Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
CIXTH DISTRICT COURT, Parish Of
~ Berri2e, Slate Of Louisiana.
Henry johnson Us. Joseph V. Durable and
Charles A, Davis-No. GA.

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Charles A. Davis-No. 944.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale to me
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. M, 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 GU the West side of Bayou
Warrington, thirtY-three arpents, more or less,
front on said Bayou, by forty arpents in depth,
more or less, and containing thirteen hundred
anG eighty superficial arpents, more or less,
togettrer with all and singular the buildings and
appurtelsnces thereunto belonging and bounded
as follows in front by said Bayou Warrington,
above by LANDS of William Matthews and below
by those of Mesgrs. Washington and John Bar
row, lnow Woolfok & Patrick.)
Also, another tract of Land lying and situate
in the rear of the lower portion of the above
described tract of land and adjoining thereto,
measuring six hundred and eighteen superficial
arpents, more or less, so as to form with the
front tract together a supertiicie 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, 1852,
described in warrant No. 8, issued under the
provision of the Act of the Legislature, approved
March 18th, 1852.
The following named and described twenty
slaves. all slaves for life: Sandy, negro man,
aged &c years Rubin, negro man, aged about
80 years Sam Clark, negro man, aged about DO
years Charlitte, negro man, aged about "a
years Wed, negro man, aged about 81 years;
Peter, negro man, aged about SO years; Abner,
paOrc man apa1 obOut 81 CearS ErpipPIck
negro man, aged about 81 years; Edward, negro
man, aged about 10 years Charles, negro man,
aged abont II years; Jun, negro man, aged
about 10 years Robert, negro man, aged about
So 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 6 years
Nelly negro woman, aged about Al years;
America, 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
described 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;
all the sheep, hogs, farming utensils blacksmith
and carpenters tools, lumber, brick, corn and hay
now on the premises with the exception of one
half of the bricks, all the sugar cane, 500 barr
relS of corn, ? yokes of oxen, 6 cows and their
calves, the household and kitchen furniture, one
cistern and a lot Of books. The vendor and
plaintiff in this suit reserves with full " of
taking the same away. to pay and satisfy the
sum OF 5 1926, of the sum assumed by the said
Charles A. Davis aud Joseph V. Durable to pay
to the Citizens Bank of Louisiana, with ten
per cent. interest on Sl0,s90, from the 1st Of
February, A. D. 1857, till paid agreeably to the
charter of the Bank, and now cue and unpaid
and the sum of 1854 SO, due since the month
Of March 1856, with interest at the rate OF eight
per cent. per annum from the 21st day of January
A. D. 1854, and 81 costs OF copy, and Sl4 50
costs, as we'll as all other costs and charges, cash
on the day Of sale; and the sum Of S6S58 80 due
and payable in all March 1857, with eight per
cent. interest per annuu1, from the 21st OF Janua-
~ 1854; the sum of $9954 80, due and payable
in all the month Of March 1858, with eight per
cent. interest per annum, from the 21st of Janua-
ry 1854, till paid the sum of S9959 80, due and
payable in all the month Of March 1859, with
eight per cent. interest per annum, from the 2lst
January 1854 till paid, and the sum of S9959 SO,
due and payable in all the month of March 1860,
with eight per cent. interest per annum, from
21st January 1854 till paid.
Sale TO take place on the plantation, first
described in this advertisement, situated on the
Bayou Warrington, in this parish.
JOSEPH II. ERWIN, Sheriff.