Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-01-29
COURT or PROBATES.
PARISH OF EAST BATON.ROUGE.

Nv virtue of an order OF the Probate Court
Of the above Parish, will be offered at public
sale by the undersigned Parish Judge and ex-
oficio Auctionecr, on
T'UESDA Y, 18th day Of February next,
at 10 o'clock A. M, on the premises, the pro-
perry hereafter described, belonging to tho
succession of the late Madame Constance
Rochon, deceased, widow Of Armand Duplan-
tier; TO wit:
First:--The Plantation on which reside
the said Constance Rochon. situated in tins
parish, about one mile and a half from Baton
Rouge, with complete apparatus for making
sugar, containing twenty five arpents front ON
the Mississippi, by about fifty arpents depth,
more or less bounded on tho upper side by
the land Of Mfr. John McDonough, on the
lower side by that Of Mr.. Stephen Henderson,
together with all the improvements thereon.
The improvements consist OF a large
dwelling house, kitchen, pigeon house, &c, a
brick sugar house, calculated Tor two sets Of
kettles, a sugar mill moved by a good s'easn
engine, a barn, cotton mill, negro cabins, DC.
From $50 to 800 arpents Of said land are
drained and fenced in; and a sufficient guam
tity Of care has been preserved for planting
the coming season, which operation 10 already
commenced.
This property, for the beauty OF its site,
! will bear comparison with any other on the
| river. All the buildings with the exception OF
the sugar house, are situated on a ridge that
commands a view Of the surrounding country.
| The view is superb, and the elevated position
forms a residence almost unique on the river,
fbeing susceptible OF all manner Of embellisil-
ments, which is not the case with the lands
generally on the Mississippi. As for the saiu-
brity Of the place, it is unnecessary to say any
thing-.hat Of Baton Rouge and it's envIrons,
having become proverbial. The soil is OF the
fret quality, very fertile, and equally proper
for the cultivation Of cane or cotton.
Also, ffty-three Slaves Of different ages
and sexes, (which the major portion is creole
and Of great value.
Also, four handsome Lots in the city of
Baton Rouge, Of which two are situated ON
Lafayette street and two in Natc1ez street. A
more ample description Of said property will
be given on the day Of sale.
Also, a small lot OF land, situated opposite
the Baton Rouge College, which will be more
fully described on the day of sale.
Ths-e will be also sold on said day, 800
shares Of Bank stock in the Union Bank of
Louisiana, guaranteed by mortgage on the
| above described plantation.
CoSD1r1oss OF SALE.
The plantation, payable in five equal pay
ments, viz: The first in March 1S43, the
second in March 1914, the third In March
ls45, the fourth in March 1s46, and the fifth
and last in March 1s47. The lots will be sold
on the came terms. The slaves payable in
three equal payments, in March 1643, 1874.
and ls45: the movable property in March
1912. The whole in satisfactorily endorsed
notes, bearing ten per cent interes. after fall
ing due until final payment, with special mort
gage on the immoveable property.
The purchaser of the plantation will as
sumo the responsibility Of a debt due to the
Union Bank of Louisiana, the amount of which
will be made known on the day Of sale.
CHI. TESTER, P ].
January l.. 1912 46-7