True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1837-04-08
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STATE OF LOUlSIANA-fo ali whom inese pre-
~ sents may concern: Greeting. Know We, that
whereas Francois elicourt Benycnu, resident of the
parish OF st Bernard, has applied to me, Octave
Rousseau, eicio, Clerk Of the court of Probates in
AID fer the parish ofSt Bernard for mention or adver
tsoent IN conformity to the act of tbs Lcgslat of
lo STATE entitled An act for tina further assuran of
a, 81 parcasers At Judicial sales" approved the
my concern that by virtue and pursuant to an orue
rendered by the honorable tho Court of Pfsbatos in an
aer the parish OF st Bernard, bearn, date Dccerbc
!4h, 1885, in the matter of the succession o Antonio
60 art Bienvcnu.
LINE Undersigned. acting oiicio auctoncer did
on inc 9TH day of January, 1886, at Hewlct's En-
cnange IN the city Of New Orleans, expose for public
S1e ny auction the property hereinafter described and
audicnted tothe aforesaid Francois Melicourt Bcnyc
nu he being the last and highest bidder for the price Of
seventy sc rem thousand dollars, viz:
Description Of property girca IN the Judicial con-
reyance.
lst Sugar plantation with all the buildings and i'm
!herson' situated in tho parish of St Ber-
nard. on the Bayou Beauf, about six miles from
me river Mississippi, measuring eighteen arpens and
LII, to'ses front on both sides of the Bayou Boeufs
WIN aepth OF forty arpents on both sides of said
Bayou bounded on The upper line and on both sides
Of said Bayou by the property of the Roman Catholic
Church OF the parish Of St Bernard aud GIL the lower
of MIR q N Aliard " r'A'''''''''
ID. Another tract of land situated in said parish be-
.~een lha property Of the Roman Catholic Church OF
the Parish of St Bernard and the proncrty of Mrs
Juan ponz having 2S oises and three feet front on both
side Of said Bayou Boeufa, with depth of forty
" Snts on both sides of said Bayou
3D. Another portion Of land situated on thu north mart
o. SAID Bayou, between the plantation of MIR Pierre
Jorda, and that of Mr. jean Soils having ,yo toiscs
two feat front on said Bayou, with dspth of forty ar.
penis.
9TH. Another portion of land situated on the south
pant Of the said Bayou, b,ween the plantation of the
said ricrre Jorda anil that Of said Jean Sells having
penis.
All thu cattle horses, animals, and all the movable
property, appsr1aninE to said plantation.
And also the So following slaves:
Moses 48 years, Martin 25 years. Big Bob 30 years.
Billy 30 years. Buo 90 years oc tor IS yra,
" william 80 years Billy Dupont 81 years, Big same6i
years. Little Samcdi ls years. Isaac u years. win DO do
TEN do do, BounaFartc IS years, Little Sam 70 years
Laicha IL years, Beey GO years. Yazoo IS years Sab
Silvia Jackson 30 d. with her child 12 mos old Mary
80 do, Abigail DO Amelia % do. Jenny so do Grace
Is do, Maria 20 do, with her Children one of IS
month. aud the other Of months Dolly 20 years. Su
xanne is years. and her two children, of wears &
the other Of months, Rose d5 years. Julie % years &
her child Regis years. Judith 30 years. and her child
Syears Charlotte 30 years, Euy 90 years Anna 60 do
yunou 10 years, Nancy 60 years Crcssc 60 years Lcro
d. do, Coc IS years, Marie 70 years. Maria 80 yesrs
her child Marie Louise years, Betty 60 years, Kcy
Conditions OF sale.-Thc purchaser sAar assume the
Tx s. sum $500 to the Bank Of louisiana the
Thu sum Of $50 to Mr. Button JACKSON, IN the Ist
March, 1895; and tho OF $ls,35o, the ls March
l8H
Tn, sum of 900 to MIR l. ,Iacar,y on the ao,h O.
January, 1885.
And the balance one, two tllrc' and four years
credit, in notes en- lor.c t, isiact:on, with special
mortgage until 6ual payment.
Wherefore all pcrsnas WHO car set up any right
title CLAIM in and to the sail plantation tracts OF
land and slaves above described in consequence sf any
inforn,litv in tao orr decree, Judgment before re-
cit,d, AMI unl,r w,ich the sale made or any ire.
sulr,y Illegally in the apprasencnts or vcrtisc.
m.nts in tim: of sale for any other cause
defect whatsoever, hereby cited and Administered
~ show cause within thirty days from the first pulca.
aan Of this monition in the public papers why tn. sale
so made aforesaid should no, be confirmed aud no.
Witness my hand and seal of Office this day of
June, A. D. 1885, the Goth year of the independence of
America.
OCTAVE S. ROUSSEAU,
Juire ofic;, .I,,E