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SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT
Walk commencing at Basin street and running around he
Old Basin and aeng Canal Carondelet Claiborne
aid paving be but feet wide om the banquette
sidewalks wings sides u Inc bridges and tie crasngs
s Ss RI s9h hive e blue ] other m equally
On the the slope Of the Sides
inches vide less than three and half inches thiek
ahsg aad b s Sc good ns and in He
same desired draining lots Thes shah be duly in
r Fl
edy as 5 Tn s os a
and to the entire satisfaction Of he City surveyor
hlss I Se inshs ssew ne
upper surface Of the adjoining gutter shall be admitted in the
Hs saa s,S for the @ shall b well
he City Surveyor and those for the crossings shall be well
sad laid on bed Of London gravel and sharp sand four
The contractor shall be bound without extra compensation
given by the City all old cubstones of the sidewalks
Of the sidewalks which may damaged by
The gutter shall be of North stones of the
best quality hewed and dressed measuring from hires six
They shan join their length the eurbones well
sea u The best KIM and shall b laid on
thick with slope one inch towards The cu bsione
ePs III
The stones shall be bank stones Of
he Pet quality measuring not less Than inches long They
thick in the wokmanike manner touch each
laid points iii hose On tie aat shall b rejected
@ aod aya oa"a r9awsy a b
ss sar 5 ss ssd s
The joints shall be hsd up with dry river sand and after
ammed twice joints Shall BE- allied With lake shells
or London gravel and sharp sand mixed and the paving
coating three Il lake shells and sharp sand mxs oa
London gsye end sharp sand mixed and the street shall then
The earth picked the shall property of the
contractor and shall be removed and hauled away BY him
The contractor shall be hound keep the paving perfect
god repair and condition for and during after
dion, The win amount Of the
wnSs work which tenth shall paid tue contractor the
good order and condition. otherwise shall be forfeited for Tie
An the materials shall be quality and shall be fur
nished by the contractor, as well as the labor
CANS following n tbs f The BY he Common
the same is not completed. =
CURED guarantee faithful performance Of tle contract
The whole work shall entire satisfaction 81
Of the work. ssre = - es''-s
Paymants to be made the completion of the work on
the City Surveyor as follows, to-wit
against lie said to bs made BY the ey Ss
ysyer II conformity with section ll9 Of the siy charter
oeated al the rights q the city and seize he
dc city not to be held liable or fssonsSe for Of said hIs
should the same be paid and the proportion be paid by
The Contractor shall pay into the CITY Treasury prior 10 re-
I pig n @ hs s
tractor shall have the right demanding petitioners the
reimbursement Of said costs Of Publication
f e nnh he sn5 pa wa h me pc
Y which the work being executed the Council shall have the
fault e bs sas @ IN o n II aa
spIyng to court Of justice ennal ih and wihel in
tractor shall any afAnion tbs work or finish and
Tue same in conformity with hsconireef the contractor
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE cONTRaCT
- for The Of brick bordcred ~ curb
stones and wooden CUTTERS on both johnson street from
usuines to Espauade seesad sidewalks to 81 fweiy.
