Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1855-07-02
SUCCESSION SALE.
Succession Of Thomas Pugh, deceased

Succession Of Thomas Pugh, deceased,
By virtne of a decree of the Honorable tn
9th Judicial District Court OF the State of Louis
> lana, in and for the parish of Assumption
dated 3lst day of may 1856, and to me direct
ed. viii be offered at public safe on the pre-
misses IN the parish of Assumption, on Thurs
day the 5th day of July 1855, at ten o'clock A
NJ, by f.. 0. Melancon, auctioneeg in an(
tor the parish Of Assumption. the undivided
halt OF the following described property, be
longing to the above succession, to wit
LIST. A certain tract o. land situated in the
parish of Assumption, having a trout on thu
right bank of Bayou Lafourche, of four arpent<
more or less, about five miles below the Alta.
kapas Canal, with a depth of thirteen arpents
bounded above by lands of Francois Visier &
below by lands of in Bite Cotonne, and imme-
diately On the rec 1T adjoining this front tact
anrther tract ofland having a front of abouts 6
srpents with adepth thence of Ct arpents,
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 Colonne, and containing an area of
about two hundred and fourteen arpents.
%. Y certain tract of land situated on the
right bank of Bayou Lafourche, having two
arpents more or less front towards Bayou La
%tourche, beginning at thirteen arpents and a
half from the bayou, and thence running be.
tween parallel lines back twenty six arpents
and a half, bounded above by lands of Hubert
Aucoln the tract contains about fifty arpents.
Sd. An other tract OF land described AS
follows viz
I'd. Three lots or subdivisions Of the LEAGUE
o,o j, r,t> Il ,, ~, ,,.lnr I,o1
cen (l4l and niteen I!5l. containing an area
of alne hundred and thirteen arpents and sixty
four hundred this. of an arpent,
4th Another tract ofland, designated asbeing
the Sonth East qnarter of Section 81. Town.
ship IA of Range, IA East, co itaining one
hundred and fifty nine acres and ninety two
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 % years, Eliza aged about 80 wears
and her three children, Lee 6 years old, Pinknev
I years old and Henry six months old, Elyira
aged about % years, Harriet aged about "a
and her child Preston aged about seven
Jane aged about 80 years, and her 8
children, George about 6 years old, Josaphina
about 5 years old, and Margaret about s months
Did, Della about 40 years old With her 2child-
rem, Gus about 8 years old and Catherine about
3 mouths old, Mathilda Texas, abou, "a years
Did, MathiIda Holly about 80 years, and her 2
children, Fielding 4years old and suzan about
4 months old, Mlldrith about % wears old,
Mary n5out 27 years old and her child Jim
lbont 3 years old, Maria about IS years old g.
Ter child Linda 10 years old, Margaret about
IS years old, Roset.e about 25 years Old and
Ter two children, Pink about / years Cd and
child six. months old, Sally aged about rs
'ears, Anderson aged about 80 years. Bob aged
bout 30 years, Big Tom aged about 50 wears.
Bill aged about 80 years, George Duke aged
bout 80 years, George Baxter aged about 26
ears, Henry Lucas cooper aged about 80
ears, Henry Holly aged about 90 wears.
henry Scotland aged about 26 wears, Israel
ged about 40 years, Jourdan aged about 30
ears, Jerry aged about 80 years, Jacob aged
0 years, March aged about 80 years, Nelson
ged about 35 years, Peter aged about Is wears
'reston [%blacksmith aged about So years.
ohu Powell aged about 80 years, John Raw
ged about So years. Randall aged about S.
ears, John Reed aged ahpnt SO years, Stephen
carpenter aged about 40 years, Wyatt ared
bout 35 years, +
9th. Twenty seven mules, three yoke of
ken, six lows and calves, seven carts, fifteen
one pair timber wheels.
The undivided half of the above described {
to be sold in block, on the following {
rms and conditions, to wit: c
Terms and Conditions: a
Twenty thousand dollars cash and the ba- l
nee in three eqfa) instruments, maturing on
lie first day ofthe months of march of each Of {
e years of 1856, 1857 and 1858. The pur- |
laser to give his notes to the order of Mrs ,
homas Pugh, bearing interest at the rate of {
re per cent per annum, from the day of sale, c
e property to remain specially morgaged with a
sndors privilege until the final payment of =.
id notes q
Parish of Assumption, June 81 1855.
L. O. MEtANqoN.
Auctioneer.