Charleston business, listed 1854
Louis D. DeSaussure
Broker, Auctioneer and Commission Agent
On Broad Street.
A listing proves a year, not a span. A house in the 1854 book and the 1858 Review was there in 1854 and in 1858. The years between are not evidenced here, and nothing on this page should be read as saying the firm traded through them.
1854
- Broker, Auctioneer and Commission Agent No. 23 Broad StreetSouthern Business Directory and General Commercial Advertiser, 1854, p. 337attends to the selling and purchasing of Houses, Lands, Negroes, Stocks, &c. — as printed
On Wikipedia
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- Louis D. DeSaussure an article about this house or its principal — the article quotes his own 1846 advertisement in the words of the 1854 card
On July 1, 1846, DeSaussure announced in the Charleston Daily Courier, "The subscriber has this day commenced business as a BROKER AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION AGENT and will attend to the selling of houses, lands, negroes, stocks, &c.
Wikipedia, revision of 2025-10-30, read 2026-09-01; CC BY-SA 4.0
Possibly the same house in the 1852 directory
Entries that share a surname with this firm on the same street. Matched on those two things only; the directory and the advertisement have not been reconciled, and a reader should compare the lines.
- Desaussure son, attorneys 23 Broad St'' & son, attorneys 23 broad st
- Desaussure, HA attorney 23 Broad St res. 33 Meeting St" HA attorney 23 broad st, 33 meeting st
- Desaussure, W G attorney 23 Broad St res. 31 East-Bay" W G attorney 23 broad st, 31 east-bay
- Desaussure, L D broker 23 Broad St res. 33 Meeting St'•' L D broker 23 broad st, 33 meeting st