and dressed curistones shall ,ins N,
sssa s e Mi Ma, hen xs s s 09ss other
ss slope e t s ass S9 ,ee to sx feet ss
They Joints and IN nshss 'n's nan
s des ans s I'D Mh s nicely
h Lengths from ,rs + siS tie work
d aa ss sna levels shs sh shall given
bs ne q err se q sdo fss pf sea.as TO-
was Il @sa
than inches shorter than three feet and bavine in NJ
s s rss1 a snail III y SeGM r. surface Of
MoonEs cutters shah be best saw
WI na s twelve ya inches was G oar inches thick in lengths
lengths halyed ten Inches a. the oa
VIII oak pins Gs hsa inches i da
ntng The o pans nearest Tie enr Rsass
shall be beveed 10 suit or outside edse
est sassp s'
@ lsaI ee az s s wide ana
driven down and spiked with sa gntter plank viii 1t east
win Ten inches ,ess wd if by
So saa Nh, S sn ngh ne s lsd The plank
Be Of dry river sand four inches thick and sody beded
ss ss Il s shall
eng ihe latter sha be lad with slops Of inch
b four inches s i by eir IL
plank the sides bottom with two By four in ncSss
through hssR Whole @ %
walks. "A''' " ''o ''ae-
lake bricks Of the best quality II herring bone on bed Of
e ase as sssa e. efF sass Ss @
The bricks shall be wen filled with sand and coating Of
&c 81 s ss s
ens broken sId Wei rammsd and made Level graded
ha s1 ash RE foot 4 IT, FL ground where allied
solid bsddne G U Of ~
inch Of hsp sand Or hs billy under lie bricks and said
la laid in close Joints without any rugged Or hollow place
50 ,hat ne pavement will bear straight edge
GENKRil CLAUSES whole work shall be executed 10 the
indgs quality q NE Work surveyor 3'o wl'i oe the sole
5s he e s PIT QUALITY and shall
az. Tf Il. ss e hound the
mon Council and 70 complete the three mouths alter
PENALTY o. sn dollars day for each and
Good and solvent security in the $500 shall be required
s s ssseson .
eh ] sss to b Hs By the
made BY the City Surveyor conformity with section liz Of
who uhoased ali tic tights e tie cit ey e se sal
sS i an s e o e1ps w n q II q said
sponsble for any Of said bills should the pa
p' he n p SK Hsas o e pss
lie ss i a s
erI H. s # . saa cost q qualification
j 5e w M M M
which II is being executed the Council the right
to annnl the contract without putting contractor in defa
required by article 1905 of the Civil Code and without apnIy
ilg to epnri Of justice to annn the ard without nde
shall at time abandon the work finish and conplete
the same in conformity with his contract contractor
shall forfeit all claims he have for any part
done by him mp to The date Of he and that
for and Is also understood a In case lie contract III
resod the contractor and his securities held and
pound in sodo to unto the city all loss difference
me price at which the contractor originally per-
form e work and the prices at which it may be sdjudiced
at resale feadndication
Bids to be running sidewalk cofplefe including
the turning Of the corners
New Orleans May s. 1850.
tsilnedl LOUIS H. PILE
City
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i CQDlprROlslsaS R---oEEICIAls..
cy i fs NV Sssss a asy'S q. 1850
4 mo. 5iS2.
Tss s C s ss Il 70 q
sss a syTa s1s sssas 8 s's ss
+ @ wa g Il s e q ~ ,hs
eiseaiea ef the 6oa'iacn SSaEe, ax.,nr
- rresidsas BeNTa Il q As Ss,s Aldermen.
4 lsssnsu' Prssissns q Board s,i ef Aldermen.
A1psoS sssa ms5'i = - GERARD srIrH, Mayor
voce i hereby sises thst on WEDNESDAY May a 1885,
Twill adiadcass at MY ec II Y ocieck ~ The above con-
'1s %sio .as Y. nufIEssas. comptrellsr
cFEcxFICATIoHs E,0R THE CONTRACTS
g WIN i s ssx Mem s,r ssd s ss asss
fsscs. aam ssS A e Sc Cssi0mhosss street
Sssh AL seah Market streets, from Teoupouas New
paving with square blocks Of Exchange
risss from Canal % oastoanleuse sirsst. .
sok s y q ssd hss mel il any resgss. pio
au wsdR lss han twelve nor more than twenty
s Is si srrd having parallel Or saaare des md ens.
