The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-06-07
SALES AT AUCTION.

DUBLlC SALE.--Succcssion of Mrs. Mar
l. th;. p. 10 ..or wife of Thomas II. Lewis, de-
ces>cl.-By viMic of a Judgment Of the Honorable
the District Cd4t OF the Parish of st. Landry will
he sold, bya d'.y commissioned Public Auctoneer,
WEDNESDAY, July z, 1856, ..
at the residence of ThomasF H. Lewis, near the Town
Of fOpcausas; the following property, belonging to
the said succession, to wit:
3 20 SLdTEs, q
sA ofboth sexes, and of different age. g.
a5Will also be sold, at the same time and place,
a 5 SLATES, Up
eM of both sexes, and of diff: ages, a.
belonging to the estate in community between
Tho Thomas H. Lewis and the MS of his said deceased
TERMs.-The whole twenty-five Slaves to be sold
In one lot lin blocl) for cash. ..a
Parish of st. Landry, May 81, ls56.
pROBATE SALE.-By authority Of the
District Court of the Parish Of st. Landry, Twill
sell at public auction, on
THURSDAY, July 3, 1856, ua
the LOTS OF GROUND and IMPROVEMENTS in
Opels0rsas, whereOn II. ii. Martin formerly resided.
EiVTE. DEBAILLON, Auctioneer.
DUBLlC SALE--By the undersigned. u
4 Public Auctionecr in and for the Parish of st.
]Andry-Estate of Modesto BOrda, widow of David
Guidry, dcceased.--Thc public is hereby informed
that will sell at public auction, to the ls,--and
highest bidder, on
WEDNESDAY, June e5, 1886, M
at the last residence of the deceased, the following
property, belonging to the said estate, viz
TIE PLANTATION
on which said deceased last resided situated on the
bayou Carancro containing 4a0 acres, more or less,
and bounded OH the North by lands Of Joseph A.
Gudry, on the South by lands OF Joseph boudrea''
Together with all the fsssaH f2SH
.,.l BraDrxes AND IMPROVEMENTS S5S'iN
situated thereon. EEsaAz
Also, the undivided half ola
E& CYPRESS SWAMP, jEN
s situated on the NIermento River, and con- As 11As
tanning 200 acres.
Also, t..O -u
rs 33 SLAVES, &
Z Of both sexes and Of different ages as fol- SI&
ALEXIS, negro man, aged about q;
HARRIS, mulatto man, aged about so;
DICK, negro nan, aged about %;
JACK, negro ran, aged about ~;
ETlENNE, mulatto man, aged about Il;
OCTAVE, negro boy, aged about 70;
HARRIS (son), negro boy, aged about l2i
HENRY, negro boy, aged about IL; 44
BEN, negro boy, aged about IL;
ALEXANDER, negro man. aged about rs;
MADELINE, negro girl, aged about ~;
CECILIA, negro girl, aged about ~;
ESTHER negro girl, aged about2O,
With her two children, viz:
OCTAVE, aged about 2aand
ALEXANDER, aged about l;
FRANCOISE, negro girl aged about is,
With her child, viz:
STEPHEN, aged about 2; .
MODESTO, negro woman, aged about ~,
With her three children, viz:
ALEXIS, aged about z,
MARY, aged about 2, and
SUSETTE, an infant;
CEC1LE, negro woman, aged about a;
,.YlCTOIRE, negro woman, aged about 2e'
With her child, viz: ,52
CHARLES, aged about Z;
LlSE, mulatto woman, aged about 23,
With her two children, viz: -
VI. LOUIS, aged about 5, and
AUGUSTE, aged about 4;
--.ANAIS, negro woman, aged about 26,
With her child, viz:
AMELIA, aged about Z;
ELIZABETH, negro girl, aged about IL;
BETTY, negro woman, aged about ~,
With her two children, viz:
ALCIDE, aged about Q, and
ALICE, aged about s. ~
Also, 5000 Cypress Pieux and Posts;
Also, the extensive VACHERIE, consisting of |
very large lot of HORNED CATTLE and vACHE
RE HORSES;