The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-27
Partition suit between the co-heirs of
j. B. Gaudin and Wife, and
co-proprietors.


co-proprietors.
DY VIRTUE of decree rendered in the
I'D above entitled suit on the 30th day of
December, A. D. 1871, by the Honorable the
aforesaid court, will offer for sale at Public
Auction on the Babin Place, seven miles
above the town of Donaldsonville, on the
right bank of the Mississippi river, on
Tuesday, the 3Oth day of .Jan-
uary, A. ID. ls72,
at IL o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wlt:
l. The HOME PLACE, being a sugar
plantation in the parish of Ascension, at
about six miles above the town of Donald
sonville, on the right bank of the Mississippi
river, having front on said river of twenty
one arpents, more or less On the depth there
to appertaining of forty arpents, more or
less, including the double concession and the
batture thereto belonging, the whole contain
ing four hundred and sixty-eight superficial
arpents, more or less, bounded above by the
lands belonging formerly to j. N. Dugas,
now to Raphael Anthony, and below by the
lands of Edmond Bujol ST., heretofore of
Trasimon Landry, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon and
thereto attached and belonging, with the
stubble and seed cane, including the sugar
house, mill machinery, etc., ETC.; also, twenty
two (22) mules working on said plantation,
ten tl0) heads of horned cattle, carts, plows,
cultivators, fiukes, three 81 skiffs, and other
implements of husbandry belonging thereto;
also, corn, hay, one hundred and fifteen (ll5)
cords of wood, block and tackle, sugar ket-
ties, tarpauling. carpenters, coopers and
blacksmith tools, ETC.. etc.
The upper line of the Home Place runs to
post placed at the lower boundary of the
land purchased of Sifrin Babin, and now be-
longing to said co-proprietors, and thence to
division canal between the Home and Ba-
bin Places, following said canal to lands of
Henry l.. Duffel.
3. A small TRACT OE LAND on which
resided Mrs. Jean Denou, having front on
said river Mississippi of two ~ arpents on a
depth of forty arpents, bounded above by
the lot of Mr. Pierre Caussou, of one arpeDt
front ON four arpents i'll depth, to measure
from the upper line, and by other lands be-
longing to the said parties and cO-heirs, and
below by said tract formerly belonging
| to J. n Dugas and now to Raphael Anthony,
together with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon; with the exception of the
building at the lower front corner of said
land, which belongs exclusively to Felix Ba-
| bin with privilege of occupying the same to
the 10th of April, 1876, without charge, as
per written agreement of the 10th of April,
| 1871, but with the understanding also that
| the said personal right of occupancy shall
not be transferred to any other person.
3. The BABIN PLACE, being sugar
plantation Immediately above the tract just
described, having front on said river of
| thirteen and one-fourth arpents, more or less,
| on an irregular depth of say forty arpents.
| more or less, containing three hundred and
/ forty-one superficial arpents, more or less,
with the exception of a lot OF one arpent in
front and one arpent in depth, to measure
| from the upper corner of the said plantation,
belonging to the district school, and the
buildings thereon and of lot of one-half
arpent in front on q depth thereto appertain-
/ ing of about three arpents, to measure from
| the lower line of said plantation, with the
buildings thereon, belonging to the heirs OF
Valery Leblanc; the said Babin Place being
bounded below by the land just described,
on which resided Mrs. Jean Denou, and
above by the land of the late Joseph LIE
| blare now of his surviving widow together
| with all the buildings and improvements
| thereon, stubble and seed cane, sugar-house,
steam mill and engine, etc., ETC., twenty ono
| (21) mules, carts, plows, eultiyators, corn
planters and other implements of husbandry,
two ~ skiffs, carpenters, eooper's and
/ blacksmith's tools, block and tackle, q lot OF
bricks, sugar kettle, a lot of lumber, shingles
and pickets, eighty 1907 cords of wood, a
horse mill hay, corn and other accessories
used on said plantation and thereto belong
| ing
The lower line of the Babin Place runs to
a post placed at the upper buck boundary Of
the land where resided Mrs. Jean Denou
| thence down the back line of the said DenOu
residence to the post placed at the lower
back line of the said Sifrin tract and
! division canal; and the said Babin Place
| having q right of drain through two canals
or bitches which run across the Home Place
and fall into Bayou Joe-Rose, with the
privilege of cleaning said canals through
their whole length.
4. A LOT OF GROUND on which Syl
vany Gaudin now resides, one mile above
the Babin Place, having front of foul
arpents on the Mississippi river. on depti
of - arpents, the lines closing, said lo
containing thirteen superficial arpents more
or less together with all the buildings ant
/ improvements thereon, bounded above by
the lands of Mrs. Henry l.. Dutfel, and below
and in the rear by the lands OF j. Edmond
g. Co., with the right of drainage on th'
back lands.
S. Another LOT OF GROUND at about :
arpents from the river, containing clever
and .20-l00 arpents superficial, more or less
bounded in front by said lands of J. Edmond
Buiol s. Co., above by lands of Mrs. Henr,
L. Duffel and below by lands of said +
Edmond Buiol & Co, and the above descrih
ed Babin Place and others; and in the rea
by the Babin Place with the right of drail
through the back canal of Babin Place Il
Bayou Joe-Rose
6. Another LOT OF GROUND, fcrmin,
part of the tract of J. N. Dugas, now Ra
phael Anthony, and being all that portion o
said tract which lies back of Bayou Maza
and containing three and a-half superficial
arpents, more or less, bounded in front b,
said tract, below by the Home Place herein
before described, above by the tract herein
described on which resided Mrs. Jean Denou
and in the rearby the Babin Place, with tn
right of drain in the division canal mentione'
sub. Nos. / and 2.
| 7. A TRACT OF LAND, being part o
N. w. Quarter of Sect. IL. I. IL. K. Ia. E.
bounded on the North, East and West, b.
lands of Mccall Bros, and South by lands o
A. Gomez said land being in the parish Q
Ascension, on the right bank of the Missis
sippi river, and containing two arpents from
on fourteen arpents III depth.
s. About twelve thousand l12,000) shin
giles and eight hundred 1900 pickets, nov
living on the last described tract.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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