E y sss , s s The sps sss b
sha b ct g a. e forEys degrees With HE
Tbs quite: stones shall he Of good hard granite obtained from
ssys nenss VIDE ~ no le than eight inches thick They
e as to make E inis and the shall b perfectly well
nersa a.a afssa g lsy shaii PC Ttleeied
Ven hsssa I'D dFssssa bsyel dressed ne
thirty inches md IN les than thick
The crossing ssoes shan be of North river blue stones Of the
best quality well hewed and dressed nos les than oa
Joints e ;5ssi
ie Tor tls shh PC o. son RIVER blue
sGass e ~ n s M q o9|ea s 81 rs er
ss $50 shan thrss iee square ~ two and
ri sase 10 The best London gravel no, over one and
aaaf incs a Y da N ss.r
II ro ts sp q shs bridges :, The
Charities
iSe Gsis sarvssoT 'a's'sAsu y
steps over re- cutters snsi Ge o. ne ss cast
md Il sc Willis and psrn T. sa il M b neh s %
slsssys, = x,,s "A, osx = n, \
"a @ I. ~, A., Y asn s and sslald
sbs s s T @ aew III
sa 8 =. assossas e ts lines and given
shall h ay ints,spssssd y lengths e from three fes
US aaa saen @ @ shall nsbs ogs
ssa " \ ss y, and s
through he by he contractor Whenever required 81
IL shan b laid seeonr u liz lines and
s ssss and Sharp s4e
w s ana @ g = M ssd Il hs
sS ss e s se0S o1ss ne and .s ess,
az TRs ,; sS
ill., gntter stones shall on in their lenr III ; a.
shsl III Lid @ = 4 don u
ss (, mixed a,;, sad E e S @
ioins Joints over half an inch WIDE otherwise
.y ssa Ss TO y hled up with ne gravel and
3 s s ss sa
The surface Of the u Es given
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- CoxrTRoLIER,s oFrIcE.
City Of New Orleans, May Q, 1850,

l5 8 s# GosPTRo1IERs OFrIcE.
City of New Orleans, May O. 1850
mo. 5122.l
Resard That the Comptroller he il hereby
fo 70 the highest bidder twenty days notice In
the ocial journal contract for the right way Of ouh
rairoad and the privilege of running thereon for
iHeniy years on Canal street. from Rampant The Ne
aIie Ridge thence down said Metarie Ridge the BAYOU ST.
John a Of said construction Of tracks style cars rates Of
speed eic to pc In accordanee with the specifications Of
the and said adjudication be subject 10 the
or rejection OF the Common Council + m 'ff
lsignedl JOHN T. MONROE,
- PRESIDENT Board of Assistant Aldermen
lstgnedl j. o. NIXON,
President Board Of Aldermen.
Isignsdl GERARD sTITH, Mayor
Notice Is hereby given that SATURDAY I'd of June
contract. - ' 'S''
myl0 2,t v. DuPLEssrs. Comptroller.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

ordinance existing, that may hereafter be enacted
q 81 as sss & s q ID ~
and every essSs ~ L.
sres and condition. during the continuance ha privilege
a. pasS e an 8 sapsysa s5ss through which
er contractors refuse neglect g keep said stree.
right and sses T. ne cry saf II hss s
psss s ss ny n &c or and The
ose any court OF competent jurisdiction for the benefit Of the
The Northeastern shall be used exclusively
ming To The city 70 he Bayou Brdgs hs
The tracks shall DO commenced simultaneously Rampant
sorssor u sontrsetoss binding himself d sssls
Se Tss A. Sas a5d W sos TN
same within one year after.
said roads sufficient number passenger be drawn
~ mosaic as = so Is and % ase
os az materials and labor required for the construction and
Tie city Of New Orleans shall liable any
materials furnished fer these osds ard every outlay aud sS
Of whatever kind aa be borne by The contractor
The shall furnish coed and solvent
to as s 4 hs 81 & tn
The fare between Rampant street and Bayou Bridge or for
any distance between these points, shall not exceed
The shall annually pay the City
Treasury the assessed value Of said roads and fixtures
road and fixtures shah be assessed BY the usual mode or
road shall be constructed under the supervision Of the
and in accordance with the lines and grades be
that failure BY the contractor
Z Ss I III ss
n which Ae work being executed The Council shall have the
a @ @ G esd md M II
% aad Il veil to- ba sn sa aS s com m
tractor shall any abandon the work. or not finish and
complete the with contract The said CON
tractor shall forfeit all claims BIO have part the
Sors done " him t. The date Of hs that
therefor and i also well That q sas
Of the contract Or Of such abandonment Of the contract
O. The city Of New Orleans shall have the right TO resell the
soIido. N.e IS '''e -
ferlng the bonus privileges bonus to be paid
As follows o:it oae mn. in cash. signing the contract
I n9 Of os M
sad railroad fixtures and other appurtenances,
privilege valuation be BY
@ Ge T. e hy the
nmpie shall be appointed District Courts
New Orleans, May g. 1850.
tsisneD LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by Committees on Streets and Landings Of both
boa e; O. ne Common Council, M ,,-,,.
