Newsom Land Sale, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
File prepared by Sherry Sanford; submitter Don Johnson <DW9JOHNSON@aol.com>

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No. 276
Know all men by these presents that I James Newsom,
of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana,
have this day bargained and sold, unto William B. Smith,
and John F. McCaa, both of the Parish and State afore-
said, a certain tract or parcel of land, containing
four hundred and Ninety acres, Situated about fifteen
miles East of the Town of Baton Rouge, and lying on
the west side of the River Amite and bounds on the
East by the said River, on the North by the land of
Wesley Chambers, West by Vacant land, South, by the
same, which is part of a Donation, granted to Jacob
Chambers by Settlement Containing Six Hundred and
Forty acres of Land, which Donation of land was sold
at the Probate Sale of the Estate of Jacob Chambers,
and the said James Newsom, became the purchaser which
will appear by a Certificate from the Parish Judge of
this Parish, and it also appears that there is no
mortages on the land, by a Certificate from the
Recorder of Mortages, for the Parish of East Baton
Rouge hereunto annexed, and also a Stock of Horned
Cattle, Containing twenty four head  and the Stock
of Hogs, Containing fifty Head more or less, for the
Consideration of Eleven Hundred dollars to be paid
in the following manner, Viz, Two Hundred and fifty
dollars Cash, to me in hand paid the receipt where
of I do acknowledge, and four Hundred and fifty dollars
to be paid in the month of January Eighteen Hundred
and thirty one, and the balance being Four Hundred
dollars to be paid in the month of January, Eighteen
Hundred and thirty two, and it is also to be rememb-
ered that, out of the above tract of land there is
about one acre to be reserved where the Meeting House
now stands, Known by the name of Salem Meeting House,
and likewise one acre to be reserved for a Burying
Ground, at the usual (?) place.  I, the said James
Newsom, in and for the above Consideration, do
Warrants and defends, the above described tract
of Land from my self, my Heirs, and assigns unto the
said William B. Smith, and John F. McCaa these Heirs
and assigns forever, and the said purchasers have
signed with me, a Recording of this Sale in their
favour, and in presence of John Allen and William
Hawes of parties (?) Witnesses, on this 20th day
of May in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight
Hundred and thirty. Signed, James Newsom, Wm. B.
Smith, John F. McCaa, William Hawes, John Allen,
Before me Charles Tessier (?) and the undersigned
witnesses appeared the Patries to the foregoing act
of Sale, and acknowledged their signatures offered to
the same as their own deed, In witness whereof they
have hereunto set their hand, with me and the under-
signed witnesses, at Baton Rouge this 21st of May
1830. Signed, James Newsom, Wm. B. Smith, John F.
McCaa, P.(?) Bryan, Geo. Henry, Ck (?) Tessier P.J.(?)
Recorded this Twenty first of May 1830