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70 faB PATRONS OF THE REGIsrER.-The edi-
tor, DR.. Bard, having returned to his post, the
publisher, who has been acting as editor pro tes.
during his temporary absence, hereby respect
fully takes leave Of YOU. If, during the few
weeks be has had the editorial control Of the
paper, anything has appeared in Its columns
that misguided partisans might possibly have
distorted into design to give ofense, he regrets
It excecdingly.. Truths, however pleasantly
spoken, sometimes give offense, particularly Is
this apt toibe the case in the heat Of political
excitement and angry discussion ; and 1t may
be Though be has had no positive evidence Of
it) that the pro tem has come in for full share
Of the vapid criticism usually INDUCED in, on
such occasions, by the less rejecting portion Of
q community. isfjf n .fasl I-.t3, tGG
IN this connection 1t may perhaps be we'll to
correct an erroneous impression that has OBJ
tanned in certain quarters. From information
derived few days since, 1t seems that the edi-
torial articles which appeared in the Register
immediately after DR.. Bard's departure for Ba-
ton Rouge, have all been ascribed to him, es-
pecially those in relation to the two political
meetings held here on the 26th and 2Sth ult,
as also the brief report Of the speeches published
inlthe issue Of May 3lst. This is wrong. Save
the present number Of the Register, the Doctor
hns not written one word for his paper since the
24th OF May last. f.s d H., editor pro tenn.
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b PUBLIC MEEr1No.-Ihe Bell and Everett party
Of this parish will hold public meeting in this
place on Saturday next. The public, prospect
i've ofparty, are invited to attend. Distinguish
ed orators will be present and address the meet
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RArHEn BAD.-The Douglas men in and about
Monroe, seem utterly destitute of harmony.
Their quilts all point III different directions like
those of an angry porcupine What pityl!
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10 Our special little friend of the Southern
Times, published over in Vernon, Jackson par-
ish, In bis Issue of May 25th, dtmolisAe, the Re-
gister without mercy! We simply ask our
cherished young friend if he ever read card
published in the "Homer Had" over the sigma
ture Of J. T. Brooks, Esq?
Nc. sometimes pretends not to know some
things that he knows very we'll. Prentice would
Say: fellow really SO ignorant shouldn't affect
ignorance.
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TIE DOUGLAS ARGUMENT IN THE Town OF
MoNRoE.--lo, Mr. Douglas says so and SO. I'd,
Judge Douglas said SO and SO. Sd, Douglas did
so and 80. Therefore il must be riyhl . ...5N
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~ There will be public examination Of
the students Of Monroe Male Academy on Fri
day the 9Th of July, to which the patrons and
friends Of the Institution are respectfully invi-
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EVENING SESSION

O'CLOCK, P. n.
The convention was called to order by th,
President.
Col. J. L. Lewis, chairman of The Committee
on Credential, submitted the followisg majority
report:
The committee on credentials, to whom WERE
referred the credentials Of the sitting delegates
from East Baton Rouge and those who act here
by proxy, report that we have no hesitation in
giving 1t as our opinion that the delegates from
East Baton Rouge, who were admitted bv this
convention on the 9Th of March last are clearly
entitled to their seats in this convention this
day re-assembled. We also find the proxies
regular aud in due form.
JOHN L. LEWIS, Chairman.
JN0. L. MAcAULAY,
SAN'L. BARD,
.s.. L. X. BRANCH,
And Mr.. B. r. CAN'T submitted the following
minority report:
Your committee have taken under consider.
alton the matters referred to them, and having
carefully examined the same, beg leave to make
The following report, to wit That for the rea.
IONS heeeinafter stated, they have concluded
hat Mr.. Gusman, Of East Baton Rouge, now
occupying q seat on the floor Of this convention
entitled to the same, because:
Let. He was regular member of this con-
IGNITION when it first convened on the 5th day of
darch last.
ID. He now appear. and claims bis seal by
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Z! ~ We call especial attention to our vicks-
burg advertisements, as Published in another
column. The Houses referred to are of the
most reliable class.