Sass ~, -. Ho B s hSTahR ona'nsn
mylo 22t HENRY DuREL. For Comptroller.
mo. 5l34.
r Thatth Comptroller BE- and he hereby authorized
for the filling Of Waer street from Caope Julia street.
Of the City Surveyor and the sales approval Or
lection Of The Common Council ~. $500
President Board OF Assistant Aldermen
President Board of Aldermen,
Signed GERARD sTITH, Mayor
Ngss I hereby given that THURSDAY 18th May 1860
VIII adtndcate at my Office at IL o'clock NJ the above
mylo u Y. DUPLEssIs, Comptroller
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History Of the Annexation Of Texas.
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GoSrrRoIisR's OFrIcE j.
q4s City Of New Orleans, May TO- 1860.
mo. 5126.J
Resalfes7 That the Comptroller b. and bs u h.rs,
e e lhs bidder cash separately after ten
days notice IN the Official Journal for t following
described the done in accordance
with on Tile IN the Surveyors Office and fe ad
Indication therefor 70 e subject approval rejection Of
lt contract construction sidewalks boreyed
BY crhstones and wooden CUTTERS on both se ~ Tnbnsu
street, from ursulnes to EsplAnnde street = i
ID contract for paving with round STONES f,aron,., Wall,
from Basin to Claiborne street. ~ sies $50
lsgredl JOHN I. MONROE
,c..,, iiesiueht board OF Assistant Aldermen.
tsgneal j. q. NIXON.
President Board or Aldermen
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- wasSih r. ia concerning the right Of
baNou bridge. fFs.o esiees, aoM rampant 10 the
hTog M or contractors shHi be bound In eon.,rc,
6ssd Apoee named street. withia the p,e ~
yn AM, su niiroes The trucks shall he ~ a t
same pattern as sho inches gaas The rails shall be az he
a1s la ,h n " seea IN the SnrvcSors oie H. a
s hu ~ the shall he af h ~, h.e
nv s,lnii nafe The following dmelsons e gsss au
tes sna ue eisner pi cypress nina Il; ~ cross
ana egns ssl long ard the string pieces ~ inches
The paving Of The street where The sams % -,
the Smelling Of the street where he same bias well as
iake n the streets shall be graded proper era shal be
tabhed w the City Scrvey6r and shall receive ~ es
inches Of London gravel which shall perfeclS & o Tour
niiss It FERNS bard nnda ion the crossties MN ts
hid a. distances Of tive feet the top of said
he string pieces shall bs placed and tc top of said sirn
p'eees the iron rails shall he placed tn rails shall NOT weigh
less than 70 lbs 70 the yard The paving 81 the shall ther
read by the contractor contractors The hest workman
like and the esro satisfaction II the civ snrsyor
Wherever the Is yet paved the lines Of said track
within The rails shall be paved with stones in he bes
gosnalke manner and 10 The entire satisfaction o the CITY
Surveyor = - -
The shall b u the description as those used In ina
sy O. rhserhia md Of such dimensions will seat thirty
persons The cars shall he drawn By horses mules and
than one horse msi BIS used for enr they shall be
aoI The cars shall We often per day and
as the contractor or contractors proper INIT
eaer ahIcrysis thnn every fifteen minutes from
y ~ sseck y NJ ard every thrs minutes from IN oteieck
~ lt midnight. The speed af The ears shall No, exceed
~ mltes PEI hanE III ears tia. may rim an sad raiires
Ssee ahd IA heak siali ho nrnsitea of sod AMI
nsaa sa rear ght placed in con uSsnn IN
s'' y hs cars and FOR violation OF shs clause or Of
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GoMFrRoLLER,s OFFICE, !
