Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1855-06-18
SUCCESSION SALE.
Succession Of Thomas Pugh. deceased

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By virtne of decree of the Honorable the
9Th judicial District Court ofthe State of Louis-
lana, in and for the parish of Assumption,
dated 3lst day Of may 1855, and to me direct
ed. Will be offered at public sale on the pre-.
misses IN the parish of Assumption, on Thurs
day the 9Th day of July 1855, at ten o'clock A.
NJ, by e. 0. Melancon, auctioneer in and
for the parish of Assumption. the undivided
half of the following described property, be-
longing to the above succession, to wit
lst. A certain tract ofland situated in the
parish of Assumption, having a trout on the
right bank of Bayou Lafourche, of four arpents
more or less, about five miles below the Alta
kapas Canal, with a depth of thirteen arpents,
bounded above by lands Of FRANCOIS Visier q
diately on the rec rt adjoining this front tract
anrther tract ofland having a front of abouts 6
arpents with adepth thence of 26 arpent>,
being in all forty arpents in depth, from bayou
Latourche, the rear tract being bounded on
the upper side by the sugar plantation of Sims
and Phillips, and on the lower side by lands of
in Bite CoIonne, and containing an area of
about two hundred and fourteen arpents.
ID. v certain tract of land situated on the
right bank OF Bayou Lafourche, having two
arpents more or less front towards Bayou La
fourche, beginning at thirteen arpents and a
half from the bayou, and thence running be.
tween parallel lines back twenty six arpents
and q half, bounded above by lands Of Hubert
Aucoin the tract contains about fifty arpents.
Sd. An other tract of land described as
follows viz
Cd. Three lots or subdivisions of the league
Square designated as lots arlmbers |l3l, fourt-
eer Ia and rtteen Isl containing an area
of nine hundred and thirteen arpents and sixty
four hundred this Of an arfent.
4th Another tract Of land, designated asbelnG
the Sbnth East quarter Of Section 81. Town
ship Ia of Range IA East, CO Itaining one
hundred and fifty nine acres and ninety two
hundred of an acre. The whole area of the
said four tracts of land being about thirteen
hundred and fifty seven arpents.
The following named slaves:
Christiane aged anout IS years; Caroline
aged about IS years, Eliza aged about 80 years
and her three children, Lee G years old, Pinkney
I years old and Henry six months old, Elvira
aged about % years, Harriet aged about "a
years, and her child Preston aged about seven
months. Jane aged about so years, and her 8
children, George about 6 years old, Josaphina
about5 years old. aud Margaret about s months
old, Della about 40 years old With her 2 child
rem, Gus about 3 years old and Catherine about
8 months old, Mathilda Texas, about 81 years
old, Mathilda Holly about 80 years, and her 2
children, Fielding 4 years old and onZan about
4 months old. Mlidrith about % years old,
Mary n56ut q. years old aud her child jim
abont 8 years old, Iiaria about 80 years old &
her child Linda 10 years old, Margaret about
IS years old, Roset,e about IS years old and
her two children. Pink, about 1 years Oh and
a Chi d six months old, Sally aged about IS
years, Anderson aged about 81 years; Bob aged
about 10 years, Biz Tom aged about 35 years.
Bill aged about 30 years, George Duke aged
ABBOTT 80 years, George Baxter aged about 26
years, Henry Lucas cooper aged about 80
years. Henry Holly aged about % wears,
Henry Scotland aged about 26 years, Israel
aged about 40 years, Jourdan aged about 80
years, Jerry aged about 80 wears, Jacob aged
80 years, March aged about 80 years, Nelson
aged about IS years, Peter aged about 25 years
Preston blacksmith aged about IS years,
Johu Powell aged about 80 years, John Ray
aged about 35 years. Randall aged about IS
years, John Reed aged ahont 80 years, Stephen !
lcarpenterl aged about 40 years, Wyatt aged
about 35 years,
9th. Twenty seven mules, three yoke of
oxen. six cows and calves, seven carts, fifteen
ploughs, one pair timber wheels. f5
The undivided half of the above described
property to be sold in BLOCK, on the following
terms and conditions, to wit .a ..- ..
f ANAL, Terms and Conditions: - ,a-
u Twenty thousand dollars cash and the ba-
lance in three equal instalments, maturing on
the first day of the months of march of each of
the years of 1856, 1857 and 1855. The pur-
chaser to give his notes to the order of Mrs |
Thomas Pugh, Bearing interest at the rate of
five percent per annum, from the day of sale,
the property to remain specially morgaged with
vendors privilege until the final payment Of
Parish Of Assumption, June 81 1855.
E, O. MEtANcoN,
Auctioneer.