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ND> There will be Barbecue at the Bayou
De Siard Church on the 4th of July. The pub
lie arc invited to attend.
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NEW MARkEr FOR CorroN.-1n the course of re.
marks on the opening of trade with China and
Japan 20 which our compatriots of California
gre looking forward with much confidence, the
San Francisco Times says:
May it not be we'll for the South to look 10
me immense consumption of raw cotton which
would take place in our home market for the
manufacture Of coarse goods, il by rail acros.
me continent, and steam upon the Pacific, we
can acquire early and firm foothold in the
AZ. Anatlc market for our goods To accomplish
West and Southwestern States, near to the pro
ductlve States, and to the line of continental
railroad. Parallel with the growth ofcotton in
other countries, demand might be created at
home I, which, in time of peace, would check de-
,Ilne OF prices, and in time of war give sale to
The planters The millions of Asia afford
market not Easily surfeited Steam on their
lavigable rivers will make openings to COM
nercr far greater than 'hose now enjoyed
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- Congress adjourned on Monday the 18th
inst. A most happy event for the Nation.
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~ Hons j. P. BENJAMIN and John NJ, Ian.
drum have placed us under obligations for val
liable public documents.
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r, From the Delta,
The Richmond Convention.

An me Seeding States Represented ,oiM ,oo. od1,,
uona! Oetegatss from Noa,-Seceding States-D aer.
m M q the Coavention--N ,o;N S,;ch n ii.
Majority Platform. WV '''''" ~ "'
lfrom our Special Correspondence
p:.,. RICHMOND, Va, June IL,
hlcamona is densely crowded. Besides the
oeiegates, there are politicians, Strangers and
vlsitors-gamblers, amusement-seekers o,,;J
n m editors, correspondents reporters-tfom
~ paris OF the country. Intense interest ia
leit IN the Richmond Convention from the i'm.
portant bearing which it is likely to have on
inc Baltimore Convention. No one can fail to
zee mat 1t rs in nearly every sense the master
OF the situation, as the Baltimore Convention
represents scarcely State which can be anv-
tMng out Black Republican in its Presidential
vote, ana its ticket will be utterly out of the
question from the beginning, unless it secure
the afiliation Of the seeding delegates on sound
and safe constitutional principles, whose decla-
rauon IS called for by the emergency.
All me seeding States are Represented here,
IN addition to this, the Knoxville District, Ten.
nessee, sends delegation, and some Of the viz.
gma delegates at Charleston will also take
tnelr r seats with the seeding delegations. Thus
TEL zen states eight in FULL and two in party will
Metropolitan Hall has been chosen az the
place OF meeting for the Convention. There
Will be new election of officers.
me determination of the delegates to stick
y. 10 me majority PLATFORM which was rejected by
the charleston Convention, seems to be unani.
nous MOI There is not the least prospect that they
VIII back down from their position. Whether
lney go into, Or stay out of, the Baltimore Con.
i, senuon, tnat Is the mountain to which the Ma.
u OF Douglasism or any other ism in that
Convention must come, in order to get their
support. eS' >.e"
There is talk of possible combination Of the
TWO Conventions on Seymour and BreckinridOe
Lane and Seymour, Dickinson and Breckin.
rdge, and other tickets regarded as safe. avail
able and unobjectionable. ''N' "' r
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MADISON JouRNAL-We heartily concur in
the following statement, which we find in re-
cent issue of the Lake Providence Herald:
ave welcome with unfeigned pleasure, the
rc-appearance Of the Madison Journal among
our exchanges Our old friend Ferry has bod
mlsfoStanes and losses enough in the past ftnr
years to crush the spirit and destroy the energy
OF almost any man living, but he has survived
them al with rejuvenatcd appearance. The
copy ofthe journal now before US is decidedly
animprovemant upon all its predecessors, both
n N its contents and general typographical out.
only would visit your sanctnn,, and orr nlca.