City Of New Orleans. May 10, 1850, J
mo. 5IIg.l 4

G0MPrRoLLERs OFFICE D
City Of New Orleans May TO- 1850 /
mo. 5II9.l
Rols That the Comptroller be and he Is hereby authorized
e h1yudyae p The highest bidder twenty DAYS notice in
me oieta Journal contract the privilege and rrht o
iar twenty years for Running double railroad IN
me center OF street from TO the haven
~ John hfigs IN accordance with specifications of ts Sr
Neyer fer The consncouof said RAILROAD e n
ears rates pt are speed and the To he
saect 70 tne approval or rejection Of the Common Council
lsixnedl n JOHN r. MONROE.
PRESIDENT Board of Assistant Aldermen
tsignedi % IS y. y. NIXON,
Approved April % 1860 e@'ee y A'eesihen.
y lsisnedl GERARD sTITH. Mayor.
Notice Y hereby given that SATURDAY June 1854
Nil - Office, u O'Clock H. the above eanrs
&c
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COMPTR0GSIsEH~ -~OEFIClAL.
800 - 3 kgosrrRol1xR's 0ffirR.
CIV ff New Orleans. May 10. 1860 s.
mo. $751;
7,ss Tho Ceiun.felier and he is hereby author
~ ~ siscsar Lowest bidder after 10 days nci n tne
" sai s 4 cenksaet paving with square blocks Norih
ss sSeh Nasks fn TchenF7icuas 70 New Lssee
WI sE "a m oae with specifications on ME il
A. XII osse ned The adjudication % be subject 10 aae
aprfsFs5ss " ns3 = JOHN RI MONROE
& President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
49, rs,frnedl III j o. NIXON We
PseSilent Board Of Aldermen.
Appsoved April s. 1850.
ISgncdl NkhAhp sAl1hi mayor.
Notice il hereby given that WEDNESDAY, May q 1885,
viii adiadscaie cce Of II oeleck NJ the above
tract - v>,,,,, x-,,,,, :, =.
rayl8 a9t Y. HEfLESStS. Comptroller.
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Approved April q, $50.
tSignedl GERARD STrrH aysxa,

Notice Is hereby given, that WEDNESDAY, May a. 1860
tracts. - - 800 IN
myl0 1T v. DUPLESSIS copnfro,Iar
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:, a -. City Surveyor.
Boards of the Common Council N"es wv
(Signedl H. T. VENNARD -
Registered May ., 1860 'i'
myIo \ HENRY DuREI, for Comptroller.
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w ~ brought . to the City Police JAN ON the
", 18Th q APRIL 100, the bsek boy RANDOLPH. Says he
isfree and Is feet inches high and has the right
leg. and is about rs or ~ years 0 age,
The will call aud claim his according 10 law
ED. BLANCHARD,
49, Keeper Of City Police Jail.
my4 l5t For COMPTROLLER
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mo. 5ls4.l
CPEcIFicATIoNs FOR TrIE CONTRa11

Notice hereby given that on THURSDAY 18th May 1864
tract - Ill
mylo i V. DUPLEssIs, Comptroller.
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NEW ORLEANS. March 90 1860
To the Honorable the Common Council
of the City of New Orleans
GENTLEMEN-The undersig ned. owners
" Of real estate fronting either side street. from
road TO ursunes street. honorable
authorize the Comptroller to sell after days notice. the
tract to the above named streets with
ding to Section 9 of the City Charter approved March M
@ in accordance with grades and levels by the
City Surveyor.
iaf; Gnyol, 1874 feet
A. Faiyre, 20
John Ksier, 30
II. Gerard n
z-a@ H. Morgan, LIS
Geo. Eteuben, 60
JAS. A. HOPKINS
Secretary Assistant Board
NouyEiLE ORLEANS, % mars 1860
A Honorable eonsei Gommnn de Ia Nouyeile Orleans
MI ESSIEURS-Les sOussfgnes, propfIetnf-
~ les deux c0tes de Ia Tohti, Bsyou
Ia rue DIES Ursnines denandent honorable corps
orise conroleur de vendre dix jours davis
at pour payer Ia ite DIES caloux rDnd
ment Section 10 de la Charte de Ia willie approuya 20 de
vile. - - ~ "
Laf Guyol, 124 pieds
A. Faivre, 20
John kister 50 .
