File prepared and submitted by Pam J. Rice and Joyce A. Rogers ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** * ABSTRACT OF OATHS RECORDED IN BOOK "A" (1813-1832) OF THE SHERIFF'S SALES PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA Page 305 Charles Everard, took oath as Captain of 11th Regiment of Louisiana Militia. Dated and recorded on March 27, 1819. Page 306 Samuel Steer, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated March 27, 1818. Recorded March 31, 1818. Page 306 Charles Bushnell, took oath as attorney for Third Judicial District. dated February 25, 1819. Recorded March 27, 1819. Page 306 Lloyd Gilbert, took oath as coroner. Dated March 12, 1819. Recorded March 27, 1819. Page 307 A. C. Dunn, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated March 4, 1819. Recorded March 27, 1819. Page 307 William (Jennison?), took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated March 4, 1819. Recorded March 27, 1819. Page 307 Lloyd Gilbert, Coroner' bond. Recorded March 27, 1819. Page 307 Isaac Williams, took oath as Adjutant of the 11th Regiment of Louisiana Militia. Dated March 27, 1819. Recorded March 28, 1819. Page 307 William Williams, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated April 10, 1819. Editor's Note: Goodspeed's LOUISIANA, Vol. 1, p. 230 states: "By legislative act passed July 6, 1817, Baton Rouge received its first charter of incorporation as an American town. The councilmen provided by the act, William Williams, Hugh Crawford, Pierre DuBaylie and Jean F. Michel, met for the first time on April 13, 1818, and organized the town government by the election of William Williams as president and ex officio mayor, Thomas Stannard as clerk, D. E. Pintado, as treasurer and collector, and Pierre Jautin as police officer." Page 308 Martin Doyle, took oath as Captain of the 11th Regiment of Louisiana Militia. Dated and recorded May 5, 1819. Page 309 John Whiting, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated and recorded May 11, 1819. Page 309 Armand Duplantier, Senior, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated and recorded May 31, 1819. Page 310 Bartholemew T. Beauregard, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated and recorded May 31, 1819. Page 310 Anthony Gras, took oath "as (Cornet) of the Florida Grays troop of horses." Dated and recorded December 1, 1819. Page 310 Philemon Thomas, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated and recorded January 3, 1820. Page 311 William Crivot, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated and recorded March 25, 1820. Page 311 John Bills, took oath as Major of the 2nd Battalion in the 11th Louisiana Militia. Dated and recorded October 28, 1820. Page 311 William Hawes, Esq., took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated November 13, 1820. No recordation date given. Page 312 Lewis Dubreuil, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated February 5, 1821. No recordation date given. Page 312 John Seay, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated March 2, 1821. No recordation date given. Page 313 John Peter Michel, took oath as "auctioneer for the town of Baton Rouge." Dated April 6, 1821. No recordation date given. Page 313 Nicholas Delaune, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated May 5, 1821. No recordation date given. Page 313 William Nash, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated April (16?). No recordation date given. Page 314 John Buhler, took oath as sheriff. Dated August 9, 1821. No recordation date given. Page 314 Francis Herault, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated October 17, 1821. No recordation date given. Page 315 Peter Pailhes, took oath as auctioneer for town of Baton Rouge. Dated April 3, 1822. No recordation date given. Page 315 John Reid, took oath as deputy clerk of the parish. Dated April 24, 1822. Recorded the same day. Page 315 F. Gardere, TOOK OATH AS Notary Public. Dted April 3, 1822. No recordation date given. Page 316 Charles Bushnell, took oath as Judge of the Third Judicial District. Dated September 6, 1822. Recorded the same day. Page 317 Charles Bushnell, took oath as Judge of the Third Judicial District. Dated February 19, 1823. Recorded the same day. Page 317 John Pierre Michel, took oath as auctioneer. Dated March 22, 1823. Recorded April 2, 1823. Page 318 P. A. Harbour, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated April 1, 1823. Recorded May 5, 1823. Page 318 Geo. P. Lilley, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated June 28, 1823. Recorded May 5, 1823. Editor's note: these dates are as they were written, though there is obviously an error. Page 319 George Kleinpeter, Senior, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated and recorded July 4, 1823. Page 319 Arthur York, took oath as deputy sheriff. Dated and recorded September 9, 1823. Page 319 Francis Herault, took oath as senior Justice of the Peace. Dated November 22, 1823. Recorded November 27, 1823. Page 320 John Simpson, took oath as deputy sheriff. Dated and recorded December 9, 1823. Page 320 John Lakin, took oath as deputy sheriff. Dated and recorded December 9, 1823. Page 321 Bartholemy T. Beauregard, took oath as Mayor of the Town of Baton Rouge. Dated April 20, 1824. Recorded April 23, 1823. Editor's note: these dates are as they were written. Page 321 John Q. Talbot, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated April 28, 1824. No recordation date given. Page 322 Raphael Legendre, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated December 1, 1824. Recorded December 3, 1824. Page 322 Francis Herault, took oath as Nortary Public for the Town of Baton Rouge. Dated December 1824. Recorded the same day. Page 323 William R. Willis, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated January 15, 1825. Recorded the same day. Page 323 John Buhler, took oath as sheriff. Dated February 12, 1825. Recorded March 7, 1825. Page 324 Diego Pintado, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated February 22, 1825. Recorded the same day. Page 324 John Simpson, took oath as deputy sheriff. Dated March 7, 1825. Recorded the same day. Page 325 William Bryan, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated March 15, 1825. No date of recordation. Page 325 John P. Michel, took oath as auctioneer. Dated March 15, 1825. No date of recordation. Page 326 Walter (H.?) Means, took oath as coroner. Dated April 11, 1825. Recorded the same day. Page 326 Jas. Madison, took oath as deputy clerk. Dated May 8, 1825. No date of recordation. Page 327 Frances Dabney, too oath as "prosecuting attorney" pro tempere for the 3rd Judicial District "during the present term in the absence of C.