sure would be to Herald the continued future
success Of the Madison Journaln
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Parish Of Claiborne,
Bossier Parish,
Caddo Parish,
Catahoula Parish,
Sabine Parish, by proxy,

'a''he Parrish by proxy, j. j. g. MMN Ssss
On motion the thanks of the conven,;o, ,,..,o
rendered to its President and officers FIR tho
faithful and impartial manner which thew Ind
performed their duties '''es na"
On motion of DR.. Bard the convention al
2. YoRK, 'e''oeu''
VI. DUpAY, Secretaries.
W. P. WILLIAMS
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AeETitorlal legislature TO 1nter0lCt the holding
OF slaves as property, they being recognized o.
by the Constitution of the country; and in the
absence Of any decision of the question by the
Supreme Court which Is recognized by ali mar
ties as embracing the whole subject Of differ
ence IN our ranks and as there Is not now, az
expressed by recent and almost unanimous
vote OF the Senate of the United States and so
stated BY the majority report made to the Char
lesion Convention, any necessity for legislation
oy Congress at this time; and as there may never
oe any occrsion for practical solution of this
question by the refusal of the government or
its constituted authorities to protect US in these
rights; and, unwilling to hazard the existence
OF the only party to which the country looks
to defeat the avowed enemies of our equality
IN the Union, if not of the Union itself, by what
may De an unnecessary assertion of such rights:
we will, and do, without waving our right to
demand all the constitutional protection claim
ed, whenever it shall be necessary to assert it,
instruct our delegates to the Charleston con-
vennon, to resume, in the adjourned meeting of
said convention, which is to take place at Bal
timore on the 18th, the seats which have not
been vacated, and if by them deemed advisa-
bic, to again press the adoption of the same, or
other resolutions-such as were by them favor
ed at Charleston-and failing to obtain every.
thing believed to be right, shall protest in the
name of the State against what may be consid- |
cred wrong; and, remaining in said convention
az our delegates, declare it our purpose to in. |
sist upon and demand q full recognition of ali
our constitutional rights, not only by the party.
but by the Government, whenever there NAV
be occasion requiring it.
JN0. NJ. SANDIpaE
The minority report was submitted to the
vote Of the convention and lost-yeas SO, NAYS
los. AN''
list Of the parishes that voted for and
'gainst the minority report
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| ~. HAAuclPAes ~ WOfQeQ e9 70 4VOt(
the possibility Of mieconstruction- priDciple
deemed political axioms BY ali Who uphold tht
equal rights of the States as the very basis o
tne Confederacy. Many delegates from the re-
naming sixteen States concurred In opinion
with this majority, conspicuous amongst whom
Jersey. N''"
The States which adopted this platform, give
electoral votes which Gun be relied on with ali
solute certainty In favor Of Democratic nomi.
nees, and well.grounded confidence is enter.
TIMED Of like result In Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. These seventeen States united
with Pennsylvania alone comprise a majority q
the entire electoral vote of the United States.
able to elect the Democratic nominees against
States '1e
tbs platform was deliberately rejected BY
comoination composed Of small fraction Of
the delegates from the seventeen Democratic
States and very large majority Of the dele.
gates Of the remaining sixteen States; and a
resolution was adopted In its stead simply re.
amrming the principles Of the Cincinnati plat
form, without explanation or Interpretation Of
its disputed meaning. This was done with the
openly-avowed purpose Of enabling the Demo-
cranc party to wage battle with some chance
OF success In certain Northern and Western
States by presenting to the people a. its doc.
trlnes principles openly and expressly repudis-
ted BY majority Of the Democratic State dele.
cations, and BY majority approaching unani-
nifty OF the Democratic electoral votes af the
Union. ~A '"e
The delegations Of eight States together with
portion Of that Of Delaware, fsithfui adher
ny, ,s, 10 our party aud firm supporters Of It's
principles, were thus, BY sheer force Of votes
'ass oy delegates from States that will certain
Y vote ,or tne Republican candidates, compel.
