3	68	15	41	10	134
42	Rue du Maine	36	25	42	25	5	15	16	9	32	22	56	23	133
45	Rue du Quartier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Rue Fourcher	5	5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	7
11	Rue Girod	7	5	5	4	2	8	6	9	5	1	3	1	10
18	Rue Gravier	22	7	11	11	6	3	5	3	5	5	6	8	24
14	Rue Julie	13	10	9	9	2	2	4	0	20	6	19	6	51
31	Rue Poydras	27	8	17	11	4	3	7	5	11	4	17	4	36
50	Rue Royale - nord	50	39	45	19	4	10	8	5	30	25	56	25	136
40	Rue Royale - sur	49	23	36	31	3	9	12	7	41	29	67	22	159
69	Rue St. Ann	50	28	36	29	13	14	34	16	8	21	43	19	91
16	Rue St. Charles-nord	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	1	0	1	0	2
9	Rue St. Charles-sur	9	9	10	8	0	0	0	0	8	5	5	6	24
16	Rue St. Joseph	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
49	Rue St. Louis	59	18	30	23	3	20	17	10	59	30	62	35	186
62	Rue St. Philipe	41	14	45	14	4	28	26	19	15	17	53	20	105
52	Rue St. Pierre	71	31	53	26	12	7	11	8	39	24	59	25	147
16	Totals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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New Orleans 1805 A Directory and A Census, Together with resolutions authorizing same now printed for the first time from the original manuscript. facsimilie. With an Introduction by Charles L. Thompson. Ninety nine copies published by the Pelican Gallery, Inc. New Oreans La 1936
A Resolution of the City Council Sitting Held the 4th of April, 1805 The Committee appointed in the sitting of the 23 March, last to determine with regard to the proposal of W. Mathew Flannery. Observe that he asks six bitts for each painted board, with the names of the streets there on, conformably to the model that he has presented and has been approved of by the City Council on condition that he, the said Proposer, shall without it further consideration than the sample above mentiond, take in his charge to fix each inscription in the proper place as shall be directed. With regard to the number of houses it has been agreed that the figures shall be made of a larger size then those of the tim model which were presented and that the numbers shall likewise be fixed in their respective places for a sum of two bits and a half, to be paid by the owners or occupants of the houses whereon the same shall be fixed. The City Council accordingly accept the conditions proposed by Mr. Flannery and resolve, that he shall be directed to occupy himself of the said work, as soon as the Mayor's approbation is granted to this resolution. (Signed) John Watkins; B?? the President, (Signed) Bourgeois, City Clerk. Approved, (Signed) J. Pitot, Mayor I certify the above a true copy extracted from the records of the City Council. (Signed) Bourgeois, City Clerk	A Resolution of the City Council Sitting Held the 20th April, 1805 In consequence of the Resolution issued on the fourth of this month, relative to the names of the Streets; The Mayor, upon returning the same with his approbation asks whether there shall be two inscriptions at each corner formed by two streets or a single one only; the Council directs that an inscription shall be placed on both sides of each angle, so that thereby eight inscriptions for each Islet; of which one shall be French and the other English; and so on alternately . (Signed) John Watkins, By the President, (Signed) Bourgeouis, City Clerk. Approved (Signed) J. Pitot, Mayor; I certify placed on both sides. Signed by me this 8th day of May 1805 and in consequence of the above resolution of the City Council and agreement between the Mayorality and Matthew Flannery every owner or occupant of a house shall pay two Bitts and a half to the said M. Flannery for the number he has agreed to fix up to their houses. J. Pitot, Mayor
A Resolution of the City Council Sitting Held the 11th May, 1805 A letter of Mr. Matthew Flannery was read, where in he exposes that, being informed of the intention of the City Council to cause a general survey of the inhabitants of this city, and suburb to be made, he will oblige himself to perform the said work, agreeable to a model of which he forwards a copy, provided the Council agree to pay him a sum of one hundred and fifty dollars. The Council do, hereby accept the offer of said Mr. Flannery and resolve that he shall make, for each of the wards of the city and the suburb, separate lists of the number of citizens who reside therein , specifying the number of slaves, who belong to them. It is also, resolved that an invitation shall be made to the Mayor, in order that he may require of the said Mr. Flannery to devote to the said work all that attention, which is necessary to procure an exact and satisfactory result of the same. (Signed) I Accept the fore going conditons. Matthew Flannery	Editor's Notes The 1805 Directory of the city of New Orleans is available on Micro fische in the Louisiana Division of the New Orleans Public Library or at the Historic New Orleans Collection. The facsimilie available at these resources was published in 1936 from original text. Consideration of the original contract should be taken. Matthew Flannery started out to install street signs and house numbers. The numbering system makes no attempt to divide the streets by block or perhaps even into sides. This numbering system was probably of his own choosing. Previous to this date any directions or indication of a location in the city in newspapers or handbills was by landmarks which citizens could easily recognize. Two months into this endeavor he proporses an additional job for himself: to make a survey of the citizenery. The city agrees, but we have no indication that Flannery has any previous experience at this type of work. 1805 was still in an era when name spelling was very optional even on a document that might have been considered official by some. In addition there may have been a few typographical errors in the 1936 rendering of the directory (d'hibicourt? for d'Hemicourt?).

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