NMLP P-036031 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-09

Louisa Picquet, the Octoroon; or, Inside Views of Southern Domestic Life

Louisa Picquet (as told to Hiram Mattison) · Published by the author (New York) · 1861

The first edition's title page reads 'Louisa Picquet, the Octoroon: or Inside Views of Southern Domestic Life,' while the printed wrapper of the same pamphlet carries the variant title 'Louisa Picquet, the Octoroon: A Tale of Southern Slave Life' — a genuine first-edition copy should show both titles, differing between cover and title page

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-036031 for "Louisa Picquet, the Octoroon; or, Inside Views of Southern Domestic Life" by Louisa Picquet (as told to Hiram Mattison) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036031, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).