The New York herald., 1871-09-11
JOHN SI.IDELL'S WILL.


Inventory OF Ills r. cal nd Personal Property.
In the Second District Court of New Orleans 6H
the 6th instant Thomas Allen Clarke aled the follow.
ing will and testament OF John Slidcll which, being
duty proved by james N. Lea and Francis II. Hatch,
was ordered to be deposited aud recorded In the
once OF the clerk OF said court. es+.
The will and inventory were contained In sealed
package, sealed with green sealing wax and bear
ing the following snperscrp tom
Thi. packaa. contains my VIII % wish opened ~
the absence Andre Desonde Jr, A. Clarke inf Wife
,Le presence Of either with be ssncen' ,oy. -,
Here Is the will:-
This ts my last Will and testament, written dated
and signed IN my own handwriting.
revoke all testamentary dispositions previously
made. | leave to my sister Ann annuity OF seoj
payable quarterly leave to my wife Mathilde Des-
ioDde, all :he coTporeai movabes OF which may die
fhoriAng her 20 take Immediate possession OF them
ior her without inventory or control OF any
KIND. l do further leave ner an annuity OF $4,000,
payable quarterly, and also the slaves OF which
may die possessed but without the power OF selling
any said slaves, unless they themselves may desire
TO purchase their freedom. These bequests are not
In any manner aect the donation OF SSo zoo ade
the sums becoming due to my wife by virtue OF my
marriage contract be paid out OF the surplus revenues
meanvb,ie m compensate the interest thereon, TO
co l,inue however, without deduction, after
na,d. make my vile, Andre Deslondes Amier and
ThOmas Allen Clarke my testamentary executors,
j
scnors rom the obligation responsibility OF max
ing an inventory OF nv succession releasing them
from All and every responsibility for not causing the
ssme TO TO be made enclose herewith an inventory
Oi nv property, made by me- April, 1861. THIS In
Account book left with my agents Messrs. Clarke 4
8ayne, show with suniclent exactness the etate
sav,Sg s e trouble and useless expense Of judicial
proceedings Of showing that the leeacies have
made very largely within sGe hn' o the as
,sn no recourse TO the tribunals OF Louisiana, ex-
cept for purposes where their in,eryen!lon shall be
Also release my wife from all ana every obIiga.
,ion 10 make or cause oe made an inventory OF
siren JOHN SLIDELL.
new ORLEANS August 21, 1851.
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY OF JOHN sLIDRLL, MADE
ON APRIL l. 1861, ron THE INFORMATION OF HIS
t,iizens, Gsnk. forty shares. SIC, coo
S,,,zens, Rank property stock II shares 49,. 1850
New Orleans Jackson and Great Northern
adsas Kaliroaa ,ta,road. suy Ss shares s...... 20
Crosse Tete Railroad, % shares. ........... $50
Carrollton Railroad stock 22s nall and 10 full
sheras .......................... 5000
,onse on Royal sire Il Ii, 600
store on Customhouse street. 5000
store on Ievee street.. 81 90
Store on Common street. $4,000
store on St. Charles street.............. 5000
Property on Camp street. et..-............... $4,000
PROPERTY on Baronpe and Hevia streets 1900
property Poydras Market. 1900
Prorerty on Foucher street,. 5000
Propperty on New Levee and south Market
streets ....................... II, 900
Property DeloTd street, three lots. 3,oJO
pronertv triangle. ........................ 1000
Properfy on Jersey and Josephine streets. " 5000
PROPERTY between Carondeet and her canals. 10000
pronerfy adjoining Shell Road ........... 40, 900
Various properties below city, Nos. 81, 49, 3d. 12S
as'... ...................... $500
small properties in Carrollton Nos ~. 49, 5O 1850
property In rear Faubourg Delasslze, han... $500
Honmas property, one-ntlth. .............. 25 800
lands In Point Coupe. st. Martin and Iber-
willie, remaining from partition with Dennis
town I'D Individual entries, $500 acres. $1,000
q. X.
Miller 200 acres. ........-........... So 400
Lands with r. A. Key, 1,433 acres my hail.. 2,s66
Lands with W. Beard. halt OF 4. "a acres, ana
amount due by INN for MS nalf............. 1900
smoant due 10y hlm for his 1s,2os
estimateu Al S4.. northumberland. 4.5os
mated at tSd...................... 64,5os
Property, estimated due thereon 10y POWELL. ~, 100
Property IN Illinois and Iowa Win 4. A.
clark, my proportion 10000 acres. s.......... $4,000
Property III iowa and Wisconsin with f. Riggs
l. 500 acres. 1850
Property ID Iowa with Belmont 10000 acres. IL, 500
Property with A. ". Phelps, $500 acres, my
hall, and mis- Indebtedness. ............. 600
Property with A. - Walker, 4l43 acres, my
halt. ana mis- Indebtedness. s.................. 69f0
Pills receivable other tAan rent notes, deduct
ing discount at eight per cent until matu-
rIiy, aud cash zee, BOO
House purcps seq r. A. GuyOl................ 1000
DOnesiIc slaves furniture, eIc............ H. 900
lands with :. II. Brigham half Z,0s5, with
amount due for his hall, estimated al s0... 1875
Itsve q stock note IN Ciizens Bank FOR $3,44s,
rsyzble yrne Annual IhsiajDent sl7I ana interest.
hAve no of.sr GeDL JOAN sLlDELL