The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-10-31
SUCCESSION SALES,


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~ Orable Parish Court OF the Parish of st. Ian.
0Fy, tnere VIII be sold at public auction, to the
highest bidder, by the undersigned, a public
auctloneer' at the last reaideneegof the deceased,
pear Opeiousas, on TUESDAY, the 4th day of
November, 1878, the following described prop
efGy, belonging to the estate of Freeman Burr,
deceased, t0+Wft:
sided, situated in the parish of st. Landry, in
quarter Bellevue, near Opelousas, measuring
ABOUT -FOUR hundred acres, bounded north by
lands OF 91rs, John 4. Taylor, south by lands OF
Garland and L~astrapes, east by Bayou lesson,
ana west b. lands of Garland, together with ali
the buildings and improvements thereon, being
purchased In part from Thomas H. Thompson,
May Path. 1851, and in part from Eugene War
telle, ~ act before E. Fl. Martin, Recorder, the
l7th, February 1858.
2. The following described swamp land, stu
atca In the south-ves land district OF Louisiana
and entered in the name of said Freeman Rrrr,
viz: t.s #..s
564 $500 acres, bought by deceased from
Iurncr Morgan, byact of sale under private sig
nature, acknowledged before Yves D'AYy, Re
eofder, the 30th August, 1871, and recorded in
DOOR \, page So, being the north half Of north
nan D! sectlon Z, and the east of section G, west
nan OF sout1-Westq quarter of scctiOn5 8, the whole
Id township 3, south of range 6 cast, containing
I'VE hundred and sixty-fOur and 53TlO0 acres.
81 ssIlO9 acres, patent 11,117 dated at the city
OF Baton! Rouge, La, Goth March, 1862, being
north half of north half of section %, and north
nan OF north half OF section "a, in township g.,
SoulH range b east, containing three hundred
ana tWenty-One and $4,000 acres.
90! 9OtlOo acres, as per patent S037, dated Ba-
ton Rouge, May 9TH, 1860, being the south half
OF sectloh 1, the southwest quarter and west
nan OF southeast quarter of section 3, in town
snip 5 south range 6 east, containing Ave hun
dred and sixty-one and 90T1O0 acres.
Gas 7sIlOO acres as per patent II ,lls, dated Ba-
ton Rouge, La, 26th March, 1862, being the south
half of north half and north half of south half
Of section a. township s, south ranged east, con
tanning six hundred and forty-three and 781lO0
acres.
483 93I1OO acres AS per patent949O. dated Baton
Rouge, La, 18th October, 1860, beingfor the east
nan ana southwest quarter of section IA, town
snip ., SCUM range & east, containing four hun
dred and eighty-three and 93I1OO acres.
241 36IlO acres, as per patent 9076, dated CITY
OF Baton Rouge, La, being for northwest quar-
ter OF section 4 and east half Of northeast quar-
ter, section s, township S, south range 6 east.
containing two hundred and forty-One and 36T1ND
acres.
SAB 92I10O acres, as per patent 9489, dated Baton
Rouge, La, December 18th, 1860, and being for
section IS, township 5, south range 6 east, CON
tanning six hundred and forty-three and 92I1O0
acres.
643 78I10O acres as per patent 8OC8. dated Baton
Rouge, La, May 18th, 1860, and being for south
half OF section II, and south half of section IL, in
township 5, south range 6 east, containing ak
hundred and forty-three and 78I10O acres.
All of said land heing swamp land, in the south
western land district of Louisiana, and amount
ing in the aggregate to four thousand one nun
dred and five and 29Tl00 acres.
| - W. IutS VI SEuuUu, S1IR1Jeu IN LuStFaDpS'
addition to the town of Opelousas, numbering
seven and eight on the plat thereof, being the
same acquired by deceased from James NJ. Por-
ter, az per act 9Th December, 1865, before II.
Hayes, Notary, and recorded in book 7, page O6.
4. One hundred and sixty head Of gentle horn.
cd cate. 49, UC"l
5. -Four yoke OF work oxen. ....
6. Seventeen wild horses. 8
7. One stallion, Morgan"
s. One two-horBe wagon 4.
9. One horse cart. H' Z.
10. One OK cart. g.. ~
IL. One pair light wheels.
II. One lot plantation utensils.
IS. One lot Jokes and chains.
IA. One wheel barrow.
Is. One grind stone. y rs"" 'a s
16. Two crosS-Cut saws.
II. Plantation tools.
10. One Stin. s. u
10. One buggy.
| 20. One shot gun,
u. One piano.
~. One card table,
| %. One book case
" "a One sewing machine.
/ 25. One lot chairs. 81
26. Three rocking chairs. r.
81. One set seals. -
%. Four bed-steads.
90. One gold watch. ''
| 80. Three gold chains and seals.
81. WI cherry tables.
| 81. One cypress table.
SO. One clothes press.
"a. One wire safe. a
| S.. One walnut press. I'D f.
Il DO. OHC GOllcI.
81. One work table.
49,. One work stand.
80. One lot silver SPOONS.
Terms-seven Fights % of the purchase price
cash, at the time of adjudication, and the re-
naming one eighth ID on a credit of twelve 12l
months, purchasers furnishing their notes with
good and solvent security to the satisfaction Of
the tutrix, with eight per cent interest from
maturity until paid; special mortgage and ven
doris privilege on the property sold to be re-
served i'll favor of said tutrix for the price OF
said credit purchases.
JOHN n. OGDEN, Auetioneer.
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