marie claudette 's only son , pierre , was never allowed to marry either he 'fell in love ' twice , but both times gave in to his mother when she refused to grant permission for the wedding his second 'secret fiancee ' tried to take her own life when she was rejected by pierre after that he seldom went out , but was often seen in the company of his mother pierre was a doctor of sorts to the slaves , curing them with various potions and remedies he even studied medicine for a while with an old drunken doctor in new orleans but nothing much came of this he also enjoyed botany and spent much time working in the garden , and drawing pictures of flowers botanical sketches done by pierre are in existence today in the famous mayfair house on first street .