Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-23
CIXTH DISTRICT COURT, Parish Of
BeruiHe, State Of Louisiana.
Henry johnson rs. Joseph V. Durable aud
Charles A. Davis-No. ga.


~ BeruiHe, Slate Of Louisiana.
Henry johnson rs. Joseph V. Durable anc
Charles A. Davis-No. 944.
directed from the Honorable the aforesaid court
in the above entitled and numbered suit, l have
seized and will offer at public sale TO the high.
est and asst bidder, on
SATURDAY the 9Th Of June merit, 1857,
at Il o'clock A. NJ, all the right, title, interest and
claim Of the defendants, Joseph V. Durable and
Charles A. Davis, in and TO the following de-
scribed property, to wit
A certain tract of Land lying and situate in
the Parish Of Iberville on the West side Of Bayou
Warrington, thirIy-three arpeuts, more or less,
front on said Bayou, by forty arpents in depth
more or less, and containing thirteen hundred
together with all and singular the buildings and
appurtenances theIeunto belonging and bounded
as follows in front by said Bayou Maringoin,
above by lands of William Matthews and below
by those OF MessrS. Washington aId John Bar,
row. lnow Voolfolk & Patrick
Also, another tract Of Land lying AMI situate
IN the rear of the lower portion of the above
described tract of land and adjoining thereto.
measuring six hundred and eighteen superficial
arpeats, more or less, so as to form with the
front tract together a superficie of two thousand
arpents said second tract of land was purchased
by the vendor and plaintiff in this suit, from the
State Of Louisiana, on the 18th of June 1882,
described in warrant No. s, issued under the
provision Of the Act of the Legislature, approved
March 18th, 1852.
The following named aud described twenty
slaves. all slaves for life Sandy, negro man,
aged 26 years Rubin, negro man, aged about
80 years; Sam Clark, negro man, aged about 40
years Charlitte, negro man, aged about "a
years Wed, negro man, aged about 81 years
Peter, negro man, aged about SO years; Abner,
negro man, aged about 81 years Frederick,
negro man, aged about 81 years; Edward, negro
man, aged about l9 years Charles. negro man,
aged abont II years; jim, negro man, aged
about 10 years Robert, negro man, aged about
50 years Virginia, negro woman, aged about %
years, and her child, aged 3 years; Rutha, negro
woman, aged about % years, and her child, an
infant Betsy, negro woman, aged about "a
years. and her mulatto son, aged about s yeara;
Nelly negro woman, aged about a. years;
negro woman, aged about 40 years
Clara; negro woman. aged about so years 374
shares IN the capital stock of the Citizens
Bank of Louisiana, for which the first above
tract Of land and a portion of the slaves
are mortgaged 9 mules, 3 horses, s head of
cattle more or less, 10 yoke of oxen more or less;
the sheep, hogs, farming utensils blacksmith
md carpenters tools, lumber, brick, corn and hay
COW on the premises with the exception of one
half OF the bricks, all the sugar cane, 500 bars
Of corn 2 yokes of oxen, 8 cows and their
the household and kitchen furniture, one
and a lot of books. The vendor and
plaintiff in this suit reserves with full power of
.aking the same away, to pay and satisfy the
Of Sll,265, Of the sum assumed by the said
Charles A. Davis and Joseph Y. Durable TO pay
o the Citizens Bank of Louisiana, with ten
per cent. interest on S10,890, from the LIST of
february, AID. 1857, till paid agreeably to the
of the Bank, and now Que and unpaid
the sum of S65S4 SO, due since the month
# March 1856, with interest at the rate of eight
,er cent. per annun from the 2lst day Of January
4. D.. 1854, and 81 costs of copy, and Sl4 so
as well as all other costs and charges, cash !
m the day of sale; and the sum of $ss58 So due
md payable in all March 1857, with eight per
ent. interest per annum, from the 2lst of Janua.
y 1864 the sum of $9954 80, due and payable
n all the month of March 1855, with eight per
ent. interest per annuln, from the 21st of Janua-
y 1854, till paid the sum of $9959 SO, due and 8
tayable in all the month Of March 1859, with $
light per cent. interest per annum, from the 21st !
anuary 1854 till paid, and the sum of S9959 80, !
ue and payable in a. the month of March 1860,
With eight per cent. interest per annun, from
lst January 1854 till paid.
Sale to take place on the plantation, first
in this advertisements, situated on the =
'ayou Warrington, in this parish.
JOSEPH II. ERWIN, Sheriff.
April Both, 1857.