The Language of distinguished delegate thew
elt chat " was burning imputatiou upon
DC honor and patriotism Of The marty. al.
laiming to be national. and claiming to have
r'ncIplcs for lis guide, i, should ACKNOWLEDGE
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JonY L. LEWIS,
w. RoSsxAN.
LEWIS g'ExADA,
R. A. SMITH,
J. 6. WISE,
J II. NJ. LABAT,
G. r. HINES,
[ J. r. ANEREws.
! J. N. SASD1DaE,
J. r. EVANS.
I 9. R. HARRISON,
FELIX RoBB,
J. D. CALVERT.
J. R. ANDREWS,
J. c. WISE.
the convention usoro
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!ueHi, the Endorsement and justification which
Know they merit, and am confident they will
receive from the Convention or, II be dis.
appointed in this just expectation, to submit
failure to sustain them would convey,
Although bad not the honor to be a member
o. our delegation, I was at Charleston during
the sitting of the Convention, had daily com
munication with our delegates, and, while on
no occasion prescat at their deliberations, had
full and free conversation with most of them on
the questions pending before the Convention,
have not the presumption to suppose that NV
counscls exercised any influence on their &C.
tons; their high character, sound judgement,
position, political and social, for.
o,d such an Idea but ] say with pride and
pleasure that found entire sympathy and al
most perfect confidence in the views We mutu-
ally entertained and expressed. They will
render youa full account Of their Stewardship
and give you details Of the proceedings at
into which the limits Of an ordiua.
y letter will not permit me to enter. Rut
here are few salient points, necessary for the
proper understanding Of the position IN which
'ur delegates found themselves to which viii
lllade. Experience has demonstrated that The
.rganic basis Of representation in National
conventions Is essentially false, and that it does
lot secure y fair probability Of the selection Of
acceptable to the States by whose
'oees IN the ELECTORAL colleges their election
an only be affected. States, hopelessly aboli-
io0ixcd, such as Maine, New Hampshire.
sassachucets, Vermont, Michigan and Wiscon.
10, neusralixe the votes Of South Carolips.
ieorgta. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tex.
and Arkansas This injustice must he rem.
died BY the adoption of some more equitable
asis Of representation, or the slave States mnst
sreafser refuse 70 enter into National Con.
.ntion. II beaides the votes a. cast Al nres.
Il an additional vote were given 10 each
ate for every Democratic Senator and Renre.
NATIVE Il might at the time have In Congress
Is objection would be, 10 great degree re- l
wed. But this inherent difficulty in tie basis Z
representation was greatly aggravated bv 7
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SvnN w. AZ UNDERWOOD,
me Hon. Mr. Bickham, Of Washington. then
cracy Of Washington parish, which was read
and referred to the Committee on Resoiutions.
Eeao'eed, That the convention fully approve
and endorse the action of the Louisiana dele.
gauoa to the Charleston convention, and that
t1ey be instructed to attend the convention cali.
ea 70 meet At Richmond, and If necessary to
attend t6e adjourned convention to meet III the
CITY Of Baltimore; Procides, They can be a.
suted mat said convention will abandon the
minority platform adopted ct Charleston, and
. platform granting and guaranteeing the bro.
lection Of oil species of property In The Terri
tories belonging In common to the people Of
the United States. S~F'~ "
MI. =. G. Briscoe Of Madison, presented The
following resolutions which were, on motion,
read and referred to committee Oh resolutions
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He now appear. and claims his seal by
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-09

Teus les dois TIRES inir6 de In VILE de Ia NaSee9r
leans aeq's dc In poprttd de afn Mrln0si, Sans gaan
I'M MORCHAu DE ThRRh mesrran 3oD dF.16l acres ean
pIais d. bnis de cypress fsant face ate SIR lie Bayou
partie end de In lnb de Unite de In plantation
GRzear ensemble les dens fcss environ rs
penis, par oaHdetf rtgniirre de 2Aarpsrs dese
rlesias iiant prise dun pan de VIM j. Mccullough
gdncrai des Flats This, CONNIE lot No is.
