The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-22
Sheriff's Sale.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Iberville-21st.
judicial District Court.
JAS. e. DUNLAP

Jas. 1 :; punlnr ! !. No. s77
10y VIRTUE of writ of seizure and sale to
I'D the sheriff of the parish of Iberviile directed
by the honorable the court aforesaid, IN the
above Numbered and entitled cause, have seized
and will offer for sale at public auction to the
last and highest bidder for cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, at the door of the court
house of the parish of Iberyille, within the hours
prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, MARCH Z, 1908,
the following described property, to-Eit:
F1RST.-A certain plantation with all the I'M
provements thereon, and all rights ways prlv1-
leges, and appartenances thereunto belonging,
or in any wise appertainlng, mules, horses, cat
tle 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:
l. A certain tract of land or plantation, in
the parish of Iberville this state, on the right
bank of the Mississippi river, measuring IS ar
penis more Or less front on said river. with the
depth thereunto belonging, about miles below
the town of Bayou Gouia, and known and deslg
mated as the old Hickory Plantation = which
tract of land is of an irregular form, tire side
lines thereof conyerging, and is bounded above
by the Caunonburg tract of Victor Berthelot,
and below by the Claiborne plantation OF Victor
Berthelot; and
Q tract of land in the rear of and adjoining
the above described on the upper line. at dis
lance of about 40 arpents from the margin OF the
Mississippi river, measuring arpents front, by
partly by the tract herein firstly described. and
partly by the aforesaid Celeste plantation, below
by the Claiborne plantation, and in the rear by
the Celeste plantation of JAS. A. Ware the whole
containing 1900 arpents more or less.
SECOND.-All that certain tract OF land or
plantation with the buildings and improvements
thereon belonging, and all the rights, ways,
privileges, and appurtenances thereto appertain-
ing including sugar house, machinery, fixtures,
apparatus, mules, wagons, carts, ana all aratory
implements thereon or thereto attached, or used
in the cultivation thereof, situated in the parish
of IberviIle, this state on the right bank OF the
Mississippi river about II milee above the town
of Donaldsonyille, known and designated as
claiborne Plantation" and containing 1900
acres more or less, being bounded above by lands
formerly belonging to =. 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 }. A.
Berthelot and in the rear by the Celeste planta-
ton of Jas. A. Ware, and the New Hope planta-
ton of the Miles Planting Co., and which planta-
ton is composed of the following tracts of land
to-yYit:
limit of the aforesaid tract OF land formerly be-
longing to Messrs. Sigur, lately to E. NJ. Rusha,
and now to Victor Berthelet, and extending
down and in front on the Mississippi river
about 23h arpents by so arpents in depth.
O. tract of land adjoining the above de-
scrfbed, by which it is bounded above, having
front on said river of four arpents less four feet
by so arpents in depth, the line of the front con-
cession closing three degrees and 20 minutes, and
the second concession running between parallel
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
arpents and % toises front on said river, by 80
arpents in depth, the lines of the front conces-
sion closing about degrees and 20 minutes, and
the second conces zion running between parallel
4. A tract adjoining the above described and
measuring / arpent front on said river, by so
arpents in depth.
5. A tract OF lana measuring z arpeHlS 'front.'
layyQa in aaT5tb
6. Another tract of land measuring one ar
pent front by so arpents in depth, and
T. All that portion OF the Island In front OF
said plantation and corresponding thereto All
of which said several tracts of land compose the
aforesaid Claiborne Plantation" having front
of about 35 arpentS by q depth OF so arpents, the
line of the first concession closing SO as to make
only Is arpents in width at the depth OF 40 ar
penis and thence running IN parallel lines to the
end of the so arpents
THIRD-A certain tract of land in the parish
of Ascension, this state, cultivated as sugar
plantation and known as the Chatham Planta-
tion,a on the right bank OF the MISSISSIPPI river
at a distance of about 80 miles above the city OF
New Orleans and IL miles above the town of
Donaldsonyille, measuring about II arpents
front on said river by depth OF so arpents more
or less and containing about 1900 arpents of
land in superfces, bounded on the upper ade BY
the Claiborne plantation OF Victor Berthelots 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
elements of husbandry. carts, wagons, plows.
mules and the rights OF ways, privileges and APP
nurtenanoes of the said Chatham plantation
belonging or IN any wise appertaining.
The Old Hickory plantation. property first
described was acquired by Victor Berthelot
from 81 NJ Russia and the heirs of Mary Ann
Sherman, Con. Book q, Entry 4S5, and Con.
Book 81 Entry IS.
The Claiborne plantation. property secondly
described was acquired by Victor Berthelet
from Theodosia Jane Stevenson and Austin W.
Stevenson and John A. Stevenson Jr., Con.
Book 81 Entry 1877.
The Chatham plantation property thirdly de-
scribed was acquired bS Victor Berthelot and j..
Albert Berthelot as follows, to-vit: Victor Ber-
thelot bought from William III. Ballard, Con.
Book a. Folio 1853 Of Ascension parish; Victor
Bertheiot sold the undivided one-third thereof
each to J.. Albert Bertheiot and Louis Dauos
| Con Book 81, Folio 1875 OF the parish OF Ascen-
| sion Louis Danos sold his one undivided third
IN equal portions to Victor Berthelof and ]. Al
bert gertheIot Con Book IS, Folio 67 of the par.
| ish Of ASCENSION
To pay and satisfy the wrIt issued IN this case
/ ii principal, interest ana casts IS far as the
A. A. BROWNE
II Sheriff. IbsrvfIIe Parish
Parish Of TbeTyii1e. January 80, 1903