Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-05-10
Thursdav, 5th June, 1854,

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between the hours ofH1o \. NJ. and 9 P. NJ, the
following described property belonging to the
Succession of Joseph sch!atre,
deceased, and his surviving widow, Catherine
Caulk, consisting in
Article lst: A Tract of Land or
Plantation, situated III the Parish OF her
Il Vile. a small distance. above the Bayou Pla-
ouemine, on the right bank Of the Mississippi
river. wyhereon the said widow now resides,
measuring seven and a half arpents front on
the. river by forty arpents in depth, with al
opening of nine degrees and thirty minutes to
the back line of said forty arpents or front
concession, and a double or second concession
on the back and adjoining the ,frort, containing
three hundred and eighty-six superficial acres,
or four hundred and eighty arpents, be the
same more. or less, making, in all, front and Sc
cond concession, nine hundred and forty-two
superficial arpents, be the same more or less,
bounded above by lands belonging to Louis
Marionneaux, and below by lands belonging to
Gervais and Roman Schlatre. The said plan-
tation being established and cultivated as a
Sugar Estate, together With all the buildings,
Improvements. sugar house, steam engine and
sugar mill, and all the utensils and apparatus
for making, sugar, and ell the buildings and APP
purtenances Of whatever nature Il ere on being
and thereunto belonging.
ART. ID: Seven several Traetso or parcels Of
Land, lying and situated in the said Parish
of Iberyilie, in the rear Of the plantation above
described in article lst of the Inventory, and
purchased by the deceased from the United
States, agreeably to the patents issued there
for, and which are now in possession of the
said widow and heirs, all of which tracts Of
Land are contiguous to each other, and form
an area of about three thousand superficial
acres of land unimproved, be the same more
sor less. Cart. Is Of Inventory
ART. 3. One half square of Ground,
situated in thestown OF Plaqnemine, in said
Parish, being the south western half of square
No. five of the land laid out by Questi and Gre
aud into lots III said town, and measuring two
hundred and forty-ive feet fronting on Eden
street, and one hundred and eighty feet on
each end, fronting on Court street and Plaque
mine street, and on the side towards the river
slVslots, Of Jacques Alfred Greaud, together
Nth I'LL the buildings and improvements there
unto belonging: CART. 18th of Inventory
Slaves, (bicns propres)
" ART. TWenty-nine slaves Of both sexes
md different ages, described and named in ar-
ssfieles 4,5, 81, SO, 10, II, u, Is, IA, Is and
1907 the Inventory, to be sold in block.
Community Slaves.
ART. 5: Forty-six slaves of both sexes and
different ages, described and named in articles
9 j. %. 24.27, Is, %, 80, 81, 80, 80, 81. 35, Sc,
80, 3s, 39,4o, 40, 40, 43, A, 45.46,4 AZ, 48
and 10 Of the Inventory, to be sold in block.
AIT. 6: Fifteen slaves OF both sexes and
different ages, and named in articles 10, 81,
o, 25, &c, Al, so. 81 and 80 of said Inyeii-
tory, TO be sold in block.
Movable Property.
Ar 7: The movable property in dwelling
house and garrett, described and detailed in
Inventory, from article ST to article 100 inclu-
size, consisting in Household Furniture &c, to
be sold in one lot.
Art. S.8SY'he Horses, Cattle, EARNING Utcl-
sis, 60, described and detailed in Inventory
from article 10 to article l53 inclusive, to be
sold together in block.
TERMS OF SALE.
Tie tract of Land and Improvements de-
sscribcd and mentioned in article lst, payable.
as regards the share and portion Of the minors
Maria and john u. Pointer, heirs of said Jo-
seph Schlatre, deceased, one-tenth part OF nine
teen thousand dollars value of improvements
belonging to the community, and one-fiith part
Of the balance, being beins propres, payable to
said minors each ~ole-half as they will respec-
lively become of age, or entitled to receive
their dues with interest at five per cent per an
nun from day Of sale till paid; said interest
payable annually to their tutrlx, or other rep
resentatives.
Onc.llalf of nineteen thousand dollars, being
the said widows share Of the improvements,
payable at her death to her heirs and represent
~tatives. with seven per cent interest per arlnum
from March 1852, and the said interest to be
paid annually to said widow; and four-tenths of
nineteen thousand dollars above mentioned,
being the shares 0: the other four heirs there
in, to wit: Joseph Schlatrc; Ellen Schlatre,
wife of ,Valsin J. Dupuy; Eliza Schlatre, wife
of Calvin w. Keep, and Jacob Schlatre, as
we'll as four-fifths of the balance, being also
the shares therein of said four heirs, payable
by fourths in March of the years 1852, 1853,
1854 and 1855, with interest at the rate OF
eight per cent per annum from March 1852 till
payment.
The lot and landed property described as
articles Is and l54 of the inventory, payable
10 cash on the day Of sale.
The slaves mentioned and described from ar
.ticle A to article l6 inclusive, being beins pro-
pres of the deceased, payable as regards said
minors, one-ffth part Of the price to said mi
nors, each for one.half as they will become
of age or entitled to receive their dues, with
interest at five per cent per annum from the
day of sale till paid, said interest to be paid
annually to their tutrix or other representa-
tives, and the balance of the price, being four
1ffths. and the shares of the other four heirs,
payable by fourths in March of the years 1852,
1853, 1854 and 1855, with interest at the rate
Of eight per cent per annum from March 1852
till payment.
The slaves named and described in articles
%, "a, 81, %, 90, 80, 81, 80, SO, 81, IS, Sc,
81, SO, 80, 40, Al, 2 LAB, "A, 45, &c. Al, 4s and
40 of said Inventory, belonging to the commu-
nifty, payable as regards the said minors, one
tenth part of the price to said minors, each