SEPT MoRcEAGX DE TRRRE SUI lie eua drnft an i3enve
Mississippi disgns par IL Nos ii a. ID To- r. - 49,
6aut prise dun plHn de Hm j. Mccullough veyer general
Eu.is unis, CONNIE suit
lie M Ii contenan environ l21 arpens me
rtguliere par terre niuio
nans appartenant L. Saudon est par les Nos u
H. une gne paalele aree lie canal Hese ct sud par
Bayou 9uncha ct lie moTccRu No II.
lie No Il environ 6iO apen dune
nIne irgnliere hort sud par les erreS cdeyn In pro
priete de j. B. de ruy
nant L. Ailnndon no lgne parallee IL mtc sud
ct est par lt Bayou 0uacha on Baratara.
lie No Is environ 1870 arpen
CANAL meu de Ia distance de In rsefe uarha fond
asn face euve Mississippi sud Ia riSere
Ouacha en- bratAra est par e No IT, aes 10
No Ii sur pafallele lie cans Desrehan.
No II $50 grnen ct est borne
sud lie No ~ nord par Ia gne DIN fond DIES
Nos 3 ct s. Quest par lie No r. par
Ia riyiere ouacha gu Baratars ct lie moroccan No 49,
environ $50 arpents est borne m
les Nos Is IL par
riviera 0uscha OIL Bafa,aris.
lie No 10 contenan environ 100 arpens borne
nnrd par les teres de T. nrere PAR aYnu
6uaca baraiaa les lots Nos II ls Fest mar les
maenaHt cdesant apparenant Ia du
Convent DIES Irsullaes
uN MoRcEAU DE TERgE dams lie District BaratsIia sur
lie Baynn Dupont envon Is ieus dc In vile dr ia SouYells-
pfoondeur dc atsnt pafte dune ISLE mar
e Bayou Dupont, les Rseee Bayou u Denis d 10 Petit Lac
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Lands il, the Parish OF pIaauemines.

LARGE BODY or LAND In the parish of PTnqneriines
III ey y 4 NV s~S san ha III as ssnnatsd by
H. a at + y r. : r. = T. seesrdas 70 plan dawn b. 5a
II w f S ass WI Sn pan
Nos tor uclnsyely adina each other contain each
sbs L sa s sf r. n sp ss ssJs VII ~ front On
Lots Nos 2s nclaSyely adjoin each ether contain each
ssos 4 IL ness ssh aSSq : ~ ss' front @
Lots 81 ncusises adioln each ether contain each
sboa a superficial s;aIing each seea 40 feet trent on
Is Nos 63 a. ncasiycy sdlon each other contain each
die Mississipp liver, " depth Of about 5aol feet
Lots Nos IS o. inelsyey. adon each other contain each
the Mississippi river, BY depth Of about 2os feet
lots Nos IS nclusyey, adon each other, contain
Mississippi riser By depth Of abeut a1 feet
u.s. ZIG and III front The Mississippi river sd
tn each otler and their back line the upper side Of Grants
10 1ls containing s ,oa g :apssss acres
No. Iii containing about Is superficial acres.
Nos us to III inclssisely adon each other contain
superficial measuring each about $40 feet
front the Mssi'sppi river bs depth q about a1 feet
Attract OF LAND called La Gande ohenitre in The par
Ses ereass On liz sh bunk II hs Mississippi river ana
as 81 rs s vi a Il + s y y
r ds q o q .a 4 aa Nj bsSSs r I'D
W r. nd 4 IT. aud VIII be sod scsosds ah
y dab f @ sa eg H. Ge assa
Generaiifout designation or warranty OF quantity Or
This tract Of land said contain large quantity of live
oak for shpbhing AND consequently is galu
able.