----(illegible), District Attorney". Recorded June 8, 1825. Page 328 John Simpson, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated February 9, 1826. Recorded the same day. Page 328 Montgomery Sloan, took oath as auctioneer. Dated February 17, 1826. Recorded March 16, 1826. Page 328 (Lewis?) Sheppers, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated February 17, 1825. Recorded March 16, 1826. Page 329 Walter H. Means, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated May 1, 1826. Recorded May 4, 1826. Page 329 Barthelemi T. Beauregard, took oath as town magistrate. Dated April 28, 1826. Recorded the same day. Page 329 Nathaniel M. Baker, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated April 29, 1826. Recorded the same day. Page 330 Samuel Webb, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated May 9, 1826. Page 330 George Curtis, took oath as deputy sheriff. Dated May 10, 1826. Recorded the same day. Page 331 Jonathan H. (Chipley or Chisley), took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated May 12, 1826. Recorded the same day. Page 331 Josephus Smith, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated May 30, 1826. Recorded the same day. Page 332 John Buhler, took oath as sheriff. Dated January 20, 1827. Recorded the same day. Sheriff's bond recorded January 31, 1827. Page 333 Thomas Gibbes Morgan, TOOK OATH AS District Attorney for the 3rd Judicial District. Dated January 31, 1827. Page 334 John Simpson, took oath as deputy sheriff. Dated March 5, 1824. No date of recordation. Page 335 James D. Stuart, took oath as deputy clerk of the parish. Dated March 10, 1827. Recorded the same day. Page 336 Richard Devall, took oath as deputy sheriff. Dated March 12, 1827. Recorded March 16, 1827. Page 337 Lewis Sheppers, took oath as Recorder of Mortgages for the parish. Dated March 31, 1827. Recorded the same day. Page 337 B. T. Beauregard, took oath as town magistrate. Dated May 7, 1827. Recorded May 15, 1827. Page 338 Charles W. Crawford, took oath as Notary Public. Dated March 14, 1823. Recorded March 4, 1828. (Dates are as written). Page 341 "United States of America, Eastern District = Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. Alexander Porter, one of the Judges of said Supreme Court = To all whom these presents shall come = Greetings = Whereas Abner Nash Ogden, Esq. who has already been licensed in the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi has according to the provisions of an act, approved on the 27th day of March 1823 = entitled "an act relative to applicants, for a license to practice law" produced his license to me, together with evidence of his good moral character, has been examined by me, touching his fitness to practice in the courts of this State, and was found qualified. These are/in pursurance of the powers vested by the said act in any one of the Judges of the Supreme Court - / to authorize and empower him to practice law in the several courts of the State. Given under my hand and seal at the City of New Orleans this tenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, and of the independence of the United States the fifty second. (S) Alex Porter, Jr. Truly recorded this 20 March 1828." Page 351 Thomas Gibbs Morgan, TOOK OATH AS District Attorney for the 3rd Judicial District. Dated January 24, 1829. Recorded the same day. Page 352 Thomas C. Stannard, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated December 22, 1828. Recorded January 24, 1829. Page 352 John J. Babin, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated February 7, 1829. Recorded February 9, 1829. Page 354 John Buhler, took oath as sheriff. Recorded May 13, 1827. Page 354 John Simpson, took oath as deputy sheriff. Recorded May 13, 1829. Page 355 Auguste Richard, took oath as "Inspector of road district No. 2 in the Parish of East Baton Rouge". Dated September 8, 1829. Page 370 Alexander E. McConnell, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated March 31, 1830. No date of recordation. Page 370 Montgomery Sloan, took oath as auctioneer for town and parish. Dated March 3, 1830. Recorded the same day. Page 374 G. R. Rawlings, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated April 15, 1830. Recorded April 27, 1830. Page 374 James (Johnstone?), took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated April 27, 1830. Recorded the same day. Page 375 B. S. Willis, appointed and took oath as constable pro tem. Dated August 23, 1830. Page 386 John Buhler, sheriff's bond. Dated February 23, 1831. Page 390 Samuel Skolfield, took oath as parish auctioneer. Dated February 22, 1831. Recorded February 23, 1831. Page 392 William R. Naul, took oath as Justice of the Peace. Dated April 29, 1831. Recorded May 20, 1831. Page 393 Jean Ilon, took oath as 2nd Lt. of the 11th Louisiana Militia. Dated 20, 1831. Recorded the same day. Page 415 Thomas C. Stannard, took oath as Notary Public. Dated March 2, 1832. Recorded March 31, 1832. Page 415 James M. Wikoff, took oath as Register of Mortgages. Dated April 10, 1832. Recorded the same day.