Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-10-29
State of Louisiana-Parisb Of IberujIIe.
Succession Sale,

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10y virtue of a decree or order to me direct.
ID ed from the Hon'ble the 9Th District Court
of the State of Louisiana, in and for the parish
of lberviIIe, dated the 8th day Of October,
1853, will offer at public sale to the highest
and last bidder, Oh
Saturday, I2th of November,
| 1853, at 10 o'clock, A. M, the following de-
scrbed property, belonging to the
Succession Of d. L. Il. OriDiOn, deceased,
to wit
l. A certain parcel of Land lying and situa-
ted in said parish Of lberville, on the left bank
of the bayou Plaquemine (descendingD mea-
suring seventy feet or more in 'front.' on the
public or levee road, on the bayou Plaqueminc,
by three arpents in depth; bounded above by
the land formerly belonging to the succession
of the late John Dutton, and now belonging to
sundry persons; below by the continuation of
Plaquemine street, and on the back or side to-
wards the river Mississippi by land belonging
to the widow Joseph Orilon, jr.
e. A Lot of Ground or Town Lot, situated
/ in said parish, in the town of Plaquemine, com
posed of two lots, desi ignated in the act of sale
thereof from widow Laurent Daigre to the de-
ceased D. L. r. OriIlion, as follows, to wit
the lot marked A measuring one hundred and
twenty four feet, fronting on Court street, by a
depth of seventy five feet fronting on Bank
street, and is bounded on the side towards the
river by the lot marked B, hereinafter described.
and back by lot belonging to Isaac Erwin,
measuring fifty feet front on said Court street.
and adjoining the above lot marked A, by one
hundred and sixty feet in depth, the whole in
French measure, or Paris feet, said lot c be-
ing bounded on the side towards the river by
lots formerly belonging to the parish Of lber-
vile, or the Jail lots, and now belonging to
Pierre Bevn on the opposite side of the said
lot A, and the lot of Isaac Erwin, and in the
rear by lots formerly belonging to Nathan Me-
riam, deceased, which two lots, together with
all the buildings, houses, improvements and ap-
purtenances thereon being and thereunto be-
longing.
s. Another Lot of Ground, also situated in
the said parish, in the said town of Plaque
mine, in that part Of said town divided into
lots by James P. Terrell, surveyor, on the
Goth March, 1852 as belonging to the estate
of N. Merriam, deceased, and is designated in
said plat of division as lot No. 8, measuring
sixty four feet four inches in 'front.' on Church
street, and sixty seven feet four inches on the
line dividing said lots from lot No. l6, bounded
Northwardiy by q lot of ground belonging in
dividually to Mrs. Lavinia Dodd, (widow Url-
lion.) and Southwardly by lot No 10, belong-
ing to the estate or heirs of said Nathan Me-
riam, the whole agreeably to the said plat Of
survey.
4. Lot or section No. 81, in township No. s,
south of range No. 9 East, containing l79 65
100 acres; fronting on the West bank of bayou
Marangouin having five arpents front, more or
less, with the depth thereto belonging.
Also, the following described slaves, to wit:
George, negro man, aged about twenty one
years;
Caroline, negro woman, aged about forty
years;
Clarissa, mulatto woman, aged about forty
three years, sickly and drunkard;
Mahala, cook. negro woman, aged forty six
years;
Henry a negro boy, aged seventeen years, hav-
ing been subject to fits.
Jim, a negro man, aged about forty years, hav-
ing sore leg.
Adelaide, negro woman, aged about thirty
five years.
The undivided fifth part of the two last man,
ed slaves, James and Adelaide, belonging to
the said succession will only be sold, the four
other Nuns belonging 10. the Iour MINOR hers OF
Maria Antoinette Blake, deceased wife by first
marriage with said D. L. r. Oriion
A lot of Movable Property, consisting of
household and kitchen furniture, &c. &c.
Terms and Conditions of Sale.
The landed property payable in three equal
instalments, in all March 1854, 1866 and 1856.
The slaves payable in two equal instalments,
in all March 1854 and 1856, and the movable
property in all March 1854, the purchasers to
furnish their notes endorsed to the satisfaction
of the testamentary executor, secured by
mortgage on the land and slaves, payable at
the office of the Recorder of this parish, and
to bear interest after maturity at eight per cent
per annum till paid. Sale to take place in the
town of Plaquemine, at the late residence of
the deceased.
J. L. PETIT, Sheriff.
Parish of Ibervile. Oct. 10, 1853.