II. Gerard, "a
II. Morgan, l25
Geo. Steuben,
.5.@ JAS. A. HOPKINS,
aIo Iawow seeretaire du Bureau des Assistants Aldermen
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,.g3Y =. z4ns 1IN5. 4
zss2fsff That ihe {zaiss Works C1inpsnv ~. AS 49,
y e ssss5 sgs soaheasi sias
- nv Y ao snssr g rees Of uiesnt w. s. masy
Il fsss s ssss market N time q lie city paving
s slssl ssS N y. O. NIXON
fSt,.a.. - PRESIDENT Beard Of kldef,nar
g .ssa.as4. JOHN A. A0NRoEs
Nay IA iisi1 '@'a y Assistant Aldsrmea
1zaz Isssseal sisRARp sTlra, assor.
The Opelousas courier., 1860-03-31

A1ais Ia compagnie ne doute pas du success
81 lie Congress Tai Went en- aide. Celui-ci a
paru 1ongtemps sefrayer de la grandeur de
Ientreprise. Pourtant 81 l'on veut refechir
ee qui etc aceompli dams ce genre, on
vera que lie projet d'unir lie Mississippi au Pa
Clique Test nj moins aise nj plus grandiose
que bien d'autres qui ont etc executes en-
Amerique. La grande ligne qui unit la Nile.
Orleans au Canada est plus Tongue que celle
qui trayersera le continent de Pest 4 rouest,
ct au Canada, lie chemin du grand Tronc a
1,1l6 miles de longueur. LIE premier rail-
way etc inaugure en- Angleterre il y
trente ans, ct l'Europe ct .l'Amerique pos
sedent aujourd'h hui 52,1S6 miles de voies
ferrees qui ont conte So. 336, ,237 7,O65.
Ne nous arretons pas dams la carriere que
nous avons narcourue jusqu'ici avec tant de
succes LIE Pacihque doit etre relic PAT
lantique par une vote ferree : creons-la ct ne
perdons pas un temps precieux a compter ct
recompter quelques millions lorsque nous les
depensens 81 aisement pour des trayaux bien
moins mportants-Abea1Ie. .
The Opelousas courier., 1860-03-31
Vente PaaEolitftae.
siol a. Adozphe LQine ct

Succession a Adolphe Lame ct Caroline
Dugas.
W nm yertu dun ordre de Honorable Ia
80 Codr du Qninzieme District Judiciaire
dams ct pour Ia Paroisse ST. Landry, en- date
du % Feyriers 1860, le, soussigne, Tuteur
Datif, vendra par Ia vote dun encanteur
ddment commissionne, le
Jeudi. $ Avril proclaim, 1860,
sur lhabitation de J.ufroy Landry, a la
Pointe Mouton, dams Ia Paroisse St. Landry,
les propriete siiivantes appartenant d ladite
Succession. a savoirs:: 4 &sa.s.. ssa ssa
Edouard, negre age denviron 80 ans.
Rose, negresse agee d'environ Is ans
presque aveugle.
Fanny, negresse agee d,ehhyiron leans.
.s CONDITIONS - Ces dts esclayes seront
vendus un credit DC un, .deux et trroiis ans,
4 partir du jour de Ia yente, payables en- trois
termes annucls ct egaux les acquereurs
fournissant leurs ,billets avec securite, 10
satisfaction de Lufroy Landry, Tuteur natu-
rel, ct lesdits esclayes demeurant spectacle
ment hypotheques pour assurer lc Placement
du capital ct des interets @,
-, LUFROT LANDRY,
8 Mars 1860. 1;Utcnr Dat.h 3.c.