The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-08
Sheriff's Sale.
State OF Louisiana-Parish OF Iberville-21st
Judicial District Court.
JAS. e. DUNLAP

No. S77
y.&JA. BERTHsLoT ct ais.
10Y VIRTUE OF writ of seizure and sale to
B9 the sheriff of the parish of Ibervlle directed,
by the honorable the court aforesaid, IN tf2
above NUMBERED and entitled cause have seized
and viii offer for sale at public auction to the
! last and highest bidder for cash, without TIE
benefit of appraisemeEt, at the door of the court
house OF the parish of Iberville within the hours
prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY. MARCH T. 1903,
| the following described property, te-wit:
FIRST.-A certain plantation with all the i'm
| provements thereon, and all rights ways, priyi-
| leges, and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
| or III any wise appertaining, mules. horses cat
| tie, stock machinery, engines, boilers, wagons,
carts, implements of husbandry, and all articles
of personal property thereon or thereto attached,
| and composed OF the following tracts OF land:
| i. A certain tract of land plantation. in
the parish of Ibefvile, this state, the right
bank OF the Mississippi river, measuring Sc ar
/ penis more or less front on sad river, with the
| depth thereunto belonging. abolt miles below
! the town of Bayou Gouia, and known and dcsig-
mated as the old hickory Plantation. which
| tract of land is of an irregular form, the side
! lines thereof conTerging. and is bounded above
by the Cannonburg tract of Victor Bertheiot.
and below by the Claiborne plantation OF Victor
| Berthelot; and
| 2. A tract of land in the rear OF and adjoining
| the above described on the upper line at a dis
! lance OF about 40 arpents from the margin OF the
| Mississippi river, measuring arpents front, by
| 40 arpents more OR less in depth; bounded above
! partly by the tract herein firstly described, and
parity by the Aforesaid celeste plantation, below
/ by the Claiborne plantation. and IN the rear by
j the Celeste plantation OF Jas. A. Ware the whole
containing 1909 arpents more or less.
/ SECOND.-All that certain tract OF land or
plantation, with the buildings and improvements
| thereon belonging, and al the rights. ways
privileges and appurtenances thereto sppert ain
ing, including sugar hot:Se, machinery. fixtures,
apparatus, mules, wagons, carts, and all arGtory
! implements thereon or thereto attached, used
in the cultivation thereof situated in the parish
of IberViiie this state, on the right bank of the
Mississippi river, about II milee above the town
OF Donaldsonvilie known and designated as
claiborne Plantation and containing 1900
acres more or less, being bounded above b. lands
4 formerly belonging to E. NJ. Rusha, now the Old
Hickory plantation Of Victor Berthelot, and be-
low by lands formerly belonging TO DR.. Ballard.
now the Chatham plantation OF Victor and J. A.
8ertheiot, and in the rear By tks Cssests plants
ton OF Jas, A. Ware, and the New Hope planta-
ton OF the Miles Planting Co.. and which plant a.
tion is composed OF the following tracts OF land
to-wit;
/. 4 tract of land commencing at the lover
limit OF the aforesaid tract OF land, formerly be-
longing to Messrs. Sigur. lately to E. ID. Russia,
and now to Victor Berthelot and extending
down, and in front on the Mississippi river
about 23La arpents By 60 arpents in depth.
2. tract of land adjoining the above de-
| scribed by which it is bounded above having 8
front said river Of four arpents less four feet,
by 80 arpents in depth. the line OF the front
ce6sion closing three degrees and 20 minutes, and
the second concession running between parallel
! lines.
g. tract of land at the place called the Is
land, adjoining the tract last above desrcibed, BY
| which it is bounded on the upper side, having 3
| arpents and % toses front said river, by so
arpents in depth, the lines OF the front conces-
sion closing about degrees and 20 minutes, and
the second concession running between parallel
/ lines.
| 4. tract adjoining the above described and
measuring l arpent front On said river by SO
arpents IN depth
s. tract OF land measuring arPentS front,
by 80 in depth.
g. Another tract of land measuring one ar
| pent front by 80 arpents in depth. and
Z 4l4OE, o-ftc n h. Ilfa n
! said plantation ana corresponding thereto. 4 Ii
of which said several tracts OF land compose the
aforesaid claiborne Plantation" having front
Of about 35 arpents by a depth OF SO arpents, the
line of The first concession closing so as to make
only ID arpents in width at the depth or 30 ar
penis. and thence running in parallel lines to the
end of the so arpents.
TEIKD-A certain tract of land in the parish
of Ascension, this state, cultivated as sugar
plantation and known as the Chatham Planta-
ton" on The right bank of the Mississippi river,
at diStan of about 80 miles above the city OF
J New Orleans and IL miles above the town OF
DonaIdscnviIIe measuring about 10 arpents
front on said river by depth of so arpents more
or lees, and containing about 1850 arpcnts OF
land in sGperfccs, bounded on the upper SIDE by
the Claiborne plantation Of Victor Berthelot, on
the lower side by the lands of Geo. b. Reuss and
Ethan Julien, and in the rear By the New Hope
plantation OF the Miles Planting Co.. together
with all the building and Improvements thereon
being and belonging, machinery, apparatus, M
plements of husbandry, carts wagons, pioHs,
mules, and the rights of ways, privileges and ap-
belonging or in any wise appertaining.
The Old Hickory plantation property first
described, was acquired by Victor Bertheiot
from L. NJ. Russia and the heirs OF Mary Ann
Sherman, Con Book %. Entry 4s5, and Con.
Book 81. Entry IS.
The Claiborne plantation, property secondly
described, was acquired By Victor Berthe lot
from heoaosia Jane Stevenson and Austin W
Stevenson and John A. Stevenson, Jr., Con
Goos 81 Entry 15T.
The Chatham plantation. property thirdly dc
scriUei was acquired by Victor Berthelot AID j.
Albert Berthalot as follogs, to-wit: Victor Ber-
thelot' bought from William H. Ballard, Con
hook 81, Folio 1853 Of Ascension parish; Victor
Berthelot sold tie undivided ons-third thereof
each to ]. Albert Bertfelot and Louis Danos,
Con Book a. Folio 1876 of the parish OF seen
sion; Louis amos sold his one undivided DEC third
bert Berthelot Con- Eook 80, Folio 81 of the Far
ish OF ascension.
To nay and satisfy the writ issued in this case
in principal interest and costs as far as the
A. A. BROWNE,
Sheriff, Iberville Parish.
Parish of Iberrille, January 80, i9os