The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-02-09
SALES AT AUCTION.

WIFI III ~ " AN~ l
thereon.
Another
TRACT OF LAND,
also situated on Plaquemine point, containing Two
hundred superficial arpents, more or less, bounded ca
on the north by ........, east ny ......, SCUM ny
IA SLAVES,
of both sexes and of different ages, to wit:
Stephen, q mulatto boy. aged 10 years,
Joseph, a negro man, aged 80,
Baptiste, q negro man, aged 30,
Ben, d negro man, aged AZ,
Joseph, q mulatto boy, aged IA,
Josette, a mulatto woman, aged so,
Marianne, q mulatto woman, aged Az,
with her two children, viz: i
Emile, aged Z,
Constance, aged 5,
Hortense, a negro woman, aged So,
Josephine, a mulatto girl, aged Is,
Narcotic, a negro girl, aged s,
Carmelite, a negro girl, aged 10,
Honose, q grife, aged IL.
....ALso.... -
About Ia hhds. Sugar,
SO bbls. Molasses,
l lot Of Cotton,
Sugar Mill, Kettles and Furnace,
6 Creole Horses,
2 American Horses,
] Mule, S Work Oxen,
80 head Of Sheep,
6 head Gentle Cattle,
About 300 bbls. Corn,
! Buggy, l Sulky,
l double barrel Gun,
lot Of Silver Spoons and Forks,
1Strong Box,
Household Furniture, Kitchen Ware,
Farming Utensils, etc.,
comprising a variety Of articles, too numerous to
mention.
CONDITIONS. . i. All sums of twenty-five dollars and
under, payable in cash, and all sun over twenty-five
dollars payable in three equal annual installment-
that is, the first in all the month of April, 1857, the
second in all the month Of April, 1858, and the third
in all the month of April, 1853. Purchasers to fur
nish good and sufficient securities in solido, to the
satisfaction of the Administrators Of the said estate.
The Land and Slaves to remain specially mortgaged
to said estate until full and entire payment Of the
purchase money and the interest which may accrue
thereon; and all sums not punctually paid at matu-
rity to bear eight per cent. interest from the time due
until paid. Payments to be made at the office Of
JOHN E. KING, Esq, Opelousas, to the order of
the Administrators
THEODORE DEVALCOURT, Auctioncer.
~ There will also be sold, ut the same time and
place, and on the above conditions, a NEGRO GIRL
aged Is years, with her child, one year old, not be-
longing to the estate.
SUCCESSION SALE.-Will Be Sold at
~ public auction, to the last and highest bidder,
by the undersigned, Testamentary Executor of W.
w. Bowen, deceased, or some duly qualified auo-
%tioneer, at the store of James Akenhead, at Bayou
Chicot, in the Parish of st. Landry, on
TUESDAY, February X, 1856,
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succession Of the late W. W. Rowen, deceased, via:
The undivided sixth part of a certain
TRACT OF LAND
cot Settlement, the whole of which tract is supposed
to contain about six hundred superficial acres, more
or less-bounded north and east by lands Of John D,
Grimball and Charles Ferguson, on the south by
lands OF John A. Glaze, and on the west by lands Of
John W. Singleton; being the same purchased by
the deceased from Ann Tear, wife OF John Decker
by acts passed on the 10th Of November and 4th Of
December, 1S47, and inscribed on the sth Of Decem.
Der, 1855, in the Recorders Office.
Terms cash.
Parish of St. Landry, January -, 1855.
GEO. r.. KING, Testamentary Executor.
SALE-PuBL1c SA1E.-Estate of Victoire
NJ Soileau, deceased, late of the Parish of ST. Ian
dry.-Wil be sold by the undersigned, a Public Auc
tloneer in and for the said Parish, duly commissioned
and sworn, to the last and highest bidder, in Crane
Prairie, near Vile Plate, on
TUESDAY, February &c, 1856,
the following described property, belonging to tn,
estate of the said deceased, to wit:
A certain
TRACT OF LAND,
situated in Prairie Mamoth, Parish of St. Landry
containing 800 superficial arpents, measuring twent,
arpents in front by forty arpents in depth, bounded
on the north by the Public Domain, on the east b,
lands of Zenon Vidrine, on the south by the Publ,
Domain, and on the west by lands of Cyprien Loui
Belaire, f. nc.
Also,
6 SLAVES,
of both sexes and different ages, to wit:
HANNAH, a negro woman, aged 46 years;
lRMA, mulatto woman, aged I'll;
ELEANOR, aged 3;
LOUISIANA, aged l;
JEAN BAPT1STE, mulatto boy, aged Is;
EVELINE, mulatto girl, aged 10.
Together with sundry articles, too numerous t.
mention.
TERMS AND CoND1TIoNs.-One-half of the purchas
money payable on the LIST day of April, 1857, an,
the other half on the LIST day of April, 1858, wit
notes IN solido to the satisfaction of the Administra
tor; and if not punctually paid at maturity, to lea
eight per cent. interest until full and final payment
The Land and Slaves to renal specially mortgage,
until final payment of principal and interest.
Parish OF st. Landry, January 26, 1856,