The American patriot., 1855-02-07
PROBATE SALE

STATE OF LOUISIANA, Seventh District Court
Parish of Eas, Felicana. No. 1888.
In the matter of the succession of Lenora Perry decd
PURSUANT to an order Of the Honorable Court
L aforesaid and a commission to me directed herein,
will sell at public auction on
MONDAY, the 18th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1855,
between the hours of 10 o'clock, A. NJ and P. NJ,
at Black Creek Plantation twelve miles south of Jack
son, La, the following
SLAVES:
The separate property Of the said decensed-to-wt
ISAAC, blacksmith; CRAWFORD, a carpenter;
CLOE, cook; EMMA, cook; and her three children,
TISs; girl ELLEN, MALvINA, NELLY, and three
children, AMY, JOSEPHINE and LUCY, boy STE.
PHEN, girl MARY ELLEN.
The following described property of the community
between said deceased and her surviving husband
Robert Perry--to-wit;
SLAVES.
JESSE, BILLY, JACK, HARRY, DAVE, BEN,
BLACK jim, FRED, JAKE, ELLECK, LINN, cooper
and engineerl HAMPTON, JOE, FREE JOHN, TOM,
BURRELL, PIC. LEWIS, SUGAR JOHN, PLEAS
ANT, HENRY, GEORGE, ALBERT, EDWIN, WILL,
WASH, JAMES JASPER, EDWARD GLOVER,
JOHN MONROE, JERRY SLAUGHTER, JAMES
RUNNELLS, FRANK BROWN, AARON CARTER,
WILLIAM JONES, SAMUEL SMITH, woman LAU-
RA, BLACK MARIA, ELIZA and her daughter, girl
LOUISA, BIG HARRIET, RED MARIA and her two
children, ISAAC and FREEIlNGHUYSEN, LITTLE
NELLY, and her three children DAWSON, MALlN-
DA and HENRIETTA, woman SUSAN. and her five
children, ELIZABETH, PRINCE, WEED, LINN and
JOHNSON, woman NANCY and her three children,
SAM, JACOB and MARY ANN, woman DIANA and
her child boy HACK woman AMERICA and her two
children, MINERVA and CROGIAN woman ZILPlIA
and her child LEAH, SILVA and her child PATSEY,
CINDA and her child POLLY, woman HESTER and
her child JAKE, woman CLARISSA, AMANDA,
ANITA, BLACK MARY and her two children
CALVIN and ALvENA, SARAH, sIBINA and her
two children CHARLEY and FRANK, girl EUGENE,
MATILDA, JANE, LOUISA, IA sealnstress,) LAURA
ANN, M1LLY, CILLA, YELLOW HARRIET, EMI-
LINE, MARTHA, BIG EMILY, and girl JINNEY.
ONE TRACT OF LAND, KNOWN AS THE
"Black Creek Plantation containing 1865 acres, the
same being cultivated as sugar plantation, with
gar House, Mill, machinery, and all other appurtenan-
ccs thercunto belonging with 100 Shares of Citizens
Bank Stock 500 of said tract being in cultiva-
ton. -Also-
3S head of Mules, pair of carriage Horses, buggy
Horse, Is head of Cattle, yoke Of Oxen rs head OF
Hogs, cane Wagons and Harness. Carts and Ha,-
ness, farming Utensils, one new Buggy and Harness.
new carriage, old Buggy and Harness.
-Also-
G000 beshels Of Corn, 400 bushels of Peas 80 wagon
loads Peas Fodder and Hay backsmhs Tools, coopers
Tools. -Also-
ON THURSDAY, the 18th OF FEBRUARY. ls55,
in the town of jackson, La between the hours of 10
o'clock, A. NJ, and T. NJ, the following property
to-wit:
ONE SQUARE OF GROUND, KNOWN AS
square No. 25 (vacan) known the Couper Lots or
Square.
LOTS 5, 6, and s, in square No. 81, known as the
Miller Lots.
LOTS and I, in the square known as the public
square, which the brick Buildings have recently
been erected.
THREE LOTS in square No. If, and fraction of a
square including brick yard.
LOTS and s, in square No. $, where DR.. Thomas
5. Jones at present resides.
LOTS ., 4, 6 and in square No. g. with the build
ings and Improvements thereon being the same where
the deceased resided with her husband at the time of
her death.
40 ACRES OF LAND adjoining the college lands,
and in part withinthc limits of the corporation of Jack
son, La.
90 ACRES OF LAND about two miles from Jack.
son, and adjoining Mrs. SCOTS plantation.
Also
All the Household and Kitchen Furniture.
TERMS OF SALE
The personal property credit until the first day of
january, 1856, with eight per cent interest from the
day of sale until paid and approved personal security
Negroes, onethird part in cash, and the balance in
two annual nsallmcnts, due the first day of January
1856, and the first Of Jannary, 1857, with eight per
cent interest from the day of sale until paid, purcha-
scrs giving approved personal security and a mortgage
to be retained on the property until the final payment
of the purchase price.
Real Estate in Jackson-onc-ffth part in cash, and
the remainder on credit one, two and three years,
with eight per cent from the day Of sale personal
curity and mortgage retained the property until
the final payment of the purchase price
The Plantation, with one hundred and fifty Shares
Citizens Bank Stock-or three thousand dollars in
cash. five thousand to be assumed to the Citizens
Bank payable the Bank may require, six thousand
dollars to Lauvc Mccall, of New Orleans payable in
February and March, 1856, without interest to that
date, and the remainder of the purchase price payable
in four annual instaments, due the first of January
1851 1885, 1859 and 1860, bearing eight per cent nte
rest from the day Of sale until paid with personal Sc
curity and mortgage retained upon the property
price, and the purchaser will also be reqiir-
cd to assume the mortgage in favor of the Citi-
zens' Bank, for the stock and the stock loan, and
also the interest that may the debt Of the
Citizens Bank after maturity. G. W. CATLETT,
January 10Th, 1850. Auctioncer.
am authorized to say that the above plantation is
in high state of cultivation, and that there is about
four hundred in caue three hundred second
year rattoon about hundred acres first years rat
toon and about hundred acres more viii he planted
between this and the day of SALE and that by the day
OF sale there will be about 10 of newly cleared
land nearly ready for cultivation and wood enough of
the best quality cut and piled to take off the coming
crop. Previous to the day of SALE survey will be
made of the land, and plat made out for the ispec
produced on the plantation sos hhds. last year.
(lS5) large portion of the force was taken off the
plantation to make brick, and the crop was less than
800 hhds. The crop for the present year, 1856, with
average season. il rel cultivated cannot be les
than 500 hhds, e. W CATLEII.