The American patriot. (Clinton, La.) 1854-1???, 1855-02-14
PROBATE SALE.

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Parish of East Felicana. No. 1888.
In the matter of the succession of Lenora Perry decd
PURSUANT to order Of the Honorable Court
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 y. NJ,
At Black Creek Plantation twelve miles south of Jack
son, La, the following
SLAVES:
The separate property Of the said dcccased-towit:
ISAAC blacksmith CRAWFORD, a carpenter;
CLOE, cook; EMMA, cook; and her three children,
c. X. MARSHALL, FANNY FERN, and s. S. PREM
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 Pcrry-to-wt So
SLAVES.
JESSE, BILLY, JACK, HARRY, DAVE, BEN,
BLACK jim, FRED, JAKE, ELLECK, LINN, cooper
and cngincerl HAMPTON, JOE, FREE JOHN, TOM,
BURRELI, 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,
RIA, BLACK MARIA, ELIZA and her daughter, girl
LOUISA, BIG HARRIET, RED MARIA, and her two
children, ISAAC and FREELINGTUYSEN, LITTLE
NELLY, and her three children, DAWSON, MAIlN-
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 ZILPIIA
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, "a seamstressl LAURA
ANN, MILLY, ClLLA, YELLOW HARRIET, EMF
LINE, MARTHA, BIG EMILY, and girl JINNEY.
Also ,-
ONE TRACT OF LAND, KNOWN AS THE
'Black Creek Plantation" containing 1855 acres the
same being cultivated as sugar plantation, with SUI
gar House, Mill, machinery and all other appurtenan
thereunto belonging, with $50 Shares of Citizens
Bank Stock 500 acres of said tract being in cuva-
ton. Also
SSo head of Mules, pair OF carriage Horses, buggy
Horse, Is head of Cattle, yoke of Oxen, 5 head o.
Hogs, cane Wagons and Harness, Carts and Ia,'-
ness farming Utensils, Buggy and Harness,
new carriage, ! old Buggy and Harness. U..e, t'rr
Also ..,..
5000 bcshels of Corn, 400 bushels of Peas 50 wagon
loads Peas and Hay blacksmiths Tools coopers
Tools. Also l. '.5
ON THURSDAY, the 18th OF FEBRUARY, 1855,
in the town of Jackson La, between the hours of 10
o'clock, A. NJ, and p. NJ the following property
to-wit:
ONE SQUARE OF GROUND KNOWN AS
square No. 25, (vacant) known the Copper Lots
Square. 3t b. s ,.s
LOTS SO, 7 and s, in square No. 81, known as the
Miller Lots
LOTS 6 and I, in the square known as the public
square, on which new brick Buildings have recently
been erected.
THREE LOTS in square No. II, and fraction of a
square including brick yard.
LOTS and s, in square No. 5, where DR.. Thomas
s. Jones at present resides
LOTS 9, 4, 6 and 8 in square No 6, with the build
ngs 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 withinthe limits of the corporation of Jack
son, La.
20 ACRES OF LAND about two miles from Jack
son, and adjoining Mrs. SCOTS plantation.
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, one-third part in cash, and the balance in
two annual instalments, due the first day of January
1856, and the first of January, 1857 with eight per
cent interest from the day of sale until paid purcha
sers giving approved personal security and mortgage
to be retained on the property until the final payment
of the purchase price
Real Estate in Jaclson-onefilh part in cash, and
with eight per cent from the day of sale, personal
curity, and mortgage retained on the property until
the final payment Of the purchase price.
/ The Plantation, with hundred and fifty Shares
Citizens Bank Stockton 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 insallmcnts, due the first of January
1887 1885, 1859 and 1860 bearing eight per cent intc
rest from the day of sale until paid with personal Sc
curity, and mortgage retained upon the property
til the full and final payment Of the purchase
price, and the purchaser will also be requr
ed to assume the mortgage in favor of the Citi
zcns Bank, for the stock and the stock loan, AM
also the interest that may the debt of thu
Citizens Bank after maturity. G. w, CATIETT,
january 10Th, lS55 Auctioneer
am authorized to say that the above plantation il
in high state of cultivation and that there is abou
four hundred in cane three hundred acres sccon,
year ratoon, about one hundred first years rat
toon, and about hundrcdacrcs more will be planted
between this and the day of sale; and that by the da
of sale there will be about 10 acres Of newly cleared
land nearly ready for cultivation, and wood enough
the best quality cut and piled to take off the comm,
crop Previous to the day of sale, survey will b.
made of the land, and plat made ont for the inspec
ton of those wishing to purchase. In 1883 the cro
produced on the plantation was sos hhds; last year
GS5i) large portion of the force was taken off tn
plantation to make brick, and the crop was less thai
800 hls The crop for the present year. 1855, will
an average season, if well cultivated, cannot be les
than SOC bhds. G. w. CATLETT.