The undivided half of A TRACT OF LAND the LEFT bank
If Mississippi river in The parish Of Pansmines about 30
miles below New Orleans, lying both sides of The
Risefe Gh6nes, commonly knawa the Jean Bapiste
snncer N and containing $40 according TO plan
drawn by H. PILE City Surveyor, the dimensions being
taken plan by William j. MeCuliaugh United States
Eur Said is designated said plan
on NJ 81 and d situated partly in 4 10 n r. Is E. and partly
: IN T. rs s X. Is Il.
Ills rnc said Tint the lands both sides oft Bayou
or Kere Ghsnes for distance back high and The
timber thereon Ii very valuable
THREE TRACTS OF LAND the left bank Of the Msss
r river IN the Parish q Plaaueaine on both sides Of The
Chenes about 10 nrpens back from lie mississippi
nT Is s. r. E. and composed Of The following divisions
aceodins plan dawn by Ieps IL Pit. City Surveyor the
djaeu4ns being tAke from plan by VIM j, Mccullough U.
s, surseyor- tieaera, viz
No. / contains. y NJ ~ acres
+leu
These t8o tracts adjoin each othcE
The tracts Nos. mud Immediately in the Of the
plantation NOW FORMERLY belonging 10 Aan Soye and o. p
Jennletier Nos, is Immediately III the
rear ii plantations Of j. \ dc Egaa and Henry Doyle
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t title and interest of The city Sgp Orleans
,rsd TOi lie Of John MeDanogh winut any wa
a, m TR ACT OF LAND measuring $40 At In acres, being
swamp, fronting partly The Bayou aiaatia and
lp o M bacR boundary ne of the Gaaear nAaatian and
lenitaf anents, and designated pai dfaHny
41Is IL Pit City sryeYnG the dneisions elas nen nom
Win n Wm Mccullough United States sufseyorenefal
as Lot M. IL.
sEvIN TR ACTS OF AND !e right side Of The sIisi5
ai rse designated ~ lhs Eos - ~ H. 10 81 X - opa
rlan drawn by Louis Y Pin Wy sskss9l ny nesions
i4iug from plan pS 70 III ti"ea ''tes
snryeyoesGenefa, rs follows.
c+ No n contains 1 apenis. and is of irregular
fam, baunled north and wes BY Rtds now 70 h All.
sno east by tracts No. l2and 70 on PARALLEL nv with Canal
Sastysiar and south by aso 0uacha and tract No H.
u. Ma II contains about $50 arpens and is of irregular
an, handed south by LANDS formerly thp properly OF j. B De
trny west by lands now belonging 10 ID Nlantoh north By
line parallel With ths south lhi.i anu e'' " 9 h"5oa
Onacha or Bafatafia. z=H
Tct No. Is contains abuut 1890 aenis and Is bounded
h nv tract No. L. line peIpendcuar 10 the canal at the
n trnntin nu he river Mississippi south by the river
naAchA arataa east by " 80 To- IN" wes ps sfae' Ne
A on a line parallel with Canal llesfehan
No l6 contains so arpents and is bounded west
No IL north by tine. No II, Live perpendicular
~ snai in continuation the line OF division between tacts
NJ II and Is east By tact No y en- Inc parallel with the
a.. and south BY the river Ouacha or BafRtara
Tract No II contains about $50 arpcns and bounded south
~ ,rnct Ma is north the line n tracts Nos aud
st by trae No T. and by the river ouacha or Bsr
taria and tract No. IL.
~ Taes No is IL and the other sides by the river
0uPcha or Barafhf'a.
Paet No. 10 contains ld0 arpens and bounded on
nT and aes hs e lana of T. tiarere, the south by
y CnaehA or Blutafa aud los Nos. u and L. and
do e BIZ lands formerly belonging 70 me community o.
the Ursulines Convent
TRACT OF LAND, III tic District Of Rafaiaria en- the
Baycu Dapont sea II ssHes en lhe fis q heW 1Iieaps
nt n three Hsnts euF PAT nfhn lR'snd bounced ny
ssyou nnpou. ta RKee Rayea = iitt sna smah Lake.